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 Mosaic Master  Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep  |
The September, 2004 Member's Choice results are in!
  Congrats to Psyche for winning our September Member's Choice Award with her tile, 'Patagonia Lost' !! Your entry will be displayed along with a 'special graphic' in your signature! You have led your Muse to bask in the glory of the crown jewel. Congratulations! You have added a tile to our Mosaic in style. Thank you! JOY to you, oh mighty one!       Cheers! Mosaic Musings Staff       Member Choice Award Winner  *Graphic provided by Celtic Castle Designs Patagonia Lost In many ways I've left behind the things and loves I cherished most, and yet as years go by the word adios is bound to me with sounds of austral doves, of unreal Patagonian skies, where a circling bird will swoop to snatch a creature fleeing in the brush; of trails the Puelche stalked in bygone days, of Indian camps so far removed from noise and rush, when armies hadn't sliced the steppes with railways built to traffic guns, nor white man purged the boundless plains of jaguars and ñandús. Now concrete dams and pylons emerge on cactus lands, now bones shed lucent hues on tablelands swept dry by singing winds. Thus memory is laced with images of childhood pastures, as well as tender things the mind will not let go despite the ravages of time and loss. So to the present day I smile to think of worlds I lost, of red horizons receding in a cone of Southern light, as all the while spirits summon me from mythic pantheons of Patagonian lore. Yet in the mist of fading thoughts that grip my heart, or force an odd grimace to cling to phantom walls, I cannot bring alive the swaying poplar trees, nor speak to you, nor touch your face. Words in Mapudungun (Mapuche language): [list] Puelche = Eastern people (of Mapuche tribe) Mapuche = Earth People (mapu: earth + che: people ñandú = rhea americana (similar to ostrich) Psyche Copyright © 2004 Copyright Sylvia Maclagan, Buenos Aires, Argentina All rights reserved as an unpublished work. ·······  ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!  "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner           |
  
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 Jan 1 05, 22:22
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Well done, Sylvia! Excellent piece.
I believe that Patagonia has the largest Welsh community, outside Wales itself, by the way. So bore da (Good day) to you. James. |
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Jan 2 05, 12:28
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 Creative Chieftain  Posts: 847 Joined: 14-November 03 From: Ireland Member No.: 41 Real Name: Lucie Writer of: Poetry & Prose |
Congratulations Sylvia
:snowflake: :sings: I love this piece, it's simply wonderful!!! Very well done :pharoah2
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"What could have made her peaceful with a mind That nobleness made simple as a fire, With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind That is not natural in an age like this, Being high and solitary and most stern? Why, what could she have done, being what she is? Was there another Troy for her to burn?" WB Yeats "No Second Troy" MM Award Winner  |
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Jan 3 05, 21:26
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 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 8,882 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Bariloche, Argentine Patagonia Member No.: 78 Real Name: Sylvia Evelyn Maclagan Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:David Ting |
Hi there Cleo !
What a great way to start the New Year ! That poem was the first ever I wrote on Patagonia, and as it won a prize back then - about 4 years ago - I just kept on writing about my childhood pastures. Maybe I'll never stop... :) Thank you so much for the beautiful Celtic Graphic, I'm definitely a Moon person and shall bask in its silver glow during this sweltering summer in Buenos Aires...36ºC today !! Hugs, Psyche :cloud9: ······· ·······Mis temas favoritos
The Lord replied, my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you. "There is no life higher than the grasstops Or the hearts of sheep, and the wind Pours by like destiny, bending Everything in one direction." Sylvia Plath, Crossing the Water, Wuthering Heights. Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner     |
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Jan 3 05, 21:35
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 8,882 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Bariloche, Argentine Patagonia Member No.: 78 Real Name: Sylvia Evelyn Maclagan Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:David Ting |
QUOTE (Jox @ Jan. 02 2005, 00:22) Well done, Sylvia! Excellent piece. I believe that Patagonia has the largest Welsh community, outside Wales itself, by the way. So bore da (Good day) to you. James. Thank you, Jox ! I'm so glad you like it. Yes, there is a large Welsh community in the province of Chubut, especially around a town called Trelew. I didn't know it was the largest outside Wales... wow... ! When Princess Diana came to Argentina, she had tea with the Welsh community over there, among many other activities. She raised funds for various good causes in our country, especially for disabled people. She was greatly loved and admired by Argentinians. Are you Welsh? Thank you for visiting "my" Patagonia, best, Psyche ······· ·······Mis temas favoritos
The Lord replied, my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you. "There is no life higher than the grasstops Or the hearts of sheep, and the wind Pours by like destiny, bending Everything in one direction." Sylvia Plath, Crossing the Water, Wuthering Heights. Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner |
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Jan 3 05, 21:40
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 8,882 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Bariloche, Argentine Patagonia Member No.: 78 Real Name: Sylvia Evelyn Maclagan Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:David Ting |
QUOTE (Ephiny @ Jan. 02 2005, 14:28) Congratulations Sylvia   I love this piece, it's simply wonderful!!! Very well done :pharoah2Hi there Lucie ! I'm delighted that you love this piece Thank you so much for dropping by and letting me know ! Best, Psyche   PS: I miss the white dove, don't you? Let's ask Cleo to put it back...   :)
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The Lord replied, my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you. "There is no life higher than the grasstops Or the hearts of sheep, and the wind Pours by like destiny, bending Everything in one direction." Sylvia Plath, Crossing the Water, Wuthering Heights. Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner |
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Jan 4 05, 06:21
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
You are most welcome Sylvia!
P.S. The dove is still around - it's just that you have to click on the link to see 'all emoticons'.. Cheers! Cleo 
······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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