Being all things to all people
may create a visual quite unusual
if all the personae shared the stage
in simultaneous life-affirming renewal!
Startling if viewed in a mirror
all components bared concurrently,
some vying for center-stage superiority,
some happy to guide, to lead ever so gently.
Unique, this view, if it could be seen,
not compartmentalized in single exposures
as we slide thru life assuming our varied duties
parenting, socializing, working, providing life's treasures
But too often don't we feel that way,
a parade of characters each having its say,
while we wonder at times just who we are today,
wizard, lover, condidant, friend, miracle-worker at play?
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Author notes
Finally, I have discovered which bucket link
does which on this site--different from what
I've been familiar with! So, finally, varied
images and slideshows.
Words come alive when answered in kind.
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Beautiful sketch I guess we strive to be unique and valued but the only one to whom we can add value the most is.. to our own self- in the way we want.. wether through helping, creating, inventing, caring.. whichever way... Brilliant thought
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts, fathom.
Yes, we are the only ones to set the path,
to determine for ourselves which is the
priority of the moment, the day.
Aesthete
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Bravo
I love watching people and all their ways of making their day what it becomes and its amazing what you can tell just by their expressions
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Thank you, so much.
Yes, interesting, our own reactions
those of others as we make our way
thru each day!
Aesthete
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Bit of a tongue twister... yes I guess we are all things to all people and different people see us in different ways.
Sir Ima Q is well done and funny I watched the show on bucket hes a cute feller you should write a story around him if you haven't already...
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He already is an outspoken fella,
now on his site as Sir Ima Cucumber.
His creator is quite the wit,
so I thought I would add some art
to the ongoing story.
Nice to see you, Cyber Artist.
Cool book covers you have been creating!
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yes I have been learning a lot from the other entries you should give it a shot
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To revert back to the flower image that originally
represented the varied personalities residing within...
(but Sir Ima is quite the proponent of multiples!)
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Cucumber emoticon is now in effect. Not sure it shows on AP yet, if not, try reloading the page, that works for me. Thanks again. This is comment 71 on this poem. I think it may be a record on one of your poems.
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Sir Ima, emerging from behind the curtain,
about to take the stage...
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http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Aesthete2000/2008/?action=view¤t=a1cb025c.pbw
Click on top link...
Ima, attempting being all things to all people...
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I saw the slideshow on photobucket (I think it was) Thanks! It fits my image perfectly, right down to those fancy button shoes! The walking stick, that's a good addition. I've got to get me one of those...that an learn and English accent.
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"I say, jolly good day,"
said Sir Ima as he seated himself
on the terrace to enjoy
his tea and crumpets.
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I believe so, too!
It's that Moxie crowd that stays for the party.
Don't know how I got along before without Moxie!!!!
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Me likes thissee one.
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That green glow illusion
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Yes, green looks good on a cucumber, my grandpa Sal Cucumber he was a bright yellow...he was way over the hill!
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I could do with a miracle-worker! Well written and well said!
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Arafura, thank you.
In our own way, each of us
is some kind of miracle worker!
Arafura
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In a gentler tone...
click below:
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This is such a lovely write. i really enjoyed reading through this, is was so unique and different. I loved the last stanza, it said so much in these words. Well done.
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Vanessa, so good to see you here.
Nice that you enjoyed the thoughts
and shared yours.
Thank you,
Aesthete
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And back to the heat zone,
felt by all whom we touch;
the inner glow of the soul,
the hope for which we clutch.
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Dancing in the moonlight
all the personae coming out to play...
Noted some of you were making lists....
The number of images,
not an exaggeration, right?
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I was here for while admiring your work.
You my dear friend, have blessed hands!
They dance under your thoughts
they sing along with your fantasy.
And us, we stay here, delighting our eyes
upon your show of coulours.
Wonderful!
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Mari----so happy you have been visiting
the latest color transformations here.
Thank you for the poetic description!
Hopefully I will have some new collabs,
pen in hand and technology when you return!
Aesthete
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WOW
I certainly did not see this one the other day
methinks this morphing gadget is way kewl!
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Far different from your luxurious butterflies!
Moony, note Pixie's color interpretations below!
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This work continues to morph. What an incredible piece Aes to stir so much thought and emotion.
I was especially struck by the colorized version of your art. At first it reminded me of Kirilian photography which lead me to the chakras and the colors associated them and how they reflected in the words.
Red is sacral or root
Tribal
representing our core beliefs...
what we are taught
either intentionally or not
through words and actions
of those closest to us
early in our lives.
What our roles are...
What is expected of us on
a very basic level.
Purple is the third eye
knowing.
...intuition
Knowing we are not able
to maintain these standards
all the time even though we
feel we should.
Green is the heart
healing
Love.
Green is the healing
we seek when we
fall short in any given role
deeply ingrained in our core belief system.
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Pix---amazing.
I did not know of the conotation
of color as applied to what we
feel we should do--as purple--
intuition--maintaining standards.
And red relating to basic
expectations---it seems so
flamboyant--but, of course
red--heart--centered...
More to learn from you!
Thank you, Pixie! I love the
"what's more" to the story!!!
Aes
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The busy person's answer to being all things to all
people---dividing up the parts and passing them out!
click below
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Aesthete2000/2008/?action=view¤t=3127eae9.pbw
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http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Aesthete2000/2008/?action=view¤t=893.gif
This sortly toned adaptation
was created for me by Cyberartist
from the original drawing.
Thank you, Cyber
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Nice colour effects looks like an Ora or spirit the negative allows the colour to stand out well done
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Thank you, Cyber.
I appreciate the comments
coming from the graphic pro
that you are!
Aesthete
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oh yes, gold on black
spectacular
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hmmmmm....reminiscent of golden glow of moonlight
enhancing the unreality of the floral assemblage!!
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a trilogy of colour!
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Or the view with
night vision goggles...
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And more quadrant play---
which color shall I be today?
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Aesthete2000/2008/?action=view¤t=42e8fb98.pbw
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http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Aesthete2000/2008/?action=view¤t=b2434d60.pbw
Click the link to see the quadrants below further merge
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Aesthete - I'm having glitches, too. But as for the morphing of your sweet and yet powerful flower image -- bravo. I smiled increasingly through the travels and changes of the little flower, the pallets, the tints and hues, the sizing and multiple views, the separate compartments of Self and Psyche, and reflections of the stage we play on.
I enjoyed, too, the almost leaf-like structure of the poem on the page. The verses flowing, floating; and yet also a deep observation of nature.
Human nature. And you morph a personality across its range of perspectives as Little Flower morphs, too.
It is the spectrum of color added to our life's images that make life beautiful.
Your thoughts and images have radiated a spectrum of beauty to us.
And I thank you!
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PJ, you enhance this page with your observations!
It is a pleasure to know you have followed the
paths and shared your own perspective of the
words and the lines.
You are, indeed, a keen observer...noting the
comparisons of personality morphing as does
the graphic.
Thak you so much for the visit and the comments.
Aesthete
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To hold their own with Moxie,
the personalities need to
glow brighter!
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And brighter...
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All kinds of cool stuff here now...I want to play too:
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All right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now the page is jumping!
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LOL, so true!
The one you have below here is really unique, the one where it's a colored circle with four divisions of patterns.
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I couldn't find the morph. The link leads to the Betty board but not to the specific area where your morph is...I searched some of the posts but couldn't find it. Is your morph an animated gif? Seems like it should work if you used the advanced editor.
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http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Aesthete2000/2008/?action=view¤t=6920f1d9.pbw
The original black and white morph.
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Ah, cool that one works just fine.
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Good---I was beginning to lose confidence
in anything but the pen I move freely in hand!!!
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This piece is still in my thoughts from when I first read it.
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Pix, I can see the parade
of all your "beings"
lined up behind you,
stretching longer
and longer each year,
as you take on more
and yet more projects,
more responsibilities,
and, of course, more
creativity!!!!!!!!
Aesthete
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BEING ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE
OH BOY! Well have you got me pegged! I spent most of my life trying to be all things to all people...so this post is very interesting to me.
I also spent most of my time hiding in the background never seeking center stage...too shy.
Then, I began to write and slowly started to venture out and found people actually liked to read what I wrote.
You are so correct that we keep morphing continuously. Each day is an adventure, and sometimes dealing with our own ego is a battle.
We are constantly evolving and that always makes each new day, each new hour, each new moment, a wonder.
hugs sister of my heart
I love this one
and your sketch makes me long for the stillness and beauty of my river place
hugs Moony
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Aha! And now the words of the moon
take center stage, creating
their own bright spotlight.
Another persona emerging
strongly, ever surely.
And in your river place
you would be rightly astounded
if you discovered a strange bloom
with as many separate but equal parts
as the drawing of many component personalities!
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So, not so strange after all sweetness
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Really appreciating that interpretaion.
Moon, you are wealth of inspiration!
"...charged by the powerful energy of the sun..."
Turning the switch to "receive!"
So nice to see you here, Moony!!!!!
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I truly enjoyed this verse ...
much wisdom embedded in graceful and playful words ...
the drawing is equally exquisit and suggests the flower's attitude of letting life just flow to the receptive viewer ...
thank you so much,
marion
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Marion,
the flower that embodies
so many identities
just letting go,
flowing where it may...yes!
Thank you for reading,
and for your perceptive comments.
Aesthete
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I love how you characterize our lives. So simple at times, yet so complicated as well. Life is what we make of it. Our choices sometimes are bad, we learn from our mistakes. Which face will I be wearing tomorrow, I do not know. For tomorrow I cannot see. Love this poem. ~Sie
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"Life is what we make of it."
And there it is---our choice.
So nice to see you here, Sie.
Thank you for sharing thoughts.
Aesthete
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Yes you've given me reason to ponder this piece, I've read it 3 times now.
At my age I still ask myself "who am I?" I sit here and jot down words to describe who I am and the list is long. Maybe not impressive to anyone...but long. We all have our "lists." And I think they change as often as the wind blows because we are always changing. Indeed we don't always want to change....but we glide along on lifes breezy highway to the places fate takes us. This is as usual a beautiful work, from a wonderful poet! Kelly
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Kelly, yes, our lists would be so long,
signifying our exerience, our capabilities,
our changing lives. When writing, my organized
side wanted to list and include so many descriptions
so readers would see themselves, but the random side
dictated that just a few would do!
Thank you for the reading and the re-reading!!
Aesthete
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Final stanzas, as always. you're closing is perfect, there's the world of technology for you, so many things to so many people you forget who you are in the end. you're artwork is beautiful as always!
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Thank you, loper.
With your powers of obsevation
you see so clearly the people
who parade by!
Thank you for sharing
your observations.
Aesthete
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No, I am only one person, I never explore any possible other sides of me....
It would be nice to be a man of all seasons, to have all the answers, be everything to all people but still remain true to oneself...that ain't gonna happen is it?
No, instead we, as you mention, compartmentalize, adapt to the surrounding and those we have learned how to tread around. Imagine telling your cousin Skeeter that his theories on Moose poop as the cause of global warming is all hogwash when you know he can't handle it? No, we won't tell him that, not bluntly anyway, well agree, or poke mild fun, but we won't tell him, "Skeeter, you need psychological help!" lol Those who do are probably not loved and probably don't love either...would make for a hard existence for most of us.
You are a wise saltine straight from the cracker barrel A2000.
And beautiful artwork.
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Keystone's comment
I think I posted this in the wrong place. Should be as a reply to a comment you made to Aesthete-
With a nod to your intellect, humor and philosophy, I can't help but comment on the words "cousin" and "Skeeter" from your recent posts. I actually had a cousin Skeeter, "Skeet." A little older than me, not close, but grew up in the same town. When in his 40's, he stuck a hose in the tailpipe. Suicided. Never saw that coming... So this post makes me think on a deeper and more personal level than it might otherwise. And yes, wouldn't it be great to be able to be all things to all people. A little impossible.
Thanks for your posts to my silly comments!
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With a nod to your intellect, humor and philosophy, I can't help but comment on the words "cousin" and "Skeeter" from your recent posts. I actually had a cousin Skeeter, "Skeet." A little older than me, not close, but grew up in the same town. When in his 40's, he stuck a hose in the tailpipe. Suicided. Never saw that coming... So this post makes me think on a deeper and more personal level than it might otherwise. And yes, wouldn't it be great to be able to be all things to all people. A little impossible.
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There you are, pontificating, sitting in the vintage
country store, feet up on a wooden crate, you reaching
into the cracker barrel, uttering words of wisdom,
being kind to Skeeter.
The "adapt"---so true. Just as someone rushes home
from work and quickly changes out of the "uniform"
of the day into the home apparel, the demeanor also
adapts to that of parent, friend, caretaker or just
"aloner," So much for person of all seasons,
simultaneously!
Keystone, thanks for the cracker!
Aesthete
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An interesting and unique write.
Maybe we are like a crystal with many sides
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