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2007-07-29T17:18:00.000-04:00

As promised here is the original poem, the backbone of my Blogathon posts. Remember the beginning is in the first post at 09:00 EST on July 28.

Take the first letter of "Line #" posts (including "Title") to read:


Life

no one asked
 to come to this place
but here we are
  together
whether by fate
  chance or
  accident
we arrive
  in an illustrious
  sea of intrigue
curiosity
  grips us
holds fast dreams
  of unpredictable
  futures
laugh
cry
pain
anger
emotions
  bind and guide
  their precious cargo
trials and
  tribulations
triumphs and
  failures
lead
  to an end
  we all must face
dust returning
  to itself
to start again
renewed

questions
  now stir
if a purpose
  can be found
while we plod
  through this life

why must many suffer
where an abundance
can go around

why some kill to kill
hurt to hurt

working together
sustaining our home
creates tomorrow

2007-07-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

End of Blogathon 2007

After I get some rest I will be posting the original poem, the foundation of this 24 hour endeavor, in its entirety, in case you missed a line or do not know what am I am talking about because you may just now be stopping by (in this case start at the beginning). Plus I am interested in reading some of what others wrote, since I did not get much of a chance to earlier.

Again, a big round of applause to all of my sponsors. I am sure all those benefiting from your generosity will greatly appreciate it.

2007-07-29T08:32:00.001-04:00

"Line 47"

Compassion
Respect
Effort
Attention
Take care
Everyone
Safe journeys

Time
Offers
More
Opportunities
Resist
Rage
Open-minded
World

2007-07-29T08:02:00.000-04:00

"Line 46"

Super
Unstable
System
Taxes
Alarm
Inching
Night to a close
Infomercials
Need to
Go

Over
Under
Running

Happy
Old anime
Magically
Enthralling

2007-07-29T07:31:00.001-04:00

"Line 45"

Words
Open
Responses
Kindle
Intriguing
New
Guidelines

Twice
Ordered
Gathered
Erroneously
Twilight
Has left
Enter
Renewed day

2007-07-29T07:01:00.001-04:00

"Line 44"

Harness
Unsurpassable
Righteous
Truths

Take
Out

Horde
Unimaginable
Reasonable
Torrents of compassion

2007-07-29T06:31:00.000-04:00

"Line 43"

While
Hidden
Yellow moon

Show
Obscurities
Made clear
Entirely behind trees

Kindred spirits
Induce
Laughter
Linked

Toward
Openness

Keep
Inner
Logic
Livable

2007-07-29T06:03:00.000-04:00

"Line 42"

Carrots
Apricots
Nuts

Grapes
Oranges

Avocados
Rice
Okra
Udon
Nutmeg
Did not grocery shop

2007-07-29T05:32:00.000-04:00

"Line 41"

Wallow
Hearts
Emersed
Ready
Executing

Afraid
Never knowing

About
Beautiful
Unknowns
Neglected
Dangerous
Abort
Nuances
Cleverly
Exposed

2007-07-29T05:01:00.000-04:00

"Line 40"

Way
Here
Yellow lines

Makes dizzy
Unless
Stay
There

Muddy
Avenues
Nobody
Yearning to travel

Send
Unimportant
Fragments
Filtered
Extensively
Returned

2007-07-29T04:31:00.000-04:00

"Line 39"

Throughout
History
Repeats
Oppression
Unfair
Greed
Hatred

Today's
Historical
Insight
Should suggest

Longevity
Instead
Fuels
Extinction

2007-07-29T04:02:00.001-04:00

"Line 38"

Wishes
Happen
In
Life
Ever so often

Windows
Evade

Possible
Luck
Overwhelms
Discrepancies

2007-07-29T03:31:00.000-04:00

"Line 37"

Cats
All together
Nap

Bounding
Effortlessly

Following
Others
Underfoot
Needy
Deserving

2007-07-29T03:01:00.001-04:00

"Line 36"

I am
Free

Although

People
Unfortunately
Repress
Potential
Offspring
Seeds of
Excellence

2007-07-29T02:34:00.000-04:00

"Line 35"

Neat
Over
Warbled

Sides
Treat
Irritated
Rants

2007-07-29T02:02:00.001-04:00

"Line 34"

Quiet
Underestimate
Excusable
Soft spoken
Tense
Interior
Outages
Neglected
Scene

2007-07-29T01:31:00.001-04:00

"Line 33"

Realize
End
Near
Explain
World-view
Enough
Decimation

2007-07-29T01:01:00.001-04:00

"Line 32"

Tired
Out

Swaying
Tantalizes
Aerial
Recoil
Tumbles

Alone
Going
Along
Inside
Nothing

2007-07-29T00:31:00.000-04:00

"Line 31"

Tune
Out

Insightful
Trial
Secures
Encore
Laugh
Friend

2007-07-29T00:10:00.001-04:00

"Line 30"

Definitely
Unsure
Slanted
Turnaround

Renovating
Efficiency
Terrible
Urgent
Returning
Nerves
Insecurity
Newbie
Goal

2007-07-28T23:33:00.001-04:00

"Line 29"

Water
Everywhere

Alluring
Life giving
Longing for care

Maintaining
Universal continuity
Scarcity hurts
Teems of beings

Famous amounts to nothing - unless
Across boundaries
Caring
Energy builds energy

2007-07-28T23:02:00.000-04:00

"Line 28"

Three
Oversized couches

An envelope
Neatly tucked

Enough scribbling
Need stamps
Deliver

2007-07-28T22:32:00.001-04:00

"Line 27"

Leaf
Enters
Air
Determined

2007-07-28T22:02:00.001-04:00

"Line 26"

Fair horizons
Alert the seeker
Ideals
Longevity
Urgently
Reassuring
Entirely
Serene

2007-07-28T21:31:00.000-04:00

"Line 25"

Try
Reading
Interesting
Maps
Perhaps
Here
Start

Another
Near
Disaster

2007-07-28T21:02:00.000-04:00

"Line 24"

Tributaries
Run
Into
Bigger
Umbrella
Lakes
After
The
Initial
Outpouring
New
Streams

2007-07-28T20:31:00.001-04:00

"Line 23"

Tiny travelers
Running to and fro
Interests
All around
Lovely bits of food
Surprise them

Ants
Necessarily
Devour crumbs

2007-07-28T20:03:00.001-04:00

"Line 22"

Theatre
Harnesses
Emotion
Individual
Responses

Poignant
Recitation
Electrifies
Crowds
Intensive
Ovations
Unanimous
Shouts

Clapping
Audiences
Roar
Glee
Outstanding

2007-07-28T19:31:00.001-04:00

"Line 21"

Bountiful harvest
Industry booming
Neither good nor bad
Determined to recycle

Another important notion
Not to
Destroy the environment

Global community
Universal air supply
Indigenous plants
Destroyed
Everywhere, everyday

2007-07-28T19:01:00.001-04:00

"Line 20"

Emancipate
Memories
Obvious suffering
Tear past
Inside break
Open
Nonsense
Shameless

2007-07-28T18:33:00.001-04:00

"Line 19"

Answer
Name
Gender
Enthusiasm
Religion

2007-07-28T18:01:00.001-04:00

"Line 18"

Panic
At night
Insist
Night light

2007-07-28T17:31:00.001-04:00

"Line 17"

Creature
Rouses
Yearning

2007-07-28T17:02:00.000-04:00

"Line 16"

Loud
Audible
Unpopular
Girl
Having a blast

2007-07-28T16:32:00.000-04:00

"Line 15"

Fussy
Un-daunting
Trivial
Unrest
Revolt
Evolve
Send away

2007-07-28T16:01:00.000-04:00

"Line 14"

Often thinking
Far away

Under a tree
Near are temptations
Prefer to sit
Reality illusion
Emitted from mind
Diminish
Illusion
Cast away
Take in emptiness
Arise
Beautiful light
Leave body
Enlighten

2007-07-28T15:31:00.000-04:00

"Line 13"

Honour
Old tradition
Legacy
Devout
Share

Family-life diminishing
Alarming rate
Save
Tradition

Divided
Reality
Emits
Abhorring
Malicious
Scent

2007-07-28T15:02:00.000-04:00

"Line 12"

Gee
Really
I never
Pause
So what

Useless
Sh*t

2007-07-28T14:33:00.001-04:00

"Line 11"

Command
Undo
Redo
Insert
Open
Underline
Save
Italics
Tab
Yell at computer

2007-07-28T14:01:00.001-04:00

"Line 10"

Separate
Events
Align

Objects
Fluidly

Intersect
Nodes
Traveling
Rapidly
Increasing
Gliding
Underestimated
Eternity

2007-07-28T13:32:00.001-04:00

"Line 9"

Investigate
New adventures

Allow spontaneity
Nature paints landscapes

Individual achievements
Linger for days
Last lifetimes through memories
Until such a time
Suspended
Traveller
Rests
In memoriam
Outsiders watch
Understand
Simplicity

2007-07-28T13:02:00.000-04:00

"Line 8"

Weather changing
Entering new seasons

Air . . . still
Rain has stopped
Rays of sunshine
Inside my soul
Varying degrees of emptiness
Eliminate contents . . .

2007-07-28T12:34:00.001-04:00

"Line 7"

Across vast
Caverns
Cautious steps
Invigorating
Danger waits
Enclave out-of-sight
Near the edge
Through bushes --- eyes

2007-07-28T12:00:00.000-04:00

"Line 6"

Cats
Hiding under covers
Anxiously awaiting
New found toys
Cleverly balanced
Exhausted at last

Only to spring back
Releasing great bursts of energy

2007-07-28T11:34:00.000-04:00

"Line 5"

Walking
Hand in hand
Ever closer
Threshold nearing
Hearts beating
Ever steady
Rewarding

Butterflies perch
Yellow flowers

Flying swiftly
A moment there, a moment gone
The hummingbird zips
Exit

2007-07-28T11:02:00.001-04:00

"Line 4"

Take in the sights
Outside your home
Giggle
Erupt with laughter
The greatest thing
Hear the peacefulness of the world
Even through the
Raging wars

2007-07-28T10:30:00.000-04:00

"Line 3"

Beauty outshines
Ugliness
Truth

Hollows
Envious
Raging
Emissaries of lies

Wondrous
Environment

Arrives to
Re-grow
Everyone

2007-07-28T10:00:00.001-04:00

"Line 2"

Turmoil
On open waters

Capsize creativity
Ominous clouds
Merge with bright skies
Everyone prepares for the worst

To be unprepared
Only hinders

Thoughts
Hidden
Inside the
Self

Peaceful mind
Lapses
All
Callous
Emotions

2007-07-28T09:32:00.000-04:00

"Line 1"

Never allow
Others to get you down

Only be yourself
No one else will
Envision wondrous-ness

Allow yourself time
Spend it wisely
Kindness to others
Even your enemies
Destroy hatred

2007-07-28T09:00:00.001-04:00

"Title"

Loving
Intriguing
Fabulous
Eccentric

2007-07-27T23:16:00.000-04:00

"The night before"

The planned theme of this years' Blogathon is poetry (maybe some photography). I have written a poem which will be broken down, line by line and encrypted into smaller poems. Relevant posts will be given a line number as a "title". Crack the code and read the entire original poem by the end of the Blogathon.

Check out the remark section for additional comments I may add periodically as spontaneous thoughts spill out of my brain.

Again, I would like to thank all of my sponsors listed in the sidebar.

Well done!

2007-07-10T13:03:00.000-04:00

Last year, my first Blogathon, was a huge success. I was able to raise $125 for the Tibetan Nuns Project.

I hope this year I can at least match it.

Last year my goal, besides completing Blogathon 2006, was to sponsor a nun for a year. Her name is Sonam Yangzom, living in India, and I plan to continue sponsoring her for years to come.

2007-07-09T19:01:00.000-04:00

"In 1987 the Tibetan Nuns Project was founded to provide education and humanitarian aid to refugee nuns from Tibet and the Himalayan regions of India. Food, clothing, housing, and basic medical care were organized. A sponsorship program was set up which allows donors from around the world to contribute to the effort. Now, nuns in four different nunneries -- each from a different Tibetan Buddhist tradition -- receive support through the Project." ~ Tibetan Nuns Project

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