Thursday, November 8, 2012

Friday Flash 55.....



THE HEDGEWITCH

Europeon villages of olde were surrounded by hedges.
Beyond the hedge was unknown.
Living beyond the hedge, brought both fear AND respect.
They belonged to neither the living or the dead.
They worshiped Mother Earth.
They studied the Great Mysteries of Nature.
They were practical and simple.
They rendered healing.
They begat Joy.....


If you or anyone you know has cast a spell or written a Friday Flash 55
Please come tell The G-Man
I will visit, read, enjoy, comment....Then BOOK!!!
So from the most allegorical host from coast to coast
Have a Kick Ass Week-End!!!
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40 comments:

  1. MargaretNovember 8, 2012 at 8:03:00 PM EST

    This is awesome and she is going to LOVE it. I think this is a work of ART!!!

    mine is humbly presented:

    Endless

    I am working on last week's 55's and then will swing 'round here.

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  2. MargaretNovember 8, 2012 at 8:03:00 PM EST

    "Yahtzee!" :)

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  3. hedgewitchNovember 8, 2012 at 8:10:00 PM EST

    Margaret is totally right *blushing* I do love it. Thank you so much for the wonderful 55, Galen. I wish I could embody that spirit of healing, of being the soul that can slip between the veils, ride the hedges, be wise enough to bring comfort. It's the reason I took this silly name--thanks for noticing it.

    I'm playing--just a poem, no politics involved--I think we all need a breather there.

    Wintergreening

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  4. Brian MillerNovember 8, 2012 at 8:17:00 PM EST

    haha a wonderful ode to our present joy....smiles...and she is that and much more...smiles....

    great 55 g...

    mine is up

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  5. Alice AudreyNovember 8, 2012 at 8:46:00 PM EST

    Living on the other side of the hedge is much more comfortable. Well, as long as the wolves don't get too hungry.

    Mine is up


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  6. izzyNovember 8, 2012 at 8:56:00 PM EST

    What a great 55! I really enjoyed it Thanks G man- Hurrah!

    http://izzy-conversing.blogspot.com/2012/11/ff55-11812-scraping-heaven.html

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  7. AnonymousNovember 8, 2012 at 9:18:00 PM EST

    Oooo...I have to read this again!

    I'm up.

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  8. JannaNovember 8, 2012 at 9:31:00 PM EST

    Awwww.

    Thanks for another Friday 55.
    Mine's here. :)

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  9. Maude LynnNovember 8, 2012 at 9:36:00 PM EST

    This is beyond awesome, G-Man!

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  10. Brian MillerNovember 8, 2012 at 9:44:00 PM EST

    alright g, bouncing out for the eve...be back in the morning to see who is playing...

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  11. CloudiaNovember 8, 2012 at 10:07:00 PM EST

    you revive the magic and awe!



    Aloha from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral

    ~ > < } } ( ° >

    > < 3 3 3 ( ' >

    ><}}(°>~

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  12. Ann (bunnygirl)November 8, 2012 at 11:29:00 PM EST

    There are many ways we can live beyond the hedge, and they are all magical.

    Here's something a little more mundane...
    Shop Cat

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  13. my heart's love songsNovember 9, 2012 at 1:10:00 AM EST

    i don't have anything to submit right now, but LOVE your poem, G!

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  14. the walking manNovember 9, 2012 at 4:16:00 AM EST

    Just a few more and I can get that keen radio





    Of course they begat joy, those people too afraid to go beyond the hedges never got to run naked through the fields with their what ever's bouncing around free in the breeze. No rules outside the hedges.

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  15. RDNovember 9, 2012 at 4:49:00 AM EST


    Joy to the world...I hear a Stairway in this G

    I was searching and well.....
    55

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  16. LydiaNovember 9, 2012 at 6:31:00 AM EST

    Oh, that is absolutely beautiful, a marvelous tribute to our hedgewitch! Thank you for a poem of wonder and instruction, as I did not know the origin of the name (it sure suits our hedgewitch and you pegged her essence with this 55).

    in living color

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  17. AkelamaluNovember 9, 2012 at 6:42:00 AM EST

    Lovely tribute G!

    Mine's up. x

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  18. DaydreamertooNovember 9, 2012 at 7:37:00 AM EST

    Great 55 Mr G :)

    Mine's here:

    Walkie Talkie

    Have a fab weekened.

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  19. magiceyeNovember 9, 2012 at 7:38:00 AM EST

    This was so beautiful!

    Check out the magic of twilight at http://instantwords.blogspot.in/2012/11/twilight.html

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  20. Other MaryNovember 9, 2012 at 8:13:00 AM EST

    Oh G! I love your 'ode to Joy'!!! And so well deserved too. Here is

    my offering

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  21. BubbaNovember 9, 2012 at 9:14:00 AM EST

    A lovely tribute to one of our favorite 55ers, G-Man!

    Here's mine: Railroad

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  22. AnonymousNovember 9, 2012 at 9:21:00 AM EST

    This is terrific! You are absolutely right! A very wonderful little poem in its own right, but great tribute.

    Here's mine - I couldn't resist. I'm sorry. It is political, but is meant to be conciliatory too.

    http://manicddaily.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/to-bill-oreilly/

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  23. Yvonne OsborneNovember 9, 2012 at 9:27:00 AM EST

    Oh! The original midwife? I love this, one of my favorities, but what's with the nails?:) And I didn't realize there was history behind the Hedgewitch. I bet she'd be fun at a party. I'm playing! A little piece
    here rendered from my travels up north.

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  24. LindaNovember 9, 2012 at 9:30:00 AM EST

    Wonderful. I love this. It's a bit eerie, a little mysterious, ancient and yet forever timeless.

    It's been a while, but mine is up at Roses to Rainbows.

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  25. Glenn ButtkusNovember 9, 2012 at 10:44:00 AM EST

    Hey G-Man, how's it hanging? Here is my 55 this morning, OBAMA WEPT
    http://bibliosity.blogspot.com/2012/11/obama-wept.html

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  26. SignGurlNovember 9, 2012 at 1:12:00 PM EST

    I think I see her bush.

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  27. happygirlNovember 9, 2012 at 1:35:00 PM EST

    You see the mystery and I see the barricade. My 55 is here

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  28. HelenNovember 9, 2012 at 1:37:00 PM EST

    Ode to Joy!!!

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  29. HelenNovember 9, 2012 at 1:46:00 PM EST

    ... and here you go G-Man!!

    link_words

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  30. PratibhaNovember 9, 2012 at 2:14:00 PM EST

    This is so sweet ...
    I love this :)
    I lover her :D

    A soup story

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  31. limeNovember 9, 2012 at 2:57:00 PM EST

    fascinating 55 there. quite evocative and great fodder for the imagination.

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  32. hopeNovember 9, 2012 at 5:23:00 PM EST

    Quite the artwork...including the words. :)

    Got trapped by overload at work...will try to come out and play next time.

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  33. NovrozNovember 9, 2012 at 5:31:00 PM EST

    hi Gman, this is my first time leaving a comment tho i often visit your flash 55. I have finally able to write one flash in 55words :)

    that's a nice piece you have written, it has slight dark fantasy in it

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  34. Mr. CharlestonNovember 9, 2012 at 5:33:00 PM EST

    The classic conundrum, earth god vs sky god.

    www.termitesofsin.blogspot.com

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  35. Secret Agent WomanNovember 9, 2012 at 5:55:00 PM EST

    I kinda like hedgehogs myself. They're cute.

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  36. d. moll, l.ac.November 9, 2012 at 11:03:00 PM EST

    kick ass spell casting.....mine is up.

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  37. Karen MNovember 9, 2012 at 11:16:00 PM EST

    The Hedgewitch is beautiful. Mine might be a relative.

    http://rabbitseatquilts.blogspot.com/2012/11/tea-on-friday.html

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  38. Mimi FoxmortonNovember 10, 2012 at 4:52:00 AM EST

    Magical...........
    and oh, so beautiful.....!

    I believe in faeries!

    Have a great weekend!

    ~Mimi
    :D

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  39. UnknownNovember 10, 2012 at 9:05:00 AM EST

    What a wonderful tribute. Love your mystical 55!

    Mine is here
    Have you a TRULY BLESSED WEEK!!!
    hugs
    shakira

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  40. BodhiroseNovember 10, 2012 at 3:09:00 PM EST

    Love this...so cool and a beautiful homage to our own lovable Hedgewitch...

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