Yesterday's Gift ( a Rondeau challenge for Balladeer)

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nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines

0 posted 2009-07-11 10:12 PM

Yesterday's Gift

Today, a gift I celebrate
The sounds of past, my mind of late
In tune from one, who's left me now,
Though never out of thought, some how-
    With twist of roads to navigate.

A calm I feel, when in this state
Preserving once what was first rate
Of friendships found, this too, allow-
    Today a gift...

These words tonight which I create
Once monthly thoughts, days now of late.
Sometimes life's journey raises brow
The missing of, to this night owl
Remembering, left up to fate-
    Today a gift...

M

"Love is not blind - It sees more and not less, but because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
(Will Moss)

[This message has been edited by nakdthoughts (07-12-2009 06:51 PM).]

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

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highways, & byways, for now

1 posted 2009-07-11 11:22 PM

nakdthoughts - you're the gift my dear friend...

BC

OldPoet
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since 2009-06-30

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The Left Coast

2 posted 2009-07-11 11:55 PM

A gift indeed! This is fine, fine poesy. Ever so smooth rhythm and not a forced rhyme in sight. A pleasure to read and to read and...

"And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns,
And so it goes" - Billy Joel

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

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Eternity

3 posted 2009-07-12 07:12 AM

Very beautiful, dear Maureen.

I don't know the Rondeau, but this flows down the page in a perfectly harmonious way.

Love,
Margherita

miscellanea
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OH

4 posted 2009-07-12 09:16 PM

A nicely met challenge, M~! It's always good to celebrate! Do I hear a song coming on?

A pleasure to read;

misce'

Earth Angel
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5 posted 2009-07-12 09:25 PM

"A calm I feel, when in this state" ~
~ Now you have me feeling it!

"These words tonight which I create"
~ are gifts to those who read them.

Linda

Alison

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since 2008-01-27

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6 posted 2009-07-12 11:33 PM

Beautifully written.

A

Balladeer

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7 posted 2009-07-13 12:12 PM

A workshop star and not a goose in sight....beautiful!

bslicker

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state of mind

8 posted 2009-07-13 07:16 AM

nice one

bernie

A smile a day keeps the world in smile's.
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Chalmette Guy
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9 posted 2009-07-13 08:30 AM

These words tonight which I create
Once monthly thoughts, days now of late.
Sometimes life's journey raises brow
The missing of, to this night owl
Remembering, left up to fate-
Today a gift...

These last lines are amazing and resonate with me in my life lately. Great stuff, M.

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

10 posted 2009-08-28 05:26 PM

I seemed to have forgotten to thank everyone for the sweet replies~~ this was written for a poet "friend" who was there to cheer me up a while ago~~

M

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