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FairyEyes
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0 posted 2000-04-18 05:34 PM



Like birds we dance
and sing our songs
of praise unto the sky
we call our blessings faithfully
(we never can ask why)
We pray for love unfaltering
and shy away from pain
we test emotions recklessly
and feel til our hearts strain
we try to live each given day
as if it were our last
we yearn towards newness gracefully
but dwell upon dark pasts
we crash and bleed
we tear and scream
we run until we fall
We hope with our last ragged breath
that we have conquered all.


 ~If eyes were made for seeing, then Beauty is its own excuse for Being~
RW Emerson
" I'll paint you mornings of gold, Ill spin you valentine evenings..." *JARETH*


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1 posted 2000-04-18 06:25 PM


Welcome to passions!
This is a beatifully written piece.
Hope to see more of your work.

Jeffrey

Mike
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2 posted 2000-04-18 06:30 PM


Enjoyed.  Flowed very smoothly.
Michael
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3 posted 2000-04-18 06:58 PM


We give/ask quite a lot in prayer, don't we?  Excellent poem and welcome to Passion's.

Michael

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4 posted 2000-04-18 07:10 PM


Welcome to Passions!  Lovely poem!

Corinne

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5 posted 2000-04-18 08:18 PM


Hi FairyEyes,

Wonderful poem

Welcome to passions

Cerenity

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6 posted 2000-04-18 08:27 PM


Well done poem, welcome to Passions.
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