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Michael
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0 posted 2007-12-22 06:27 PM


No Man…

No man’s an island, this much I confess,
Knowing, even so, how it must be—
Slowly shrinking unto a nothingness
Eroding throughout eternity.

My love, my ocean, august and erect
I have stood watch for you over time.
But Time, itself, having fallen suspect
With a flattened tone off the chime…

Awards no semblance of stature once held,
But instead withers away resolve—
Till the deepest of fear and last of hope meld
And I daily watch myself dissolve.

The winds, once gentle, now all seem to chill,
In sunlight, there’s still haze on the sky.
This duty I’ve striven long to fulfill,
A whisper on the waves washing by.

Still I won’t question as refashioned maps
Tomorrow leave me clearly undrawn.
One by one the memories, too, will lapse
To the splendor of a vacant dawn.


Michael Anderson


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Margherita
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1 posted 2007-12-22 07:04 PM


One by one the memories, too, will lapse
To the splendor of a vacant dawn.


Awesome and heartwrenching!

Love,
Margherita


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2 posted 2007-12-22 11:40 PM


Hi, Michael! It was wonderful to see that you had posted a poem. It's been too long a while for my liking!

Your poem is pensive, engaging, and beautifully penned ~ and somewhat melancholic. (Giving you a warm, healing hug if it is needed.)

"The winds, once gentle, now all seem to chill,
In sunlight, there’s still haze on the sky.
This duty I’ve striven long to fulfill,
A whisper on the waves washing by."

Love & Sun Light,

EA

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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3 posted 2007-12-23 03:59 AM


Michael ... you write so beautifully... thank you for sharing ... wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas filled with happiness and peace... love RDB xx

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

Martie
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4 posted 2007-12-23 11:19 AM


Hi Michael...I've always felt the mood and excellence of a master when reading your poetry....like now. It's good to read you again.
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5 posted 2007-12-23 11:55 AM


"My love, my ocean, august and erect
I have stood watch for you over time.
But Time, itself, having fallen suspect
With a flattened tone off the chime…

Awards no semblance of stature once held,
But instead withers away resolve—
Till the deepest of fear and last of hope meld
And I daily watch myself dissolve."

~~~

wow Michael, I've always admired your writing...the tactile emotion in your words...have always moved me and made me wish I could do that too.

I pretty much would have had to cut and past the whole poem, but this part stood out most for me..

I'm glad you posted, it's been too long

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas


Michael
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6 posted 2007-12-30 02:05 PM


Thank you everyone.

I still read here most everyday Susan, if quietly.


Wishing eveyone a happy New Year!

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