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EmmaRose
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0 posted 2011-03-04 08:52 PM


In its duration
I endured, climbing
the steep hill
tumbling at times
caught in a mirror
of love and deception

your wayward style
my own misgivings

slap of water upon
stone, I was pinned,
held captive

unloved, unforgiven

yet I claimed victory
albeit a tepid one

finally, the radiance
of sun, warms my face
this cold morning.

[This message has been edited by EmmaRose (03-05-2011 04:18 PM).]

© Copyright 2011 EmmaRose - All Rights Reserved
BluesSerenade
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By the Seaside
1 posted 2011-03-04 09:08 PM


Welcome to the blue sea, EmmaRose~~

This is a stunning, bittersweet, beauty!
Your word choice is concise and cuts to the quick.  
However, there is alot to be said for basking
in the warmth of the sun and all that your closing lines imply.

Beautifully done, enjoyed, very very much!!

passing shadows
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2 posted 2011-03-05 01:37 AM


welcome to PIP!

lovely first poem with a good ending

Goldenrose
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3 posted 2011-03-05 02:36 AM


Welcome to PIP and thank you for this very good poem.

If written from your own experiance it feels cathartic, like a release from dark and lonely days, to newer days in the sunshine and with the sunshine, new hope for whatever may come, be it love, laughter or just plain life without the dark times.

Thought provoking, thank you.

Goldenrose.

Friendship is Love without his wings. Lord Byron.

Sunshine
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Listening to every heart
4 posted 2011-03-05 09:49 AM


Emma, welcome to Passions!

Please, check your email
for a Very Special Greeting!

" It matters not this distance now  " Excerpt, Yesterday's Love
~*~
KRJ

EmmaRose
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5 posted 2011-03-05 10:41 AM


Thank you so much for the welcoming and
for reading my words. Much appreciated
EmmaRose

Earth Angel
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6 posted 2011-03-05 12:05 PM


Greetings and salutations, EmmaRose. Welcome aboard the PiP Ship!

Some love mountains are harder to climb than others but when we reach the summit, we know the sun is there! ~ Even when it is hiding behind the clouds as we're trudging along. it will eventually come out and then all our troubles seem to drift away! Bask in the radiance of the sun! All is well!

I enjoyed your poem EmmaRose. Be happy! You deserve it!

Love & Light,
Earth Angel

ethome
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since 2000-05-14
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New Brunswick Canada
7 posted 2011-03-05 01:02 PM


Welcome to PIP Emma.

This poem you've written is really vividly passioned with crisp biting thoughts.

I like these..

"your wayward style
my own misgivings

slap of water upon
stone, I was pinned,
held captive"

Nice work!

Eric

true love never looks after it's own interests

faithmairee
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since 2011-01-05
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Poe Haven, USA
8 posted 2011-03-05 02:44 PM


Welcome to the blue room.  I enjoyed your poem very much.  It's really great.  I look forward to reading more of your work.

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

Paula Finn
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missouri
9 posted 2011-03-05 02:47 PM


Welcome to our world Emma...and I see you write the flip side as well...water cascading can set you free as well as pin you down...nice write
steavenr
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10 posted 2011-03-05 08:45 PM


once again, welcome...loved this phrase:

"slap of water upon
stone, I was pinned,
held captive"

...so powerfully intriguing...so captivating...nice lines

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
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South Louisiana
11 posted 2011-03-05 09:42 PM


You have a definite way with biting the words off within the reader's gaze. You expect to read "this" and you wind up with "that." That is better every time. Like your style.

~ Never did I feel more devoted to my wife than after biting the wild garlic of treachery ~

Richy
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12 posted 2011-03-06 12:49 PM



First of all, I love the name Emma, and second, I love the poem.

Don't even think about leaving here, believe me I've tried, they'll find your spirit wherever you are, and drag you back here where you belong...

In case you didn't realize it, you just joined, a lifelong group.

How little you know now, how lucky you are.
Richard

EmmaRose
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13 posted 2011-03-06 07:58 AM


Thank you again for your vivid replies and
welcoming spirit. I think I will stick around a while

Albert J. Allie
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Queens NY
14 posted 2011-03-07 04:38 AM


I agree....

slap of water upon
stone, I was pinned,
held captive"

Wonderfully expressed....

naturegirl
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England
15 posted 2011-03-31 07:52 PM


I'm dipping back in after a brief absence & I'm really glad I didn't miss this. Feeling the bittersweet with the honey of success, tepid or not your words feel right, they hit the spot & are very well expressed - sorry this is a bit late but hoping to hear more from you.x
Marchmadness
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16 posted 2011-04-02 12:58 PM


Beautiful write, EmmaRose. (what a lovely name)
                            Ida

serenity blaze
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17 posted 2011-04-02 07:50 PM


Your work is lovely dear EmmaRose.

The "captive on stone" reminded me of something from mythology--but I'm having brain fog today. I'll come back when I remember.


I very much enjoyed this. The symbolism is exquisite.

Klassy Lassy
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18 posted 2011-04-02 10:40 PM


Hello Emma!  Your poem shows a courageous heart, and the sting of tears. May you partner with sun, and welcome to the warmth of these pages, too!   KL

[This message has been edited by Klassy Lassy (04-03-2011 09:27 AM).]

Dark Stranger
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19 posted 2011-04-04 12:39 PM


ms er..welcome to the bluehuezoo...your pen is perky and jagged edged..a pleasure to feel it dragging across the tongue of my eyes..
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20 posted 2011-04-04 11:41 PM


EmmaRose,

I don't know how I missed this poem earlier, but I am glad that I found it now.  It's a great introduction of you to the blue world of PiP.  I am enjoying you being among us.

Alison

EmmaRose
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21 posted 2011-04-05 07:00 AM


Thanks so much for the royal welcome
Seems like a great place to hang my hat for a long while

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08
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Eternity
22 posted 2011-04-07 11:09 AM


Oh, the sun is healing in many ways, really. This is a wonderful first offering, missed it when you posted it, sorry.

But here I am, thoroughly appreciating your words. This is an exquisite poem.

Love,
Margherita

OwlSA
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Durban, South Africa
23 posted 2011-04-07 11:34 AM


You go, girl!  Congratu-jolly-lations!  Pretty much what you said in a reply to one of my poems today (well, I saw it today - have had no Internet connection at all for days!)  Lovely poem too.  Don't know how I missed it the first time round.

Owl


jwesley
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24 posted 2011-04-07 11:41 AM


Beautiful my friend. Loved the ending too.

j.

Fabiani
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Mesa, Az
25 posted 2011-04-10 04:44 PM


Love your Vocabulary

Liked this very much

It's time to rethink every fact that is imaginable
Survival instinct dwells in a past that is inhabitable
I happen to pull fast ones over the slow p

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