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Oh Heart, Oh Soul
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Oh Heart, Oh Soul |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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Oh Heart, Oh Soul It was the little bit of frankness you always used when speaking to me that made me want to run - run and hide my face in the sand. It's the embarrassment I always felt when saying something to you, that kicked me in the behind, that called me stupid and dumb for saying such a thing. . . . and all the time me thinking I was cool, and glib, sharp and witty. . . and yet, I always ended blushed and shameful. It was the time you took my hand, high-school, nineteen sixty-one, Home-coming Dance, me holding up the wall . . . "Please dance with me," you said. And the years that have long gone by, the years in which I still can't look you in the eye without ending blushed and shameful for the thoughts that rush though my mind . . . It's the years we have left, the ones we've already shared, and those eyes, those eyes of yours, that never, never, stop warming mine. Oh heart, and soul . . . oh wife, oh Love . . . of mine. ~~~ © wesley james beard, jr. october 2011 |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
The bond you two share is precious and rare, thanks for letting us peek in once in a while. Lori |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
I think when people learn that it's not always beautiful, that there has to be give and take, that God gave us individuality, yet the ability to meld with others, then the beauty of living your vows will far exceed the rest. Idealistic, I know, but far from unattainable. It's only rare if we allow it to be so. j. |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
This is such a beautiful write and tribute to your life with your wife. Excellent my friend! JL  Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. Maranatha! [This message has been edited by JL (10-11-2011 04:10 PM).] |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
You are really on a tear lately with your uplifting poetry. It is good to read that love is still strong. ~*~ Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are.--Houssaye ~*~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, I LOVE stories with a happy beginning and a happy middle and no ending in sight! LOVERLY, à la My Fair Lady! More, please. Owl |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Your love for her is a beautiful thing. It is a pleasure to witness such. Michael |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
You've taken the hard knocks and good times and woven them into something lasting and lovely... I applaud... and envy. *S* |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
She must be quite a lady to warrant such a poem, Jimmy. Ida |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Oh to keep the emotions alive, as you say so beautifully here, dear Jimmy, that's the secret of lasting love. This sharing is enriching for those who read and are touched by the intensity of your feelings. M |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
The love and life you share with us is just one more of your gifts, jimmy. I love your poetry and the humor that you share too. This touches my heart, my friend. A |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
splendid, great tribute and homage yann |
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