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Dawn Brink
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since 2011-04-28
Posts 44
South Africa

0 posted 2013-02-27 06:49 AM


Beautiful hands, reaching out to touch
unfathomable distance, to hold onto
not something but everything.

To feel the excitement of my heart
(or the heart of the world)
with your hands clasped around it.

And when your hands slip, you'll
grasp tighter, harder, and my breath
will grow laboured and my head faint
until we fall (and the world fails).

But falling is only a slipping out of reach,
a short distance in an eternity built on strength.
And your beautiful hands will touch my soul
and learn to protect my heart
and you'll lead me along the path (I won't fall
and we'll caress the world in both our hands and
we will never fail).

© Copyright 2013 Dawn Brink - All Rights Reserved
JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
1 posted 2013-02-27 06:52 AM


Very constructive poetry, Dawn. Even if the hands began to slip, there can be, and are, adjustments made in order for the love to complete its mission. Nice work.

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways . . . ~*~

Rex Allen McCoy
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since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London
2 posted 2013-02-27 09:22 AM


Beautifully written piece ... Visions brought to mind, from a pure heart

Enjoyed

     


Daddy Goose38
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since 2010-09-04
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obama's a rice paper tiger
3 posted 2013-02-27 12:17 PM


... With my hands I type this poem;
With my hands I read your own ... ... ...
Jaime

Victoria
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4 posted 2013-02-27 03:36 PM


Beautifully done...and from the heart

~Victoria

I was adored once too.
William Shakespeare

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
5 posted 2013-03-10 07:06 PM


A pleasure to read this fine writing...James
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