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Michael
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0 posted 1999-09-02 08:11 AM


SHINING

I am Darkness, I am shadow,
I am an uncried tear.
She is brightness, she is the glow -
Of sunshine ever near.

I am sadness, melancholy,
I am the voice of rain.
She is gladness, she is folly,
The recompense of pain.

I am torture, I am shame,
I am the touch of sorrow.
She is pleasure. Passion untame,
She is hope for tomorrow.

I am alone, and in my fear -
I am as cold as ice.
She is comfort, warm and dear,
A glimpse of paradise.

And yet somehow our souls connect -
In the lucidity of dream.
Where a magic only her eyes reflect -
Has made the Darkness gleam.

© Copyright 1999 Michael Anderson - All Rights Reserved
Lost Dreamer
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Somewhere near the Rainbow
1 posted 1999-09-02 08:18 AM


Michael, I loved this one last time around, and it still rings true now, great job!
Nan
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2 posted 1999-09-02 10:21 AM


Back to the Top.....

BTTT


PhaerieChild
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3 posted 1999-09-02 12:08 PM


I never saw this one before but I like it alot. Opposites really do attract.

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Words lay dormant in the recesses of the mind til called forth to a labor of love. By WildChild


Poet deVine
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4 posted 1999-09-02 12:22 PM


Lovely! I have a question....how is there darkness without light? If there is no light, no one would know there is darkness as there would be nothing to compare with it.. right?

Justbleu
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5 posted 1999-09-06 02:54 AM


I really enjoyed this!! A poem of 2 that complement!! Well Done!!

Justbleu

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"Never let anyone keep you from your dreams, follow your heart, be true to yourself, and if that special someone does to, go ahead, walk together side by side as one!!

poetFemmeFatale
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6 posted 1999-09-07 03:01 AM


I still find the magic in this even after reading it the second time, still beautifully written! Glad to see it in this "other" forum. ***curtsies

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I beckon you to come...I lure you with my tongue... - poet FemmeFatale



BrightLight
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7 posted 1999-09-20 08:41 PM


another deserving poem, so up it goes to the top.
Systematic Decay
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That place with padded walls and funny people in white.........
8 posted 1999-09-20 08:57 PM


Wow....nice
Isis
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9 posted 1999-09-20 09:11 PM


Michael, back to the top for you..
I am in awe...:

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Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.
~Isis~



Beki
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10 posted 1999-09-20 10:16 PM


"I am sadness, melancholy,
I am the voice of rain.
She is gladness, she is folly,
The recompense of pain."

Awesome lines, Michael...whatever else this liason has certainly given you a wealth of heartsongs!

;-)


hoot_owl_rn
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11 posted 1999-09-21 10:42 AM


I missed this the first time around...glad I caught it the second

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"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" ~Albert Camus

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