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Missing Link To What Was Once Mine
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Missing Link To What Was Once Mine |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Once I claimed her mine But she's missing now No, I didn't lose her She was stolen, that's how I went off to play And when I came back Emptiness I met Like the color black I searched in vain I scoured the ground A solitary link Was all that I found Cut through, snipped in two At a loss I did stand Proof of what I once had The ring in my hand Man! She was a great ride None other like her's Custom built lines Electric chrome features She took me places Others would not go Freedom was her call We never went slow But now it's over Gone to someone new Hope he treats her well I bid you a fond adieu To you who took her Damn! Who ever you are She belonged to me And to walk is too far [This message has been edited by Andrew Scott (edited 07-13-99).] |
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elvira Senior Member
since 1999-07-06
Posts 936California |
well done!!!...something light among all the sad love poems  |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Ms. Elvira: Thanks for noticing this one. If you think about it, this poem does have somewhat of a sad lost love theme. Anyone care to guess what was stolen? How about the perpetrator? |
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blueloon Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 161NY |
I must take a stab at this one... A bike is what was stolen, or at least that is what read through...I enjoyed the bounce in this one, sad but light. blueloon |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Definitely a bike, I think. Well-spoken. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Not much of a brain teaser as to what was stolen. Blueloon & Balladeer, you win the prize. Ahhh... but the question remains. Who was the thief? Consider the bike as a symbol for something else, as well as the next to last stanza where a vague hint lies. |
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blueloon Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 161NY |
Andrew, I must reply for you have left me wondering who the damn theif is... After reading that stanza over and over I have to guess that the bike was stolen eihter on an airplane or boat? The more I read it over the more ideas I have! blueloon |
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~one voice~ Senior Member
since 1999-07-08
Posts 664Billings, MT USA |
HMMMMM...what a mystery! So who is the thief, Andrew??? Enquiring minds want to know!  ------------------ ~one voice~ *You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful.* |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Within this poem, the bicycle is a symbol of youth. The thief was "time" or "old age," for youth has "gone to someone new." |
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elvira Senior Member
since 1999-07-06
Posts 936California |
thanks for pointing out the underlying meaning Andrew, the bike i spotted while reading the first time, yet not the deeper meaning, after re-reading the poem it seems even better ------------------ My One and Only ... Childhood Memories ... your countenance ... hoarse whispers ... serving wench ... stolen hours ... devotion ... Master |
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