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Holding Fast
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Holding Fast If I had known so long ago How captive you would hold my heart I might have turned away your touch And been more cautious from the start. But I have loved you for so long My heart beats cadence to your name And every poem I write for you Bears honest witness to the same. I've loved you as the thirsty grass Loves rain that breaks the summer heat; the cool refreshing rain - loved you As children love to splash their feet. I've loved you with the innocence Of puppies tumbling at play. I've loved you blindly, loved you when You doubted me and turned away. I've loved you with the strength of trees That bend and give throughout each storm, Yet holding fast onto the earth Survive, and grow as days grow warm. I've loved you as the faintest breeze Loves white sails in the setting sun; As children love their mother's touch To coax their sleep when day is done. I've loved you with a passion born Of tenderness and raw desire; With frenzy raging in my blood I've loved you as the wood loves fire. I've loved you truly as I could Through all the years we've been apart. As diamonds deep within the earth I've held you closest to my heart. Beki 5/7/98 |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Beki: Time heals much less than others will have us believing... HUGS ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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johnt300 Member
since 1999-09-12
Posts 214san diego, ca. |
Beki, Absolutely beautiful poem. Thank you very much. Very nice imagery and a strong heart to back it up, makes for a great experience. Congrats on this one. |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Thank you Rainbow and John. Rainbow, you are so right. Time can make the memories sweeter, and it can give us some perspective, but the pain of loss is always with us. John - there is a strong heart behind this one, thank you for recognizing it :-) ------------------ "We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.....the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?" --John Keating, Dead Poets Society |
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Pufalove Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 119Houston, Tx. USA |
Wow, I have to put this one right up there with Baladeer and Lucie's stuff. This one is a keeper and a framer! |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautiful, Beki  ------------------ Denise |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Once more Beki...this is beautiful, of course I've come to expect nothing less ------------------ It is better to be silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Nice one - very well crafted, and wrapped in a great simile "as diamonds deep within the earth"... |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
an excellent piece Beki... ------------------ May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Beki curtsies and thanks you all.....:-) |
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