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suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

0 posted 1999-10-01 10:49 AM

I really need a friend today!
I cried to you. You turned away
And walked off to the coffee pot
Hoping your beverage was still hot.

Is there a place that we could talk?
Do you have the time to take a walk?
My questions fall upon deaf ears.
Perhaps I am not really here?

Does need invisibility make?
Is it just easier to ignore heartache?
Go about your day unimpeded,
Telling everyone you need to be needed.

No matter, I’ll crumble in despair
Wondering why no one is there.
You might claim your eternal devotion.
But you’re busy with self-promotion.

Caring’s much more than pretty words
My ugliness sometimes needs to be heard
You may end up soaked with tears
But you might just allay some fears.

Or bring about a tentative smile
By sharing your time for a short while.
I guess you’d much rather pretend
Than make the effort to be a friend?

I really should be more discerning
In sharing my heart’s deepest yearnings.
Acquaintance doesn’t friendship make.
Some folks are jewels, others are fake.

Hmmmmmmm... I guess HTML isn't working??? Ah, well... so much for THOSE efforts! LOL

[This message has been edited by suthern (edited 10-01-1999).]

Dragoness
Senior Member

since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

1 posted 1999-10-01 10:53 AM

A true friend is a rare jewel indeed! May yours be there for you always.

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

2 posted 1999-10-01 11:14 AM

Dragoness: There's no greater treasure! *G* Thanks!

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

3 posted 1999-10-01 11:16 AM

Damn that Toerag for making you feel this way!!! You've always got a friend here, Suthern.

RainbowGirl
Member Elite

since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

4 posted 1999-10-01 11:17 AM

There's always a rainbow somewhere..

HUSG my friend

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

5 posted 1999-10-01 11:19 AM

Ahem, 'Deer! *G* Don't you be damning sweet Toe... if there's a greater friend in the world, I truly can't imagine one! LOL. But your friendship is treasured too, 'Deer one... Thanks!

Thanks, RG! (You slipped in while I was responding to 'Deer... this part of the motley crew types slowly! LOL)

[This message has been edited by suthern (edited 10-01-1999).]

Michael

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

6 posted 1999-10-01 11:31 AM

Wonderful message, suthern. Ingenuinity can be cruel in a relationship of any sort. But as you and Dragoness have well stated a "true" friend is precious.

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Michael Anderson

I could not love except where Death
Was mingling his with Beauty's breath -
Or Hymen, Time, and Destiny
Were stalking between her and me.
EAP

JTF
Member

since 1999-08-09

Posts 319
France

7 posted 1999-10-01 12:39 PM

Auntie, I'm bringing you back a hot cup of coffee ...

[img]http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jef.the.french/coffee.gif[/img]

SMOOCHES

[This message has been edited by JTF (edited 10-01-1999).]

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

8 posted 1999-10-01 12:43 PM

JTF: You're all heart... NOT! LOL. :-)~~~~~~

Michael: Amen! Deception and shallowness aren't kindness, but cruelty. But even though the gems are tough to find, they're well worth the search... for the rewards are endless! *S*

JTF
Member

since 1999-08-09

Posts 319
France

9 posted 1999-10-01 12:44 PM

Shucks !!!! ... loot at my coffee ! ... Auntie will say it's a fake <g>

I WANT HTML BACK !!!!

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

10 posted 1999-10-01 02:01 PM

Very good suthern!

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

11 posted 1999-10-01 02:09 PM

JTF: "loot" at your coffee??? *G* I didn't know I had to steal it! LOL. And you're right... you got my hopes up for nothing... that was a fake offer! LOL

Sunshine: Thank you!

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

12 posted 1999-10-01 02:12 PM

Auntie...I'm bringing you back a hot menstrual foot wrapping....

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

13 posted 1999-10-01 02:16 PM

Toerag: ROFLMAO!!! What a subtle way to suggest PMS is the problem! LOL. But if Toerag is the solution, I'll plead guilty to just about anything! *G*

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

14 posted 1999-10-01 02:58 PM

Pooooor pooor baby..Now this poem is outstanding......and now ya gotta try to blame this excellent result on PMS?...You women try to blame everything on PMS....I'd rather have PMS then hear about?...Now get your ass back to the pen and paper and write another one....just cuz ya wanna...not cuz you're mad, or sad, or horny, or blond...and definitely not cuz of PMS...ya hear!

LngJhnAg
Member Elite

since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

15 posted 1999-10-01 03:07 PM

Geesh - it just dawned on me - JTF - how are ya, Jef? Man - is it great seeing you in here. I wouldn't have recognized you except for your reference to Auntie.

As for you, Belle - terrific poem. It has so much feeling in it. You are so good; I wish you would write more.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

16 posted 1999-10-01 03:11 PM

Sweet Toe, I wasn't saying this poem was PMS inspired... you know me and my opinion of whinin' and complainin' better than that! LOL. Actually... I'm more likely to BEG to be on the (Toe)rag! *G*

By the way... that pen and paper work much better in my HANDS! LOL.

Thanks to you and LJA for all your encouragement... it's appreciated!

[This message has been edited by suthern (edited 10-01-1999).]

Pepper
Member Elite

since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

17 posted 1999-10-01 03:21 PM

a heartfelt poem so very well written.......suthern, I agree with Toerag and LgnJhn.....would love to see more of your works.....

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

18 posted 1999-10-01 03:25 PM

That's right Suthern....we all agree with Pepper...we'd all like to see some more of your stuff....For instance, what color panties are ya wearing today?

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

19 posted 1999-10-01 03:36 PM

Thanks, Pepper! I appreciate that!!!

Toerag: I'll be glad to show you, love! *G*

Saxoness

Senior Member

since 1999-07-18

Posts 1102
Texas

20 posted 1999-10-01 03:43 PM

goodness!
A wonderful poem suthern, but I've come to expect no less.
(where are you from?)
just wondering, have a bit of suthern pride myself.

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"Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone
I sing my tearful song which has charms only for me."

-Charles Brugnot

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

21 posted 1999-10-01 03:47 PM

Suthern you know you always have us! You know this is how I was feeling the other day when I was so down. I felt the same way. Cept was within my own household, not with friends. You captured the not paying attention when we needed someone!

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

22 posted 1999-10-01 04:33 PM

Saxoness: Thank you very much! [I would say I go through long dry spells, but with Toe around, that would be a lie (*EG*) so I'll just say I don't write all that often. LOL.] I'm a Louisiana gal... or as the sailor says, a Bayou Belle! LOL

WhtDove: Regardless of who it is playing deaf, dumb, and blind when we need them... it hurts. Thank you for your kind words, lady... and I hope your family has started appreciating you more... you deserve it!

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

23 posted 1999-10-01 05:26 PM

Suthern, you'll always have a friend here
Hugs

Ruth

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It is better to be silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

24 posted 1999-10-01 05:28 PM

Hoot: From one Ruth to another... thanks! *G*

Y'all have a great weekend, gang... You've given me a delightful day! Thanks!

Saxoness

Senior Member

since 1999-07-18

Posts 1102
Texas

25 posted 1999-10-01 08:03 PM

well suthern, we're pretty durn close, I'm a Texas gal maself. lol
Glad to hear from you

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"Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone
I sing my tearful song which has charms only for me."

-Charles Brugnot

Lost Dreamer
Member Elite

since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

26 posted 1999-11-06 08:34 PM

Really liked the way you expressed friendship letting you down to show what true friendship is made of.

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

27 posted 1999-11-06 08:38 PM

Another one I missed. Suthern this is great!
I really enjoyed reading this. And such a great message, too.

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Denise

doreen peri
Member Elite

since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

28 posted 1999-11-06 10:44 PM

Wonderful poem! Very well said. I've felt the same way many times. I'm glad someone brought this back up to the front so I could read it.

dp

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

29 posted 2004-04-25 08:49 PM

glad I stumbled upon this gem

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