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MarkG
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since 2007-06-21
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California USA

0 posted 2007-06-22 01:41 AM



Carmel

dinner for two
beneath the stars
sipping house chablis
how beautiful you are
sincere smiles
candles fading low in the wind
always like this
always love
always friends

our deepest desires
games we played to the end
games of chance and love
we both knew we’d never win

ocean waves
filling open shallow graves
the smell of her undernourished skin
the rolling tides
the endless nights
places we should have never been

watching the sun rise
her young body lies sleeping
from too much wine and gin
cool morning breeze
she was soon to leave
I’d never see her again

© Copyright 2007 Mark Gammill - All Rights Reserved
Brad
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since 1999-08-20
Posts 5705
Jejudo, South Korea
1 posted 2007-06-23 07:54 PM


The dinner scene has been played over and over again (I've done it myself -- several times, in fact). That, in itself, is not a bad thing, nor necessarily the beach scene, but you don't really give us anything unique here.

And right when things get interesting, the morning scene, the awkward moment perhaps, the silence that speaks volumes, you skimp over.

Maybe start with the last stanza and see what happens.



MarkG
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2 posted 2007-06-23 08:34 PM


thx for taking the time Brad

Mark

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