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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

0 posted 2000-01-23 03:53 PM

Tapping on a window,
...within a darkened mind,
Will the sunlight filter in,
...through a shuttered blind?

Not a bolt of lightning,
...to chase the dark away,
But gentle glow of morning sun,
...harkens coming day.

Through the clouds does brightness pierce,
...igniting spark inside,
With its radiance, noonday sun,
...opens shutters wide.

Within a mind, bright light will shine,
...forevermore will keep,
Memories of a summer sun,
...whose light within runs deep.

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

1 posted 2000-01-23 03:55 PM

Wonderful poem, Mike! Great message! I love it!

Denise

Skyfyre
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since 1999-08-15

Posts 1906
Sitting in Michael's Lap

2 posted 2000-01-23 04:01 PM

There is always light amongst the shadows, should one care to look ... well done Mike!

--Kess

PS: Line 8 -- "hearken"

Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made,
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange...

--William Shakespeare, from The Tempest

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

3 posted 2000-01-23 04:15 PM

I can tell you as a teacher that this ray of light was the reason and the answer to the question, why? Each new day is a teacher too. Very good MIke. Excellent poem.

[This message has been edited by Martie (edited 01-23-2000).]

Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

4 posted 2000-01-23 09:42 PM

Denise, Marti and Kess: thank you for your comments. They are appreciated. Yep, we learn something everyday if we so choose to open our eyes.

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

5 posted 2000-01-24 11:09 AM

Very nicely said

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

6 posted 2000-01-27 07:57 PM

"Let the Sunshine in..
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And frowners never win.."

My mom said so......LOL

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