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Gift of Life
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Gift of Life |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Solace can be found in the rising of the sun Hope, unforeseen, can also be realized And the dreams that return to haunt me Are like familiar ghosts where shadows lie Weaknesses, imagined or possibly real Can be the source of the fountain of life Hidden grace is not so hidden in the face Of one who tends to embrace, the gift of life Though I walk among decrepit tombstones And pause only to read their confessions As the shadows surround the darkness, It’s my one and only obsession To remember is a way to forget The unhappy day and temporary smile Upon a face with a common grace Like everyone else, once in a while Differences are the constant sameness Which allow us to be the passenger And with this ticket, begin the journey Yet mortals feel compelled to kill the messenger A heart of gold is something to hold Even though I don’t know how, But when I wake tomorrow, I’ll behold all that is graciously endowed |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
"to read their confessions".....I never really thought of it that way, but that is so true. This whole poem is full of Wow, so I have a hard time just picking one thing to comment on! Superb indeed! I'm still amazed at how you *ponder*....Gets my wheels turning too! BRAVO! |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Weaknesses, imagined or possibly real Can be the source of the fountain of life Hidden grace is not so hidden in the face Of one who tends to embrace, the gift of life ---------- A heart of gold is something to hold Even though I don’t know how, But when I wake tomorrow, I’ll behold all that is graciously endowed -------- this is really well written, relaxing to read...you go so deep inside your thoughts as your write... stalking you still..jm you're really alone at last... you're bored and fading fast, if it's true you'll fall from the past all you'll have to do is ask you'll feel but never be you want and always need price you pay for wanting to see will you have all you've ever dreamed... robin wilson |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Very good. Many thought provoking phrases in this poem! |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Beautiful. Many powerful lines, but this one pulled me into it... "And the dreams that return to haunt me Are like familiar ghosts where shadows lie" ~ Claire |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thanks for the reads. That is my pleasure, just that you all have read this. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
This was very interesting to read--I enjoyed wandering with you in words from so much thought. Yet mortals feel compelled to kill the messenger liked this line and ...all the others too. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
JML~ Wow ... does everyone have a different particular line that grabbed us? (I find it interesting that we've all found something unique) 'To remember is a way to forget' I'll be thinking that one through. Powerful thinking. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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