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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2000-04-09 05:55 PM




I Love Life

I love life - I’m glad to be alive
It’s love I breathe; on poetry I survive
A feathered quill’s the only tool I use
My only need, the kindness of a muse

I gaze at life through an aesthetic eye
And drink in milky splendors of the sky
I dine on gourmet treasures of the field
And reap the loveliness the wildflowers yield

The sunlight is the warmth upon my skin
The moonlight is the warmth of love within
I’ve had a chance to laugh throughout the years
Memories of your love dwell in my tears

There is a cornucopia filled with love
And mornings filled with coos of turtle dove
If I should die,  my love will still survive
I love life - I’m glad to be alive

Elizabeth Santos


[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 04-09-2000).]

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Martie
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1 posted 2000-04-09 06:01 PM


Liz--The treasure that you hold fills up the lonely pool that lies within, with love and strength and eyes that see the good and pens the truth...so what you are is lovely to behold.  Wonderful poem!
Seymour Tabin
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2 posted 2000-04-09 06:53 PM


Elizabeth,
For this wonderful poem I grant you all the years you need and may you live them in happiness and health. Sy

Aimster
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3 posted 2000-04-09 06:59 PM


-liz

your words always hold such a depth of emotion in them and this one is no different. amazing! your talent at writing shines through with every word that your pen produces. take care my friend

amy  

 ~Live today as though it were your last but prepare for tomorrow as though it were here~

mariee66
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4 posted 2000-04-09 07:06 PM


This flows right off the tongue~
Just lovely, Liz~

Marie~

LoveBug
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5 posted 2000-04-09 07:14 PM


I'm glad that you enjoy life so much, my friend!

 "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

Janet Marie
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6 posted 2000-04-09 09:36 PM


we love looking at life thru your eyes my dear...everything is of splendor...
beautiful poem Liz, very.
take care, jm

 ...every moment of every day...
your still with me in every way.
every poem and song...
every rhyme and verse...
your still here...like a beautiful curse.
janet marie


hoot_owl_rn
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7 posted 2000-04-09 10:25 PM


Isn't life grand  
Meadowmuse
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8 posted 2000-04-09 10:38 PM


Liz, your sentiment is always expressed so beautifully...and you stay your course with this lovely work.

~ Claire

JamesMichael
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9 posted 2000-04-10 03:03 AM


I enjoyed reading this...I loved the lines.."The sunlight is the warmth upon my skin...the moonlight is the warmth of love within."  Simply marvelous.  James
weaubleau
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10 posted 2000-04-10 03:08 AM


i love your poetic mind!

everything i've read of yours i've enjoyed, and this is no exception.

thank you so much for your poetry

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
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11 posted 2000-04-10 05:25 AM


Oh, what a jewel!  Having been through a difficult day, my first thought was cynical; but then I thought - what a wonderful outlook she has!  So I peeked in.
~ ~ ~
Little did I know how wonderful!  This is a spectacular poem!  There is so much beauty and appreciation in your work.  I think your spirit must be steeped in God's love.


EagleOne
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12 posted 2000-04-10 06:32 AM


A good friend of mine told me today that you were one of her favourites here at passions, it's not hard to see why.  
Denise
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13 posted 2000-04-10 09:31 PM


Very beautiful, Elizabeth!

Denise

Elizabeth Santos
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Pennsylvania
14 posted 2000-04-10 11:43 PM


I would like to thank you all so very much for your wonderful responses to this poem. I would like to comment individually, but my bones are weary and I must get to bed. But each of you has said something here to warm my heart
Thanks
Liz

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