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Just Words |
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Auguste 
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea 
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Just Words by Auguste They're only words I sometimes write You give them value that I don't They're simple words borne out of want That bare my heart to give it light They will outlive the flesh of me In some dark closet, gathering dust For therapy, in these I trust So the outer man won't need to flee In words I clothe myself, it seems To hide the often naked truth To heal the wounds from out my youth To piece back all the shattered dreams They are just words, no wordsmith I I write of things I'd like to see And often write from memory I suppose I will until I die These words are but a tiny part Of what it takes to make the whole The bath I use to cleanse the soul My medicine to aid the heart They're only just a part of me There's so much more you'll never know And I'll take that with me when I go Like the waves drawn back into the sea The stars will shine when I am gone The earth will turn on as before The gulls still race along the shore The morning star still kiss the dawn You read and yet know not the man The author of so many lines The heart that beat within your times The calloused feet that walked the sand But I am so like everyone And all you see are so like me We cork our contents, lest they flee Until our lives are spent and done |
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Eloise Senior Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 1096Wyoming |
What a wonderfully written poem. To write is a great therapy avenue. Looking forward to reading more.  |
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Rosebud1229 Senior Member
since 2000-04-05
Posts 1813North Carolina |
I couldn't agree more Auguste word are a mirror of our souls and our minds. So often you have to really dive in deep to read your thoughts that keep racing. |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Auguste, How true this poem is. My writing has been my therapy, especially over the past two years. Excellently written. I look forward to reading more. rosepetals25 |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Auguste~ What a little gem to find on the back pages - 'These words are but a tiny part Of what it takes to make the whole The bath I use to cleanse the soul My medicine to aid the heart' Enjoyed. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Thank you everyone for such nice words. You're all so very kind. Michael |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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