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A Poem For Dan Fogelberg
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A Poem For Dan Fogelberg |
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Brett Martin Smith New Member
since 2000-04-19
Posts 4 |
A Poem For Dan Fogelberg Once again I return to a another world … A world only known to poets… Inadequacy fills my soul… To eulogize the living… The legacy we think we know… To paint on this page my feelings… How can one, where does one begin… He commands the poets’ pen… Cloaks our spirit with his verse… At what cost, at what cost… His yearning for love forever fills the inkwell… But does the fire fuel the fire fuel the fire… Does his mistress, the empty page, keep him from redemption… If so, forget the sirens beckoning and take love… His song, our song, the song of countless hearts since God’s first breath… And we’ve been blessed by this, his curse and gift… His songs make us cry, his tears write his song… For how long, for how long… Would we trade his music, to set his heart forever free… To love without restraint, or would one Judas him for a song… Could I write what he feels when the door is left open… As he awakens and turns to find only the empty page… I will try to fill some space for him this time… How many times must rose petals dry… Falling one by one to the floor… How many times will hearts shatter… Yet return for the pain once more… When will the love that is captured… Not change and need to be freed… When will the need to feel love be fulfilled… Who will fulfill that need… So now my painting ends… We’ve never met, but we are friends… From myself and other fans… Thanks again… Thanks again. Brett Martin Smith © 2000 |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Oh wow, exactly, so on target, you will strike an arrow into many hearts with this one! Well done! WELCOME to Passions! Sunshine ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Most Welcome!!!clever and thoughtful and well-constructed AND YOU JUST MAY BE CLOSE TO MY AGE...although I'm probably just ahead of my time....WELCOME... |
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OLIAS Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090Pearl city Iowa |
So much imagery and emotion, "His yearning for love forever fills the inkwell", Beautifully written Thank you for sharing, and Welcome to Passions. Olias |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
How many times must rose petals dry… Falling one by one to the floor… How many times will hearts shatter… Yet return for the pain once more… When will the love that is captured… Not change and need to be freed… When will the need to feel love be fulfilled… Who will fulfill that need… So now my painting ends… We’ve never met, but we are friends… From myself and other fans… Thanks again… Thanks again. --------------------- Welcome to Passions... this poem is amazingly beautiful and so very well written...PERFECT!!!! you have payed this favorite poet/artist of mine a wonderful tribute... his, jackson browne's and van morrison's cds never leave my player... your words in this are very lovely. thank you for sharing. take care, jm "found your heart but lost your lover ... licked your wounds then run for cover. take your time they'll be another, and dont make the same mistake twice ... unless you can pay the price." ~Captured Angel~ how many times have I cried to this jewel of wisdom (that I never learn from) *smile* It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and you lose it all ... And it's unnerving (How one move just puts me by myself) There you go just trusting someone else (Now I know I put us both through hell) ... I'm not sayin That there was nothing wrong (I just didn't think you'd ever get tired of me) And I'm not sayin (We ever had the right to hold on) (I just didn't wanna let you get away from me) ~MB20~ She says baby, It's 3AM ... I must be lonely, When she says baby, Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes, Says the rains gonna wash away I believe it. ~MB20~ |
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JulieAnn Senior Member
since 2000-06-12
Posts 754Earth 3rd Rock from the sun!! |
Welcome to passions!! I loved this poem.... "How many times must rose petals dry… Falling one by one to the floor… How many times will hearts shatter… Yet return for the pain once more…" These lines just sunk in my throat!!! Great work!!  Julie :) |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Welcome! You've made a grand entrance into this passionate place. I look forward to reading more from you. Please check your email for a special welcome.  |
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