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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! 
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Questions Of The Heart If only we'd met years ago would we have had a chance to know love so deeply no matter the circumstance nothing would come between us? No evidence of crime? Would we know such completeness even after all this time? Would our lives be intermingled? Or would we stumble in our haste? Having a past to remember or just a single taste, of the love that once flourished here among our dreams Is it possible that a love so pure is beyond reality? |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Jeffrey, this is a bittersweet reflection weaved into rhyme of a once upon a time. This poem is a gem.  Coco [This message has been edited by CocoBaci (edited 07-04-2000).] |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Jeffrey~ The heart has many questions answered on the sighs of love. Lovely and thoughtful render my friend. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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TerryW Senior Member
since 2000-03-23
Posts 779Louisville, Mississippi, USA |
Jeffrey~ This is very powerful, my friend! It does make you think about what could have been... Thank you so much for sharing ... your gift for words is astounding, my friend! Love Ya~ ~you reached inside, you touched my heart, and I am all the better for it~ Terry A. Woodson, Jr. |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Love that is so pure and so true can with stand anything that comes its way. I believe it is called unconditional love. That being said, this kind of love does have its boundaries and a heart can stand only so much pain. Loving unconditionally and letting yourself be played for a fool are two separate issues....ANYWAY...lol. I think I have strayed from my orginal train of thought on this piece.  What I meant to say is that I believe that kind of love can be a reality. Wonderful words and very well put together Mr. Carter. When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shodows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face... William Butler Yeats |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
would we have had a chance to know love so deeply no matter the circumstance nothing would come between us? No evidence of crime? Would we know such completeness even after all this time? Would our lives be intermingled? Or would we stumble in our haste? Having a past to remember or just a single taste, ---------------- jeff this is EXCELLENT... I just love this... so very well written and thought out... expressed perfectly in its questions strong poetry growth and vision here great read my friend later-perfect-pondering-gator  jm What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly ~LaoTzeTao~ ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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A Romantic Heart Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496Forever In Your Heart |
WOW you are reading my mind!!! I have often had this question myself!!!loved it! |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Coco, Thank you for your kind reply, I truly appreciate it Marge, Yes, indeed, so many questions, so little time . Thank you sweet lady Terry, Thank you muchly my friend Marilyn, All too true, if only we could all know the difference Jan-Gator , Thank you, You will never know how much your friendship means to me.Love Ya' RH, I think we all ask this question at some point in life. Sometimes we get an answer, sometimes we don't. Thank you for your kind words. Thank you all for always giving me your support. I feel as if I am growing in my writing a little more every day. Not only in my writing, but also in my outlook on life in general. You have all taught me so much about what lies inside my heart and soul. For that I could never repay you. I can only offer my sincerest thank you from the bottom of my heart. Love to you all, Jeffrey |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Jeffrey, Great poem my friend. The heart has many questions to ask. Some things we will just never know though. If we are meant to know, it will be revealed to us. Love the thoughts though. Great writing my friend!! LW Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. --William Wordsworth |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
'Tis indeed a question to be pondered. You did a nice job reflecting it. I liked it very much. |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Wonderful Jeffrey! Oh, I don't believe it is beyond reality at all ... what lovely sentiments! This just flowed beautifully. Well done! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Cyndey Member
since 2000-05-18
Posts 84Arkansas |
Jeffrey... those are very enduring questions you have proposed of our minds, our hearts... I do hope that a love such as that does indeed exist, and that we all get a chance to experience it in our time here... Lovely poem A beautiful read!Cyndey "All that we see or seem, Is but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
.gif) Jeffrey~ Questions of the heart so easily asked but never easily answered. What a tender poem from your heart...as always I have enjoyed it Thank You for sharing your beautiful gift to weave~ |
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Holly Member
since 2000-05-12
Posts 127Arkansas |
Jeff- Ahhhh, breathtaking once again. My friend you write so well! You have lots of talent. I certainly am happy to have been able to write with you...can't wait to do it again!  love & all, -Holly I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of. Michel de Montaigne |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Life has so many questions and never enough answers. Great thought proking poem Jeff. Marina It is a blessing to have wings for words, and passion in pen Marina Crossley |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Thank you all for those wonderful replies! I am truly humbled by your responces to this one. Again, thank you! |
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Irie Senior Member
since 1999-12-01
Posts 1493Washington State |
Hmmmm, AS I sit and read this, I wonder. What would it have been like if I'd met "him" years earlier. This is a piece that hit home with me! Thanks for sharing it's wonder and beauty with us ~Sheri |
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