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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Willow Whispers Willow whispers haunt my mind With hushed words from another time Unspoken love vowed in a breath Will follow me until my death ‘Twas on a windy night like this That passion brewed within a kiss The visions flash of lying free The two below the willow tree The silence of their love within Was spoken only in the wind And when he left that lovely place There was no promise to embrace A haunting vision still appears Within my mind through all the years A perfect love, no spoken vows Below the graceful drifting bows A lover’s curtain willow weaves With oval moon between the leaves And oh, the sound, the silent sound Of willow whispers all around Now every time the willows blow It takes me back to long ago And conjures up a memory Of sorrow laced with ecstasy And still my heart in silence grieves When wind blows through the willow leaves Elizabeth Santos |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This reminded me of my first love. The memory will live forever. Beautifully done, Elizabeth. Denise |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Excellent as always. Love Sy |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
This hit a very soft spot in my heart...my hiding place as a child was under a magnificent willow tree...a wonderful little "bubble" from the world..now laced with this poem..what a beautiful whimsical weave Elizabeth...absolutely beautiful~ |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Elizabeth, Wonderful . . . **sigh** . . . LW Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--the willow tree is such a romantic tree...and you have grown it here with an aching story that weeps...Love it! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--the willow tree is such a romantic tree...and you have grown it here with an aching story that weeps...Love it! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth~ Like the very grace of the dance of the willow~ You sent this render dancing through my memories~ Thank you, my friend for such a lovely piece. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Bumping per Ron's instructions. Got lost in the Cere's hourglass of miscalculated time. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
And still my heart in silence grieves When wind blows through the willow leaves ... * a sigh * is what you have evoked and thoughts about the elegance in writng that you have.... regards to you Liz, Sudhir |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
A deep heavy sigh here as well. Seems that a lot of us have some sort of a memory of that willow tree. You have penned one that goes in my personal file to be held onto forever. Simply beautiful and this one REALLY NEEDS to be in the book. Just say yes.  |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Denise, Thanks, dear. Glad it brought back memories Sy, Always there for support. Thanks Butterfly, I guess I love willow trees the same way you do. Glad you liked it Lone Wolf. A sigh is all I need Martie. Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you like it Marge Thanks dear for the save, whatever may have happened, And thank you for you remarks Sudhir Your words always mean so much Mark Thank you for your generous comments. I think I have enough sbmissions for the book Liz |
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juliet_2u Senior Member
since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125North Carolina |
Oh wow Elizabeth this is simply wonderful. So so beautiful and I agree with Mark. This one REALLY NEEDS to be in the book. Take care, Juls |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia |
Beautiful whispered phrases that flow....lovely |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Juliet, Your comments are very dear, Thank you Tess, Thanks so much for reading and commenting. I appreciate your remarks Liz |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Lovingly haunting...reminds me of one I did...you remember, the one with the Spanish Moss? This is exactly the type I like...the kind that make you feel and hear and touch and smell... lovingly haunting...do you hear an echo? [Geez, Elizabeth, those two words together...I know...I'll challenge you, and you challenge me, using those two words, I wonder what we could come up with?] Hugs, Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
It's amazing how one thing can bring back so many powerful memories and emotions. Elizabeth Why ME??? |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you Sunshine, and the challenge is on, but I need a few days before I can think about it Hmmm, Lovingly Haunting. Elizabeth, Usually it's a song that brings back memories to me. Thanks for your comments liz |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Elizabeth what a beautiful setting. I can visualize the two lovers and then the recall of the fondness for such a special place. Very well done as usual....oh yes I love how the title captures the reminiscence. .....ethome.. |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Beautiful memories Liz..long blow the wind through the willows. Love Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Beth Member
since 2000-07-06
Posts 468WA, Australia |
~Beautiful memories written here. Loved it!!!!~ |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
ethome, Thank you for your very kind remarks Tracie, Don't you just love the graceful willows? Thank you, dear Beth Thank you so much Liz |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
the willows whisper their song to our hearts teaching us of the secrets they hold so, listen my child to when the wind starts for the stories that will be shared and told This is wonderful Liz. . . really speaks to the heart. . . simply wonderful. . . ------------------------------------------------------ That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Oh my goodness Liz, this flowed so beautifully, with so many touching verses. I am touched by this writing of yours. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
I'm covered with goosebumps, Elizabeth! The mix of sadness and joy - incredible writing! Corinne |
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Rex Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 482Houston, Texas |
Very, very beautiful! A winner. Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. -William Wordsworth- |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
A beautiful tale, Elizabeth. Your gift is grand. ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sven, Thanks for the stamp of approval, and thank you for the lovely verse Bill, Glad you liked the willow whispers. Thank you for your kind comments Corinne, A mixture of joy and sorrow, that's what you get from a lost love. THanks Rex, Thank you and I'm so glad to know where that quote about poetry came from, which I have heard many times Claire, Thank you for your remarks Liz |
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