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0 posted 2005-05-10 02:01 PM






Sail Away

Long ago, there was a day
We'd board our boat and sail away,
To visit islands in the Sound
And find a place we'd not be found.
We'd swim and fish and soak up sun
And when each happy day was done,
We'd have a fire on the shore,
To stretch the day a little more.

But finally, we'd row on back
To where our sailboat rode the slack
Water, of a turning tide.
There, in the cockpit, side by side,
We'd watch the stars pass overhead
Awhile before we went to bed.
Those days are gone, but I still feel
The current underneath the keel.
The wind and sun in summer skies.
I just have to close my eyes!



Betty Lou Hebert

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1 posted 2005-05-10 04:22 PM


very nice write. A vacation away from reality.

I speak insanity. I write fantasy. I sleep reality.

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2 posted 2005-05-10 05:50 PM


Very nicely done Betty Lou.  I enjoyed this write.
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3 posted 2005-05-10 06:06 PM


liked this nostalgic piece Betty Lou..your memories must have been flooding over you as you wrote it.

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost



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4 posted 2005-05-10 07:27 PM


Wonderfully written memories.  Love, Joyce
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5 posted 2005-05-10 08:15 PM


Xeonox:  Thanks for commenting!

Betty Lou Hebert

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6 posted 2005-05-10 08:15 PM


Gentle Spirit:  Nice to hear from you. Thanks.

Betty Lou Hebert

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7 posted 2005-05-10 08:16 PM


pegasus111:  Some days the memories come thick and fast!

Betty Lou

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8 posted 2005-05-10 08:17 PM


Thanks Joyce!  I appreciate your remarks.

Love
Betty Lou

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9 posted 2005-05-11 12:36 PM


lovely lovely lovely
Annie

there is but a short time to exist, love,laugh,live and never stop believing in miracles

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10 posted 2005-05-11 01:22 PM


Annie:  Thanks for your nice comment!

Betty Lou Hebert

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11 posted 2005-05-13 10:44 AM


Most enjoyable

Took me there

Live It

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12 posted 2005-05-13 09:20 PM


longte:  Thanks!  Glad to hear you enjoyed the poem.

Betty Lou

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13 posted 2005-05-17 11:06 PM


What a lovely memory!
Thankyou for sharing.
Much enjoyed. hugs, Chris

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
~Carl Sandburg

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14 posted 2005-05-18 01:45 PM


Chris:  I appreciate your nice remarks. Thanks for reading!

Betty Lou

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15 posted 2005-05-19 07:52 PM


what a beauty here!
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16 posted 2005-05-19 10:02 PM


passing shadows:  Glad you liked this and thanks for letting me know!

Betty Lou

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17 posted 2005-05-20 01:53 AM


I felt the breeze and refreshing waters. Thank you, martyjo
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18 posted 2005-05-20 09:18 PM


martyjo:  Thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed this poem!

Betty Lou

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19 posted 2005-07-13 04:43 AM


Dear Betty Lou

All I have to do is close my eyes too!  You take me to many places with your poetry!

Love Isobel xo


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20 posted 2005-07-13 05:40 PM


Dear Isobel:  Those were wonderful times!  Wish you could have been with us!

Love
Betty Lou

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21 posted 2005-07-13 10:26 PM


This does sound like fun.
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22 posted 2005-07-13 11:56 PM


Smart Chick:  It was fun and I really miss those days at times.  I'm landlocked now!

Love
Betty Lou

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