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A Thousand Lifetimes
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A Thousand Lifetimes |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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A Thousand Lifetimes I have sailed a thousand journeys I have lived a thousand dreams I have held a thousand wishes Planed a thousand foolish schemes I have lost tenfold and more times I have wandered paths alone I have fought enormous battles Slaying dragons on my own I have spanned the highest reaches I have gazed at far most stars But in all my expectations Never realized love like ours I have knelt to God in reverence I have humbled many men Spent a lifetime simply searching Traveling far and back again I have borne the grief of many I have lived the life of few But I’ve never loved another Quite the way that I love you I have pondered all life’s mysteries I have written words in rhyme I have cursed the saints in heaven Held the hand of love in mine I have dug a thousand trenches Buried pasts and let them lay I’ve revealed a thousand secrets In the words I’ve had to say And if now my journeys ended If I’ve lived all I can be Let me sleep the sleep of ages Content in knowing you loved me To love means never to be afraid of the windstorms of life: should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
WOWWWWWW!!!! Ruthie, This is absolutely beautiful. You have written your heart very well. Rest asured "we" all love you here at passions. You brighten my day just to see your name even before I read your works. All my love, Jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Lovely thoughts Ruth...I have wondered if anyone will miss me when I pass away....I hope and pray that while some are mourning some will be smiling in their heart when they remember how I loved them and how they loved me. James |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
hoot owl this is such a great poem. Full of life and how it is, and full of truths, and such a love -- Wow. netswan |
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LoveBug
Moderator
Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Wow... Ruth, this one actually left me speechless. That doesn't happen a lot! Good job, and glad to see you back! "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth, this is wonderful and pondering...sounds like you've been doing alot of thinking. |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Ah, Ruth, this took my breath away! Absolutely beautiful!  Denise |
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First__Knight Senior Member
since 1999-11-08
Posts 678 |
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!.......  This is some of finest work I have ever seen. Word could do this not justice. SO nice to see you RuthA man does not love a woman because she is beautiful...But she is beautiful because he loves her. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Wow, Ruth, you don't just slip back in quietly. You break the door down and say HERE I AM! An excellent display of writing here. |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Ruth, be assured that YOU would be remembered! Wonderful poem .... glad to see you back again! |
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pen of passion Member
since 1999-08-11
Posts 234 |
Great poem. I feel so unworlddddly now. (Don't feel so bad pen, you've got that degree--just keep at it). OK. |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
Ruth, I don't believe they have ever established a rating system for beauty, like they have for hotels. But, if they had, I am sure it would be based on your poetry. So, let me be the first to coin this phrase: "This is a five-hoot poem!"  Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Ruth, I have to tell you, we have enough children, believe me to last for a lifetime. Are you interested in a couple, maybe fore or five..? Just kidding. They love us all so much. I'm just so darn "Lucky" but things could change this next year if you'd be..............HAHA,HOHO,HEHE. interested. ROFL [oh yes, we very much love you]< !signature--> [This message has been edited by lucky (edited 04-29-2000).] |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
I enjoyed your read.!!!!!! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Hoot, Well you've said it all, Now what's left to say? Excellent poem *L* Sy |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Ruth, Wow.........excellent poem!!!! You have said so much here. You heart is beautiful and these words are wonderful....loved every single one. Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Oh Ruth~ So much is said in this and so passionate, what a wonderful poem this is. Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
This was absolutely lovely ... you've inspired me to pick up my pen again, before I "sleep the sleep". What a heartfelt and flowing poem. /Kit McCallum |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Incredible poem, Hoot... and I envy you being able to write the last line... that's a lifetime I'm still waiting to live. *S* |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Hoot_Owl_rn, this is wonderful!!! Definitely one for the "keep forever" collection! Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Franni Junior Member
since 1999-07-02
Posts 39 |
Ruth, This is beautiful and has such a universal theme. So glad you are blessed with such a love... What a tribute! Franni |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
There is power in these words. Fantastic poem! |
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Dr.Moose1 Member Elite
since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448Bewilderment , USA |
Humbly echoing all the above . Doc |
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TearsFromHeaven Junior Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 19Louisville, Mississippi, USA |
Ruth, Absolutely Incredible! My friend TerryW told me when I got to Passions that there were some special poets that I had to look up. I can see that he was right when he told me that I had to find your work. I can feel the power in your work. Truly lovely! Trust Instinct. Instinct will keep an animal alive, but Logic can kill a man. Richard "Rickey" N. Boydstun, Jr. |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Lady Hoot, This is just so neet has a toon to it, Its neet to right about love, very beautiful poem here, thanks for sharing it. Cerenity |
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A.C.Turner Member
since 2000-04-30
Posts 83Reading, Pa.Home of Bardfest |
Words of love definitely. Beautifully said. ACT. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you each and every one of you for reading this and for your kind and generous comments. |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
Girl, I can't even say anything that hasn't already been said, to do this poem justice! Wow, I'd have to say this is one of my favs of yours! Talk about a comeback! This was superb, and what an adventure it took me on...thank you. |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
well I ditto fem...but still have to add my wow's and my hugs....beautiful!!! |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Very powerfully written, and the ending, though heart-tugging, is so honest and true, it cannot help but touch the deepest parts of a person. Excellent. |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
a beautiful poem and an excellent read Ruth. Very much enjoyed. Marina |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you all |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
EXCEPTIONAL! Old fashioned, perfect meter and rhyme, old fashioned message....a teuly wonderful read I enjoyed every word! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thanks Beki |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Hoot, this is beautiful writing. You truly have a gift! Welcome home! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Hoot~ So lovely are your thoughts. Some would hope to share just one of these lifetimes. Beautifully rendered, poetess. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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lorilockheart Member
since 2000-05-06
Posts 206Alabama |
I am a new member here, and just wanted to let you know that this is unbelievably beautiful. Wow. Very powerful. |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Your poem left me in awe With tears flowing down my cheeks Imagining such a love so deep. CocoBaci |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you |
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