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LoveBug
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0 posted 2000-05-04 03:58 PM


(My 500th post!)

Restlessness has been a friend of mine
It came to me quite fast
Nights usually filled with resting sleep
Are now filled with thoughts of the past

I fell asleep at 5 last night
And I can still recall
The long, long night before
When I didn’t sleep at all

But sleep is such a far-off thing
When thinking of the past
A thing that can’t be changed, I know
But thoughts of it still last

And, then the most frightening part
Of the long night’s deepening thoughts
Are of the unsure road ahead
And of battles that have to be fought

The days don’t seem like days at all
But fuzzy, shady dreams
My whole world has turned upside-down
And won’t return for awhile, it seems

Restlessness is a friend of mine
And probably will be for awhile
Until my strength and hope returns
Until I walk this mile

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 "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde



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netswan
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since 2000-03-28
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1 posted 2000-05-04 05:23 PM


Congrats on 500 posts LoveBug!

This poem is perfect.

Ah, I call them the forks in the road
of life ----and dream of the past many
times to help me shape my future.
I understand this poem well, for I am
a restless one, that can barely sit still.

netswan

Mistikman
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2 posted 2000-05-04 06:04 PM


Nice work here, and grats on the 500  
Martie
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3 posted 2000-05-04 06:12 PM


You have written a very good 500th post... I know about those sleepless night thoughts too...hope that things get better for you!
Marge Tindal
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4 posted 2000-05-05 12:07 PM


Little LoveBug~
Congratulations, young lady.
Quite an accomplishment ...
becoming a Senior Member at such
a youthful age.

More important is your growth as a poetess.
We've all had the pleasure of seeing you get better and better.  I hope you're proud of your work ... you have reason to be !

The past is a nice place to remember ...
as we move forward.  
Love ya', gal.
~*Marge*~


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Cerenity
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5 posted 2000-05-06 05:25 PM


Hi LoveBug,

Well congrats on your 500 post and a wonderful one at that enjoyed the read.

Cerenity


lorilockheart
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6 posted 2000-05-06 05:31 PM


Congratulations on the 500th.  Oh, how thinking and remembering can cause so many problems.  I've been there too.
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