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Christopher
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Purgatorial Incarceration

0 posted 2000-05-07 12:39 PM


Patiently


when a heart
   made of stone
           falls
              it breaks

when a heart
   encased in iron
           rushes
           it falls
              it breaks

when a heart

  bound in pain

    is released
  
       it rushes
  
         it falls

            it breaks

yet if a love

is developed over time

nurtured

patiently-

a heart
   frozen in ice
     is thawed
       it melts
         into the arms
           of your awaiting
              dreaming


© Copyright 2000 C.G. Ward - All Rights Reserved
brian madden
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ireland
1 posted 2000-05-07 01:07 PM


I love the last verse...Though over all it is a  magical piece.  
serenity blaze
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2 posted 2000-05-07 01:10 PM


Beautiful once again, Christopher...and very good advice that I shall be thinking about...time, I've got...
Honeybee
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3 posted 2000-05-07 02:09 PM


My God, Christopher, you never cease to amaze me with your beautiful words, intriguing thoughts or romantic prose.  There are not enough words in the english language to compliment you.  I have a few favourite poets here, and it's safe to say that you are now one of them. The last verse is simply perfect and beautiful! I wish you the best and truly hope that you find the woman of your dreams, because you deserve it!  

Take care,
Melissa Honeybee

Skyfyre
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Sitting in Michael's Lap
4 posted 2000-05-07 05:02 PM


Excellent advice indeed, and most assuredly a prize worth the wait ...  

This assumes, however, that one has the slightest inkling whatsoever that one's patience is not a vain endeavor ...

Sigh ... ever the cynic ...

--Me


 Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made,
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange...


--William Shakespeare, from The Tempest


netswan
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since 2000-03-28
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Washington
5 posted 2000-05-07 06:27 PM


Well written, Christopher. I enjoyed
this.  The ending is cool

netswan

CocoBaci
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6 posted 2000-05-07 06:57 PM


Christopher, this one is great ~ well done!
CocoBaci

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7 posted 2000-05-07 07:11 PM


Chris, this is a beautiful piece of work, and all you wrote is true. Great job.

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

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