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I Used To Watch
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I Used To Watch |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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I Used To Watch I used to watch her till the soil, plant the seed, then patiently wait for her garden to grow. I used to watch her work so hard to fix my dinner, then wash the dishes, and set her kitchen just so. I used to watch her brush her hair, wash her face, come to bed, and then… I used to hold her in my arms, and feel so warm when she said, "I love you, Jim." I used to wake up during the night, and watch her as she slept. "Oh God above," I'd often whisper, "thank you for the day we met." I used to believe there wasn't a thing, that together we couldn't transcend. And I used to believe, a love like ours, would never come to an end. I used to know the world was warm, and life a beautiful thing to behold. I used to watch, I used to hold, I used to whisper, believe, and know… Oh God, I loved her so. W. James Beard, Jr. |
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Irie Senior Member
since 1999-12-01
Posts 1493Washington State |
Wow jwesley, this was bitter sweet. So sad but so much love. Very well done I say! ~Sheri |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Exceptional James ... so full of tender reminiscence ... absolutely lovely! Best wishes, /Kit |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Oh, this one takes my heart in it's fist and clenches it so tightly. Ouch,...man what an expression. So wonderfully written. Thanks for sharing this piece of you. Take care. *Peace. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
JW this is beautiful. so sweetly sad and fragile... i know this ache... the quiet desperation of "used to" but always grateful for the memories. take care, jm I think I could need - this in my life I think I'm just scared - that I know too much I can't relate and that's a problem I'm feeling ... If you're gone - maybe it's time to go home There's an awful lot of breathing room But I can hardly move If you're gone - baby you need to come home cuz there's a little bit of something me... In everything in you. ~MB20~ "What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly" ~Lao Tze Tao~ ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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sarahC Member
since 2000-06-07
Posts 84Michigan |
A love like you've felt is very dear...you've expressed it well...  |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Oh Jim, how touching - such a sweet mournful poem -- I guess we get lucky to have a love like that in our lives even should be it be not as long as we shall wish. ~netswan |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
jw~ this was so hearbreakingly sad! you write this one out well. such a depth of emotion in here that left a tear in my eye. i am sorry for your loss and hope things get better. time heals all things. take care. amy "Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is before you can meet again. And meeting again after a moment or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends." "Fate exists but it can only take you so far, Because once you're there It's up to you to make it happen." |
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