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When to Let Go?
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When to Let Go? |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
What is coming? I hear the distant rumbling. I'm hesitant To look out the window For fear of what might be. When will it be No longer worth the pain? When will the hurt Overtake the need to continue? How much longer Will I insist? Tell me, What's happened to my strength? Why do I give in to you? I know what will occur, Yet I play the fool Time and time again. When will I understand That the fire is but a spark? How can I realize That the once-rushing river Has slowed to hardly a seepage? The rain that once drenched us Now barely moistens our brow with mist. I long to bring back Those desperate extremes, But something has left us forsaken. Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'it might have been.' -John Greenleaf Whittier |
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peppermint35 Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1106Texas, USA |
SP, this sure tells it just how it feels...it's so hard to let go...I know, it is for me...I never want to give up. You just want to know why....need to know why..... hang in there!!! Hugs, Pepper< !signature--> Peppermint Life is a Wheel [This message has been edited by peppermint35 (edited 10-28-2000).] |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
It is hard to keep the fire burning when the sparks won't light in the rain. Excellent write my friend. |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
I can feel the fingertips losing grip from each other as the canyon looms below...Its a long fall we take when we let go...but its harder to hang on to the enevitable, unless you feel strength in the hand holding you from the fall,...but only you can decide which answer holds the least pain. |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Oh, so completely how it is..Great work. Sandra |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Yes, I loved this one. I love the metaphor about the streams and the meaning behind it. "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."" Laurie Lee Kathleen |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
so sad when to let go....can relate on that...you have penned this with your heart and expressed your words very good. (warm hugs)) Charisma |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
peppermint: thanks for stopping by and reading!!  Mark: yes, it definitely is, my friend. Thanks! Glad you liked it!!  Ron: what a great, thought-provoking response! you have a good point there. Thanks for reading!! Sandra: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed!!  Kathleen: thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed it!! Charisma: thank you for your kind comments! I'm glad you liked it!! sp  Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'it might have been.' -John Greenleaf Whittier |
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AniKay83 Member
since 2000-06-28
Posts 388Missing Since 1999 |
When will the hurt Overtake the need to continue? How much longer Will I insist? Tell me, What's happened to my strength? Why do I give in to you? I know what will occur, Yet I play the fool Time and time again. When will I understand That the fire is but a spark? --------- --------- Oh, those lines say something I really can identify with. Such a sad situation. Beautiful poem. ----- "Sorry sounds so much like sorrow." ----- Take care. Much love all, Krissie ~*Those words... Oh, how I long to hear ...those words Tell me...*~ |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
Thanks, Krissie, for your nice comments! I'm glad you liked it! sp Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'it might have been.' -John Greenleaf Whittier |
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