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Poet's Sister
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0 posted 2000-10-30 06:57 PM


Once I Loved a Man

Once I loved a man.
    There now is nothing
        That life can show me,
            That I haven't already seen,
        For I have lived, and died,
    And yet I live, for
Once I loved a man.

  


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SEA
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PS~ BEAUTIFUL!!   -SEA
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2 posted 2000-10-30 07:09 PM


PoetsSister~
How simplistic in thought ...
how deep it lays in the heart.

I like it.
~*Marge*~


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3 posted 2000-10-30 08:40 PM


Hi Poet's Sister,

The title got me right of the bat, and I was not disapoited on reading this little Gem, you have said so much, VERY MUCH loved it thank you for sharing and welcome to passions.

Love, Cerenity


"God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist.
We have to be reminded that He exist!"

(Writer Unknown)


Lone Wolf
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4 posted 2000-10-30 08:59 PM


PS,

Wonderful poem.  At elast you have known love in your lifetime.  I bet you'll find it again.  Welcome to Passions.  

LW


Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

Denise
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5 posted 2000-10-30 09:03 PM


You've said quite a bit with so few words! Very nice!

Denise

Poet's Sister
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6 posted 2000-10-30 09:50 PM


Sea - Thank you.  

Marge - Your comments are always so thoughtful. Thank you.  

Cerinity - I'm glad you were not disappointed.  

Lone Wolf - Yes, I have found it again.  It's funny though how past loves are never completely in the past.  

Denise - Thanks.  I hope I made my point with these few words.  Thanks for reading.  

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7 posted 2000-10-30 10:07 PM


This is so simply beautiful, and so very true. Loved it.
Sandra

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8 posted 2000-11-03 09:13 AM


This reminds me so much of the opening of one of my favorite books "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks. He brings about the same point only in a much lengthy way. You've said a great deal in just 7 lines and I especially like the way you've repeated the first line only with a new meaning in the last line. As you know, I happen to be real fond of repeatition in poetry to bring added emphasis. Nicely done...me thinks perhaps I should be called the "Poet's Sister"  
Janet Marie
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9 posted 2000-11-03 09:25 AM


this is a very cool poem
perfect in its brevity and its presentation...
this is definaltly a case of where less is more...
you poetically summed it all up with these few well chosen and spoken words
well done
take care
jm

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