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Poet deVine
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0 posted 2000-11-30 12:41 PM




Echo: (Greek Mythology) A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until nothing but her voice remained



The echo of this poet’s voice
lingers deep in wooded glen
Words of love, of hope, of joy
foretell what would have been

Silenced by the love not taken
she wipes her teary cheeks
Afraid to sing the name of love
to name the one she seeks

If unsaid words could echo
would love shine upon his face
Or would she see him turn away
deny her heart’s loving grace

We will never know the truth
from the one she would adore
Only the echo of her heart is heard
because the poet speaks no more




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1 posted 2000-11-30 12:44 PM


oh my gosh!!!
thia is incredibly beautiful!!!


THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE


Look within the heart of a poet, and you will see a reflection of their soul.

VAS
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2 posted 2000-11-30 12:46 PM


Thanks for the lesson on the word echo!  But more than that, THANK YOU for sharing this fabulous poem!  It was a wonderful read!
Paula Finn
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3 posted 2000-11-30 01:45 AM


So very sad...to never take the chance...to never speak his name...til not even the echo remains
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4 posted 2000-11-30 06:30 AM


What a beautiful poem Sharon  
and yes thanks for  the lesson on Echo.
I especially loved these lines .......

We will never know the truth
from the one she would adore
Only the echo of her heart is heard
because the poet speaks no more

sad, but beautiful!  

Maree


"If my words could blanket the skies
and fill every corner and crevice of
this earth, still this won't be enough"
"Maree Russo"

Poet deVine
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5 posted 2000-11-30 08:16 AM


Thank you my friends for your kind words. I was working on another poem and search for something to fit that...I came across this definition and something clicked. I'm glad you like this..it's got a very special meaning for me.    
Wilfred Yeats
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6 posted 2000-11-30 08:43 AM


reading your posts is NEVER a disapointment - unrequited love is never satisfying - it almost gives lie to the concept that "it is better to have loved and lost..."
I hope you find a better object for your very worthy attention ~sigh~

jwesley
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7 posted 2000-11-30 08:48 AM


PdV...very beautifully woven tale here my fiiend, not just of Echo but a tale of love through all time.  Like it? I should say so.

jwesley

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8 posted 2000-11-30 09:07 AM


This one truly hit home for me...I have only posted 1 of my poems here because that was the last time I wrote.  When he was gone, so were the words.  I keep coming back, drawn to the beauty of what I can read...if no longer write.  You have spoken eloquently what I feel...thank you.

Cindi

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9 posted 2000-11-30 10:21 AM


Smiling over here. I love the mythology, as you know...your talent continually amazes me.
(And your web site is quite a wonderful read!)

vandana
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10 posted 2000-11-30 11:21 AM


Wow,Loved it!!!!!
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11 posted 2000-11-30 12:31 PM


This is truly wonderful.

I know how it is to sing until there's nothing left.


passion is life. . . ~Diana


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12 posted 2000-11-30 01:02 PM


quote:
Only the echo of her heart is heard
because the poet speaks no more


How well I can relate to this...

mutington
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13 posted 2000-11-30 01:10 PM


** SADLY BEAUTIFUL!!!**
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

mutington(Joyce)  

Denise
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14 posted 2000-11-30 07:22 PM


Very good, Sharon! Sad yet beautiful!

Denise

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15 posted 2000-11-30 09:18 PM


PdV,

Loved this one!!  But, you know, a chance not taken is lost forever . . .

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

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16 posted 2000-11-30 09:49 PM


deVine one, this is really good. Yes, I know about Echo, being a big devotee of mythology. What an excellent topic to use for a poem...and you did it just right!  
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17 posted 2000-11-30 10:39 PM


This is great deVine. . .

Sometimes, the echoes haunt us forever. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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18 posted 2000-12-01 12:02 PM


PoetdeVine~
This is a lovely render.
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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19 posted 2000-12-01 12:20 PM


you live up to your name...DEVINE...love it..

                ~Victoria~


A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
- Paul Valery (1871-1945)


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20 posted 2000-12-01 12:26 PM


PDV, this is so touching..
An excellent write PoetLady
Coco

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21 posted 2000-12-01 12:29 PM


Only the echo of her heart is heard
because the poet speaks no more

very very lovely Sharon  

~Wynter


"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



vlraynes
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22 posted 2000-12-02 03:47 AM



Sharon-
  this is absolutely beautiful, my friend.
  enjoyed it very much..

  ~vicky




"...until you have read the verse on his
heart, you have not truely met the poet."
-vlraynes



Nan
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23 posted 2000-12-02 07:32 AM


Very nice Sharon... Perhaps the Echo would better resound upon a mountain side.. It's a voice that certainly would be heard if not in wooded glen... Nice poetry, my friend..
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24 posted 2000-12-02 11:03 AM


wonderfully vivid writing, sharon   well done!
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