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The Words That Betrayed Beauty
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The Words That Betrayed Beauty |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England 
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The Words That Betrayed Beauty You’ve been gifted with a precious treasure A pearl beyond price, a gift beyond measure Your ability to use words as glittering stars To entrap and enslave behind sorrows bars You use your words like a master of your art We should have been wary right at the start But we’ve established a ring of protected fire And our wings will defend from your desire Those words that are written are beauty’s tool To convince and degrade and our hearts to fool Your use of line and superb form is poetic grace Which you then use to dress lies in lovers’ lace Those hearts that now lie crushed and so sore Tell me are you going to pick them off the floor Don’t you see the dishonour the tearing pain? And for what is the purpose where’s the gain? Together we’ll stand against your sordid game For together our hearts and souls will stay sane Our power is majestic and our words ring true Truth is the only defense against a man like you Your beguiling and mesmerizing words will fade Along with the hope and the promises you made All those who been captured we’ll set them free With the power of fire we’ll halt this insanity Your words those painted puppets will dance Enchanting hearts with your poisoned glance But truth has the antidote to clear sick hearts Our fire will purge and purify damaged parts Around those souls that have very nearly died We’ll beat back assaults your lies will be fried No longer will we allow beauty to be betrayed No more will we see truths body being flayed Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
There is such power and grace combined in your words of this poem. I feel stronger for the reading of it!! Thank you!!  Write on! -<--<--{(@ |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Your poetic flare is showing....and your growth and strength not only in your writing but your wisdom and courage are shining through... Marsha...I will be keeping this one....to remind you how much you have stretched and reached...and how your wings are gilt in gold... |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Marsha~ WOW!  Ouch! This is powerful and goes deep.........  -SEA |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Lil sis, thank you as always, this is what I at the very least owe to my sisters of the phoenix. And I hope it helps all the others that have been caught. Take care love as always Bubbles  Kari love, thank you dear heart, imp of mischief or sprite which? Well, whichever I still get my best wisdom passed on to me from my mentor love. And I thank you for the praise, but that doesn't mean come Friday I won't be causing a rucus, and teasing you unmercifully love. Take care Majestic munchy Marsha Circe love, as I said a show of solidarity. Thank you very muchly love. Take care Mushy Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
The only thing left to do is scream out his name...but I'm a lady so I will keep the scram to myself...you know I know |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is a very powerful piece, in fact is sure woke me up this morning and with the medicine I'm taking that's a hard thing to do!!! Marsha, I love purple and I love your words. I would love to be part of this phoenix you speak of. I feel like an ash right now and I said that without cussin'!!! Kathleen |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Paula love, we know, and that's all we need to do. Thank you love, for being the sister I'd have chosen if I could have done.Take care love Mushy Kathleen love, thank you sweetie, if it helps just one phoenix to rise then I'm content. Thank you love, you most certainly can join the phoenix phalanx flight Take care love Mushy Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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