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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2001-04-01 10:51 AM


Loving Again

The days are short and turning fast
The winds are blowing free
But now and then my mind goes back
To days that used to be

A blooming rosebud on the vine
A fragrance sweet and soft
The starlit nights of dance and wine
The dreams that stayed aloft

The years then passed to hardship’s plight
Awaking in the dawn
The silver moon and starlit night
Had somehow come and gone

More carefree now the loving soul
That trembled once in fear
When all the joy the heart could hold
Was captured in a tear

But years have mellowed passion’s bliss
And once where love was blind
The magic in a tender kiss
Is now a vintage wine

Much deeper is the gazing eye
More meaningful the word
More tender is the lullaby
Of morning’s waking bird

More splendidly the swallow’s swoon
More beautifully it flies
More lustrous is the opal moon
In starry summer skies

Elizabeth Santos

[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 04-01-2001).]

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serenity blaze
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1 posted 2001-04-01 10:59 AM


You are remarkable--your poetry is like japanese tea ceremony! Deceptively simple until one tries to pour those words perfectly! As always full of grace and artistry and quiet perfection. You've got a fan in me!  
Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
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2 posted 2001-04-01 11:16 AM


Serenity, That is certainly the most beautiful compliment I have ever received.
Thank you so much
Liz

Packratmike
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since 2001-02-25
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3 posted 2001-04-01 12:42 PM


                                            Much deeper is the gazing eye
                                               More meaningful the word
                                                More tender is the lullaby
                                                Of morning’s waking bird

                                           More splendidly the swallow’s swoon
                                                 More beautifully it flies
                                             More lustrous is the opal moon
                                                In starry summer skies

Elizabeth...This is a marvelous poem. Made me think about the gifts of growing older in a way I had overlooked.  Thank you.

Mike

[This message has been edited by Packratmike (edited 04-01-2001).]

Sven
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4 posted 2001-04-01 01:33 PM


Liz, you and your words will always have a special place. . .

thank you. . .  

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Poet deVine
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5 posted 2001-04-01 01:42 PM


There is no one who writes about feelings better than you Liz. This fairly sings!  
Marge Tindal
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6 posted 2001-04-01 02:29 PM


LizzieLady~
Perfection presents itself in this lovely verse.
Such beauty in your heart wends it's way through your pen.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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7 posted 2001-04-01 04:16 PM


You make me think of then and now... and all the losses that turned out to be blessings. *S* No response can equal serenity's... but I do concur! *S* Beautiful!
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