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Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
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Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2001-04-28 10:49 PM



The words flow from my pen
Like blood from an open wound
Gushing forth in streams of color
Mirroring the rainbow God sends

I sit back in awe as I watch them
Cascading from above in perfect harmony
Becoming one with my very being
Together they intertwine until there is no end

Just an infinite fountain of experience
Washed in the knowledge of life
Waiting patiently to be soaked up
On the shores of tomorrow

No one knows where it came from
But they take solace in knowing
It truly does exist in this time
That alone is comfort to their weariness

Although life is rough at times
One thing is a constant throughout
The poetry breathes and grows
For it is my unending strength

I take refuge in the rhymes
Rhythms, meter, imagery
The cadence of the verse
Serves as the conductor

When the feeling overcomes me
I am swept up in its current
Until the symphony of thoughts
Come together in a perfect blend

The tension mounts as the words
Breathe new meaning into life
They explode in a thunderous crescendo
Echoing through the cavern of my being

Until at last pen meets paper
Providing an escape from reality
Opening a door to a world
Where anything is possible

I write tales of love and romance
Past, present, and future
To show you the pathway
You need to follow closely

Do not allow Satan to deter you
For the Son of God awaits
He alone bears the scars
Of the blood He shed for you

Do not let it be in vain
Take heed of His message
He gave Himself to die
So that we may live

Paying for our sins and transgressions
As He hung suffering on the cross
He has blessed me with the talent
That allows me to unleash the power

The words wash over me
Like water immersing the rocks
I lose myself to the feeling I get
When the words once again flow

As they envelop me
I am taken under
An eternity passes
Until alas I emerge

Cleansed
Free
And
Renewed


All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

[This message has been edited by Lone Wolf (edited 04-28-2001).]

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Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now
1 posted 2001-04-28 10:59 PM


Lone Wolf - I'm speechless, just speechless, I really can't find the words to write about this writing. Except it is just touching to me. Whoaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

BC

Marge Tindal
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2 posted 2001-04-28 11:15 PM


LoneWolf~

'poetry breathes and grows'

Indeed !  Indeed !
This piece is a breath of renewed spirit.
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200
Between the Lines
3 posted 2001-04-28 11:25 PM


The words wash over me
Like water immersing the rocks
I lose myself to the feeling I get
When the words once again flow

As they envelop me
I am taken under
An eternity passes
Until alas I emerge

Cleansed
Free
And
Renewed
yes I believe the same...huggzzz

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



Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263

4 posted 2001-04-28 11:50 PM


I couldn't sleep so I found this and boy am I glad I did, this is your finest work, Jennifer, I'm proud of you and this!  Bravo!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee


wandering glider
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since 2001-04-04
Posts 501
aloft
5 posted 2001-04-29 12:08 PM


"providing an escape from reality"
Oh, I don't agree, poetry is very much reality for me.

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Joyce Johnson
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since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912
Washington State
6 posted 2001-04-29 12:09 PM


Wow, just reading this was an experience.  I don't know how you got through it.  Good writing.  Joyce
whiskey
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Australia
7 posted 2001-04-29 12:48 PM


Wow what a wonderful piece , So much a pleasure to read  
tracie66
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since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713
Australia
8 posted 2001-04-29 01:24 AM


LW~
my friend this is an exceptional piece you have penned, beautiful words and feelings portrayed.
~HUGS~
Tracie~

Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe



Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263

9 posted 2001-04-29 11:08 AM


Let me tell you again how much I appreciated this one, Jennifer,  applause!!!!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee


Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA
10 posted 2001-04-29 11:35 AM


Bill:  Thank you and I am happy you were touched by this one.  It just came pouring out.

Marge:  It will never stop growing and breathing for any of us.  Thank you.

Wynter:  Amen to that.  Never stop believing.

Kathleen:  I am glad that you found this one.  Thank you very much for all you have said and done.  It makes me smile to know you are proud of me.  

wandering glider:  I think too many people take what is written upon these pages as fact when most of the time it is nothing but fiction.  Just don't believe everything you read here.

Joyce:  It took all I had to write this one, but it needed to be said.  Thank you!!

Whiskey:  Thank you very much for reading.  

Tracie:  So nice to see you my friend!!  I am gld so many have gotten something from this.  There is much to be said about the power of forgiveness.  It does leave you feeling cleansed and whole again.  Thank you for the lovely reply.  ~HUGS~

Kathleen:  I am smiling so big right now!!  You have made my day, sweetheart.  I had a feeling you would like this one.  

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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