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Mark Bohannan
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since 2000-06-21

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In the winds of Cherokee song

0 posted 2001-08-09 08:09 PM

Never Have I

I have danced with a butterfly atop rainbows at midnight
I have kissed the lips of a goddess between Saturn's rings
I have witnessed births of pastel wings as they take flight
Never have I felt the elation that your tender smile brings

I have plunged into depths of a love in jeweled cascades
I have traversed the universe within realms of angel eyes
I have sung to melodies of fantasy in heaven's parades
Never have I felt a warmth that your soft touch supplies

I have flown on the golden wings of a whispering wind
I have taken the hand of a princess on diamond beaches
I have been gifted a vision of ancients to forever defend
Never have I felt the peace that your tender heart reaches

I have taken a breath of harmony within an eternal kiss
I have enhaled the aroma of passion on petals of the rose
I have slept on beds of nature exploring passionate bliss
Never have I felt love so pure as this path with you I chose

Mark Christopher

I have found in you ... a reflection of me ...
and a path to the peace I have sought.

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

1 posted 2001-08-09 08:18 PM

Mark--beautiful imagery, captivating thought, lovely love! No more is needed to make wonderful in poetry! Happiness spills from your words...I'm so glad.

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

2 posted 2001-08-09 08:26 PM

This will be enjoyed by many hearts of all ages
Wonderful writing, sir
Liz

walker
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since 2001-02-11

Posts 2240
Florida

3 posted 2001-08-09 08:34 PM

Lovely words of love.Great poem.

snowpants
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since 2000-09-16

Posts 2061
KS

4 posted 2001-08-09 08:41 PM

Hey baby...I almost don't know what to say...this is just beautiful! I don't think I have to tell you just what this means to me...I will hold it close to me always...you are a sweetheart, my love...

...and, as for the rhyme and cadence and all that technical poetry stuff--perfect, as always...just wonderful, my sweet one...

k

no power in creation,
no mortal complication,
will ever stop me from being with you...

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

5 posted 2001-08-09 09:12 PM

Has the cowboy found true love here? Looks like it. Lovely write, Mark.
Sandra

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

6 posted 2001-08-09 09:31 PM

I have danced with a butterfly atop rainbows at midnight
I have kissed the lips of a goddess between Saturn's rings
======================================
I have plunged into depths of a love in jeweled cascades
I have traversed the universe within realms of angel eyes
==================================
I have flown on the golden wings of a whispering wind
I have taken the hand of a princess on diamond beaches
I have been gifted a vision of ancients to forever defend
Never have I felt the peace that your tender heart reaches

I have taken a breath of harmony within an eternal kiss
I have enhaled the aroma of passion on petals of the rose
I have slept on beds of nature exploring passionate bliss
Never have I felt love so pure as this path with you I chose
===================================

And what was once believed lost to "never"...
now becomes hopes & dreams of forever.

And no one wants this for you more than me...
A beautiful declaration of anticpation, devotion, and new found love...
This one time Im not going to give a technical critique...because all the superb cadence and imagery pales next to the promise of happiness and the discoveries of
your heart.
Ive always said...few can touch your vision when you're well inspired.
This is beautiful Mark.

me

I know no one is to blame
In time youll feel strength when you call my name
I know Ill never hold you again
And I know Ill never be the same
VH

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

7 posted 2001-08-09 09:36 PM

This is lovely, Mark, it's good to see you here again.

" I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be" George William Curtis"

Kay

vlraynes
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since 2000-07-25

Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...

8 posted 2001-08-09 09:44 PM

Oh Mark...
   Your happiness just overflows in this piece.
   Such a lovely and heartfelt write.
   I'm smiling in your joy, sweet friend.
   You deserve nothing less than the love
   you've found.

   Hugs to you,
   ~vicky

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

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

9 posted 2001-08-09 09:54 PM

Mark, this is a gorgeous flow of imagery and devotion. I love how your pen brings forth the perfect emotions you express. I'm so very happy for you and wish you the best

Melissa~

SEA

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Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

10 posted 2001-08-09 10:03 PM

I tell you what...I'm wishing my name was Kris

LOVED this sweet Cowboy.....Romance looks REAL good on you.....*sigh*

Gemini
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since 1999-12-15

Posts 1203
Wisconsin, USA

11 posted 2001-08-09 10:16 PM

Mark, your words have always intrigued me. You capture feelings with words which are so romantic and tender. Yet another splendid write from your heart and look forward to reading more, good to see you back here again also.

rwood
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since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

12 posted 2001-08-09 10:25 PM

Every word an inspiration and a dedication of love. I enjoyed this as I felt I was almost imposing on such a confession of happiness found. I'm so thrilled for you both.
Sincerely,
Regina

rosepetals25

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since 2000-05-31

Posts 3076
PA

13 posted 2001-08-09 11:26 PM

Mark,

It is soooo good to see your name again

And your poetry! I missed seeing your beautiful words. I enjoyed this muchly, as I do everything I read by you

TaraB

Saunni
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 1777
West Virginia

14 posted 2001-08-09 11:58 PM

Mark, this is BEAUTIFUL! JUST BEAUTIFUL!

Sauni @~~~>~~

The Sun Shines
Not On Us, But In Us
The River Flows Not Past,
But Through Us

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

15 posted 2001-08-10 12:05 PM

Oh sigh...

To see real beauty ~ being blindfolded helps! ~* Mysteria *~

SmittenKitten
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since 2001-06-20

Posts 1131
where the sky and horizon meet

16 posted 2001-08-10 12:08 PM

*sigh* beautiful. I can't imagine a woman out there who wouldn't enjoy receiving this!

beautifully written Mark.
~Krista

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you.
And all you can do is to go where they can find you."
~Winnie the Pooh

Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06

Posts 3733
Michigan

17 posted 2001-08-10 06:49 AM

Mark~ We've come so far...this is
so delicately beautiful and so full of the
love I've always wished into your life, it
shines well on you and makes my heart soar
for you both. May love and peace always
reside within the walls of your heart and
soul. A beautiful read with an exquisite
message~
Love~n~Hugs my friend~

maeve
Member

since 2001-08-01

Posts 139
In the Outback

18 posted 2001-08-10 07:08 AM

Excuse me Mr Bohannan, but I think your heart is showing!
This is so beautiful Mark. Your words make me wish for someone who would write like this for me.

Maeve

Take me home to Erin's shores,
to where my heart roams free.

EagleOne
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since 2000-03-07

Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...

19 posted 2001-08-10 08:54 AM

Excellent work Mark!

"Let me pierce the realm of glamour
So I know just what I am." ~ Van Morrison

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

20 posted 2001-08-10 09:07 AM

The prettiest line...

I have flown on the golden wings of a whispering wind

You sound as if you are making two hearts very happy, indeed...

well done, Sir!

Charisma

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since 2000-09-30

Posts 5906
lost in blue pages

21 posted 2001-08-10 09:51 AM

Beautiful Mark as always.

Hugs
Charisma

ethome
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since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

22 posted 2001-08-10 10:00 AM

Beautiful poetry Mark....exquisite!! Thoroughly enjoyed the imagery!

The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up
spaces of consciousness and resistance; to language oppressions; to
re-language historie

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

23 posted 2001-08-10 03:50 PM

MarkB~
You know I smile in knowing~
Beautifully written, my sweet seeker~
gv ge yuhi ... always~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

snowpants
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since 2000-09-16

Posts 2061
KS

24 posted 2001-08-10 06:41 PM

BUMP...I'm allowed...just 'cuz...

no power in creation,
no mortal complication,
will ever stop me from being with you...

Kit McCallum

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since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

25 posted 2001-08-10 09:07 PM

Oh Mark ... I've missed you, I've missed you, I've missed you my friend!

What a beautiful rhyme scheme and flow, and so perfectly descriptive. These sentiments flow so deeply from the heart, and your repetition of "I have" and "Never have" is woven so expertly .... sigh ... just lovely Mark!

Best wishes,
/Kit

cpalmer
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since 2001-06-26

Posts 977
Phoenix, Az

26 posted 2001-08-11 01:15 AM

This was beautiful...needs to be bumped again! Loved it! You have a beautiful heart!
Cindi

Passions Voice
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since 2000-10-23

Posts 291
Michigan

27 posted 2001-08-12 03:08 PM

You know that I'm happy for you.

Wonderful my friend.

passion is life. . . ~Diana

Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

28 posted 2001-08-15 06:44 PM

Thank you all for you wonderful replies. I am sorry it took so long to reply but with my work schedule the way it is, I never know when I will be yanked away for a week or two. The response is most appreciated though as are the wonderful words you all share with me and it does mean much. Thank you all once again.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

29 posted 2001-08-27 03:55 PM

I would say this is a time in your life to enjoy the happiness that love can bring...James

BloomingRose
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since 2000-08-09

Posts 3092
Florida

30 posted 2001-08-27 04:46 PM

Such beautiful romantic words can only come from the heart.
This really overflows with promise, and no one can pick the perfect words quite like you.
Lucky woman.

Deb

ethome
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since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

31 posted 2001-08-27 04:48 PM

Beautiful writing Mark! All those excellent illustrative metaphorical descriptions of life cascaded on through the verses until they're laid to rest on the sweet loving finality of your conclusion!

Bravo!! Thumbs up!

shadow974
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since 2001-06-21

Posts 636
Michigan

32 posted 2001-08-27 05:19 PM

Beautiful write Mark, I'm so happy for you.

Throw your heart out in front of you
And run out to catch it.
ARAB PROVERB

Dee
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 2330
Queensland, Australia

33 posted 2001-08-27 11:13 PM

Mark, it is so good to read your work again. You do some amazing things with mere words

Dee

I wish you every happiness and may you always have the best of the good things in life. a brand

Rosebud1229
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since 2000-04-05

Posts 1813
North Carolina

34 posted 2001-08-27 11:26 PM

Mark your heart speaks volumes beautifully and artfully etched as well.

Martini
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 308
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

35 posted 2001-08-29 11:18 AM

Mark

I haven't been here for a while, and I saw this one when I finally returned. This is absolutely beautiful, I don't know what else to say. She is one very lucky girl, I can only hope that one I day I find someone who has that much happiness being with me that you have found with her.

Beautiful.

"In three words I can sum up everything I learned about life: It Goes On"
~Robert Frost

A Whisper's Caress
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since 2000-11-03

Posts 791
on the horizon of a fairytale

36 posted 2001-08-29 12:55 PM

Mark,

Your pen and heart speak volumes for Kris.

Beautiful write as always.

May your dreams always dance to the rhythm of a lover's heartbeat...

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