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Dream Of Linda (part 1 & 2)
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Dream Of Linda (part 1 & 2) |
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rascalx Senior Member
since 1999-08-25
Posts 590Florence, SC, USA 
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This is both a repost and a new entry combined. Last year, I met a young woman at work who absolutely took my breath away with her beauty. In the space of just a few hours of talking, we both realized that there was an incredible, almost overpowering chemistry between us and I saw within her a beauty just as amazing as her physical presence. But what may have otherwise been the beginning of an amazing relationship was no more than a brief magical moment as I had just ended a romance with someone and was not ready to "try again" and she was just beginning a serious relationship with someone and was unwilling to jeopardize it. So we walked away; and I went home and wrote "Dream of Linda". A week ago, we bumped into each other again and that same magical "butterflies-in-the-stomach" feeling overwhelmed us for the second time. And like before, we walked away. I wrote the second part that night. Hmmm... you think Someone is trying to tell us something? lol ____________________________________________________ Dream of Linda dream of Linda holding hands light touch, fingers kiss squeezes the warmth of my palm looking for her eyes hold me in their glow soft sparkle chestnut brown slight furrow of eyebrows a demure grin forming “What?” but she knows what I’m thinking as she breaks into a smile wind caught raven hair so beautiful toss her head to catch the breeze with her delicate face a moment captured she closes her eyes tracing her porcelain skin with my mind softly nuzzle her neck beneath an exquisite jawline long to kiss her cheekbones lost in my stare forget to look nonchalant as she opens her eyes a glance my way a musical laugh again says “What?” her arms surround me “I love you” caressing my face the smell of her skin slowly parting lips awaken my kiss dream of Linda… ---------------------------------------------------- Dream Of Linda (part 2) tantalizing beauty still takes my breath away caught up in the fantasy of yesterday’s today captive still by crystal eyes scent of jet black hair dizzy thoughts by dazzle smile my heart still wanders there as her flirty giggle grin hints at something more the way ahead still beckons from a love that came before [This message has been edited by rascalx (edited 08-19-2001).] |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
wow..both awesome JEFF..but the second, tho shorter, is my favorite..perhaps you should show these to linda, no? i'd be flattered if i were her..wouldnt matter the circumstances.. much feeling in these..great imagary.. hugs,  g~dgvarner/fallen rain~ |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Fantastic writing, and I agree - show her, show her! I do believe things happen for reason and if you bump into again, hold her and keep her this time, lol...these were filled with so much love and anticipation that I hope in Linda 3 you are at least having dinner! If you have but one true friend when you die you were truly blessed |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
very nicely done...and the prologue helps me as a reader put into perspective why the poem was written... I enjoyed..and believe it is in our power to change the situation we find ourselves in...in this case... you might find more than you even deamed of... |
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Decaflame Senior Member
since 2001-05-11
Posts 1635 |
If you "bump" into her a third time, I would say, hang on for the ride of your life.... |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
I would agree with Decaflame. . . the third time is the charm. . . I'd like to see the second one be as long as the first. . . just a request. . . ------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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rascalx Senior Member
since 1999-08-25
Posts 590Florence, SC, USA |
dgvarner, Thank you! The second part is my favorite too. I thought about showing these poems to Linda but since we've decided not to pursue this potential relationship any further at this time (for various reasons), I decided it might be inappropriate to "push" the matter. Mysteria, Decaflame, Hmmm..a third part? lol I'd love to believe there is going to be another time that we "bump" into each other but given the opposite directions our lives are going right now, I don't expect that to happen. Then again, I didn't expect "parts 1&2" to happen! lol Y'all have to understand that "sitting on the sidelines" while this is happening is very difficult for me as I am an impulsive person; but respecting her and I's "boundaries" is also very important. Cpat Hair, I'm glad you enjoyed the prologue! I only recently started including "introductions" to my poetry as I believed that saying too much at the outset would "turn off" the reader. But I have found that as it is important to me that the reader understand what I am trying to say, sometimes a "prologue" is necessary. Sven, Thank you; I'm still toying with expanding the second part. I tried making it longer when I originally wrote it; but at the time, the poem seemed "done" when I put my pen down. - Jeff |
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