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arthur
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0 posted 2001-10-01 11:49 AM




Forget me not

Existence is without sense or reason,
Little replicating things of clay.
We have our brief time and season,
Born ,exist and then decay.
A few in passing make some mark.
But most are of little sway.
Like the early morning lark,
Sing briefly then drift away.

Morn if you would forget me not.
And sing my songs!
Less my voice be soon forgot,
And eternity be overlong.

Arthur

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1 posted 2001-10-01 12:00 PM


Good stuff Michael!  I believe we would all like to leave our mark in some small way.  Even if it's for our smile...or being a good friend to someone...but, we will all live on in the hearts and memories of those lives we have touched.  
Good write, enjoyed!
~Hugs across the pond, Nancy~


~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me.~
  

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2 posted 2001-10-01 12:07 PM


Arthur~

'A few in passing make some mark.
But most are of little sway.
Like the early morning lark,
Sing briefly then drift away.'



Oh, my friend~

If the sparrow
sang but for me
I would note his falling
from the tree

And in his song
at break of day
I would have noted
his gentle sway

Which would mean
his song of love
Would drift back to me
on songs from above

Each of us
leaves great the mark
Upon the songs
in loved one's heart

No little sway
upon the wind
That came to blow
through the heart of this friend~

~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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3 posted 2001-10-01 12:32 PM


When I look at a forget-me-not flower, I will remember you.
And Marge's response is 100% from me too.

arthur
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4 posted 2001-10-01 03:12 PM


marge
thats what larks do
they climb higher and higher
nearer and nearer to heaven
and then they do sort of drift away
any way i picked up an idea for a poem from your post so
ta
as we say

sunshinemist
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5 posted 2001-10-01 05:52 PM


Arthur,

Morn if you would forget me not.
And sing my songs!
Less my voice be soon forgot,
And eternity be overlong.

Loved this ending! Very lovely poem. Enjoyed!   ~Marie~

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Deep in the heart
6 posted 2001-10-01 06:08 PM


Wonderful piece.  I enjoyed the read
Tennessee Angel
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7 posted 2001-10-01 07:15 PM


Oooh, I really like this one.  
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Less my voice be soon forgot..
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That's my favorite line.  Loved this one.  

Tracey
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8 posted 2001-10-01 09:54 PM


Ah Arthur, I don't think your voice will be soon forgot. Another lovely write my friend

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

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