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To Be In Your Arms Again
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To Be In Your Arms Again |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding 
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So they look at me and think I’m lucky And how perfect my life must be In my garage sit two shiny sports cars On the driveway the Mazda makes three My closets hold designer clothing In the box the jewellery does glow I’ll drink a fifty dollar bottle of wine But there’s something I think they should know For what are all of these trappings When the heart is bereft of a soul For once my life was much richer than now But that was before you let go The days when I had to count pennies Before I could go down to the pub But money really meant nothing For I had you, my sweet love Sometimes my car would run out of gas Cause I hadn’t the price of a fill But none of all of that mattered When my heart just couldn’t sit still Do you know that I’d trade all my barrels of gold To be seduced once again by your charms Do you know that I’d go back to nothing To once more be wrapped in your arms If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Do you know that I’d go back to nothing To once more be wrapped in your arms These ending lines really touch the soul. Beautiful Tracey! Maree  |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Well, I don't have that many cars but the one I do have is a Miata...and I know exactly from where it is you write. I'd go back to foodstamps to be with her. Silly as it sounds, it was fun then. |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
Dark Angel-thank you. Glad I touched your soul. He touched mine very deeply Duncan-I love those Miata's. One of my cars is a Lotus Elan-the Miata apparently was based on it. And the foodstamp thing does not sound silly. That is exactly where I was writing from. I'd give up everything I have today, to go back to those days If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Hey girl, just send those extra wheels up here to me, I go through wheel bearings and axles like most people go through cookies and milk. But of course, it is true, that love is what really counts. "All that glitters..." you know the rest. Thanks for the good read, Tracey. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Ouch, this one hurts. Money is nice, but it does nothing to ease your loneliness or keep you warm at night. Very well written. All writing comes |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
Midnitesun-you probably wouldn't want those extra wheels, they're pretty temperamental. Lets say I get my moneys worth from CAA (or AAA in the States) As for the "all that glitters" it is so very true. Actually, if I'd thought of that proverb, I'd probably have included it in the poem.Lone Wolf-yes, it hurt as I wrote it. I'd never actually put it into that context until I wrote the poem. If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Reminds me of the time I had bought a new sport car and shortly thereafter I lost my girlfriend and the car didn't seem so shiny any more...I remember when we went to the drive in and put a big heart on the dash with nail polish...James |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
I know the feeling. You can't buy love. But If we could we'd buy some time to be be with the one we love. It's funny for me to go back and think when we (My hubby and I) first met. I couldn't afford an air conditioner in my Van. (It Quit on me) And this man saw how my children and I were baking in 98 degree weather. My Mom kept pushing me to go see him cause he'd help me. I was too proud to show up at his shop cause I couldn't pay to have it fixed. She made me go....(She knew him for 5 years) and I married the AC Man! LOL! He was so kind to help me that I now owe him the rest of my life! My Mom takes all the credit as cupid of course. Even though my situation was opposite, Your poem brought back that time of my life when I was too proud (and poor)to see that there might be love around the corner. I hope for you too Tracey...even though you aren't in dire straits, everyone needs love. Hugs to you! Sincerely, Regina |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
why is it that we're always happier when we have nothing?? this is the question that will never really have an answer. . . great job here, it speaks to me. . . --------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Tracey - this is beautiful, and so well written. Thank you for sharing these thoughts... BC |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
Tracey, Right on girl!!! Love is worth more than all the money and riches in the world. I loved this!! Excellent poem...I am looking forward to reading more from you!! Take care. Amy "I could kiss you in |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
James-you put nail polish on the dashboard of your new car??!!! Must have been true love Regina-that is just such a beautiful story. Love is found in the strangest places isn't it? I'm so glad for you that you found the man of your dreams. Thanks for the hugs, and my optimistic soul does believe there will be another true love for me Sven-yes, it is a question that I ponder too. Glad my piece spoke to you Bill-thank you for the kind words Aimster-thank you for the lovely words of praise If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Tracey, I know just what you mean, you said it, I would give up anything for the moments that are impossible to recapture. (I don't have much to give up though, and no one wants it anyway) Sandra |
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