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Journey Through the Mists
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Journey Through the Mists |
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Canuckster Member
since 2002-01-09
Posts 285New Mexico, USA 
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Journey Through the Mists There’s a place I go Where, even I do not know When life cascades My glass is full About to slip from my control No place of faith this (Though faith’s place exists) Where resides a small boy Who for years comforted me With fairy tales Reality here was what you make And my friend would take The jumble round me Mold it to my fantasy And tell me it was so Then came a day I went for an extended stay I searched but he was gone Not gone but hidden And fantasy turned to pain Search party formed Led by others trained To blaze the path To find that little boy They had a map, but not success I returned on my own Repeatedly to search But more to grieve The loss of my friend Who came no more I returned not always to search But to deny This place which I surrounded And encircled me Until denial died I returned not always to search But to bargain With him whom was hidden there And wondered when no reply came Until bargain died I returned not always to search But to rage Reasoning it would be better To never have come Until rage died Then came the day I returned to accept …and from the grass Stepped my little boy To see what I would do No words No motions No deals No pacts No more I turned to walk away Knowing I’d not return again But no matter …… He follows me Where once I went to him He comes to me And my reality has become His fantasy © 3/21/00 Bart Breen http://www.postpoems.com/members/canuckster/ never try to teach a pig to sing |
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JBaker515
since 2001-02-28
Posts 458Dartmouth College |
Bart, this was much enjoyed by me. Very good job. |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) Oh Bart, this is so very sad, I hope now you have found the child in your heart and forever hold it dear with nurturing! (sigh) May you forever hold your dreams close with joy, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Bart, thank you for sharing!   May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Canuckster, A very good write, lets try another boost. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Great writing here Bart! Much enjoyed. ~Hugs, Nancy~ ~Love, like magic, depends on believing.~ |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Well done, Bart...I think everyone has an inner child....but some of our inner children don't like to stay hidden.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Your hidden child must have been a great comfort to you when times were rough. And now that things are better(yes?) he wants to hang with you again, and have some fun. |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
fine poetry. enjoyed the write. Nothing wrong with a little fantasy. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Life is a cyclical mist, isn't it? We follow our dreams - They follow us... We become engulfed in them... We learn from them.. We fail.. We succeed... We write... I'm surely glad you do...  |
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