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John Yaws
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since 1999-10-09
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0 posted 2002-04-22 11:58 AM


The rain against my window-
Is a melancholy sound…
My book is growing boring,
And the one escape I’ve found-

Is take out a pad and pencil-
Put on the coffee pot,
Then let my mind soar backward
To the places I am not.

I think of Army barracks-
Over thirty years ago…
The muggy heat of jungles,
Of the mountains capped with snow.

Hari Krishna’s chanting-
At the airport in LA…
While comrades, dear, were dying-
More than half a world away.

I recall the coffee brewing-
On an Arizona morn…
Feeding horses, then we’d saddle-
Long before the sun was born.

The years out on the highway,
I knew they could not last.
Searching for some Holy Grail
And running from my past.

Heartbreaks, grief an anger-
Were what I left behind-
Mere mortals never can compete-
With visions of the mind.

Loneliness, and aging-
I guess go hand in hand.
For every dreamer that I know-
Wound up a lonely man.

Too late to change our courses-
No matter how we scheme,
So, I suppose our portion,
Is to live on in our dreams.

[This message has been edited by Gunslinger (04-22-2002 12:01 PM).]

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devina
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1 posted 2002-04-22 06:08 PM


Live on in your dreams dear sir...but don't stand on the bank of the river of life for long...it flows and begs to be joined!!

Missed reading your words my friend...

Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...



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2 posted 2002-04-22 07:02 PM


Gunslinger - Ahh, but what would the world be without dreamers? Enjoyed. Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

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3 posted 2002-04-22 07:45 PM




(sigh) Yes, yes, always hold your dreams close and let yourself always sojourn into them, but also always work to make them come true and embrace the world with a rejuvenated smile! (big hugggssssss) This is a very honest and powerful piece, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet John, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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