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Neeraja
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since 2002-06-22
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0 posted 2002-07-10 12:43 PM




My dreams are so alive

in the shadow of the night

but inaccessible

in the light

of the new day

they say… it’s always darkest

before dawn…

For me it feels just the opposite

to start another day

without you…

I can hardly wait

for the night again

so I can dream you

while you’re gone…





© Copyright 2002 Neeraja Wittebrood - All Rights Reserved
Sunshine
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1 posted 2002-07-10 02:00 PM



Your poetry is very real, Neeraja...
I want your happiness for you, and yet,
will we miss your poetry when you are?

MidnightSon
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since 2002-05-15
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between the gutter & the stars
2 posted 2002-07-10 02:42 PM


a clever spin on the cliche....i like doing that too.

thought of elton after this one.
"mona lisa's and mad hatters,
sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
turn around and say good morning to the night."

it's our struggle for identity that leaves us all unknown

[This message has been edited by MidnightSon (07-10-2002 02:43 PM).]

Neeraja
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since 2002-06-22
Posts 812
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3 posted 2002-07-10 03:22 PM


My writing helps me to be in peace with the way my life goes, it's ok... smile... no one is always happy... happiness is just an interval between two periods of unhappiness.
My poems are a connection between those periods.

I will always write... I love words... and the magic beyond the words...

Thank you Sunshine for your sweet words... and thank you MidnightSon for your lines of poetry...

Love, Light and Happiness!

Neeraja

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4 posted 2002-07-10 10:22 PM




(smiles) Oh Neeraja, I love this, sweet friend, yes, always keep dreaming and hold your dreams close for they will come true soon for certain! (sigh) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Neeraja, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

the_loner_23
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since 2002-06-08
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
5 posted 2002-07-10 10:23 PM


I like the realness of this poem.

Cold hands means a warm heart

Goodknight
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since 2002-06-15
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Ohio, USA
6 posted 2002-07-11 12:11 PM


well written poetry that shows us the rality of some of the night shadows - thanks - Paul
Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945
Texas, USA
7 posted 2002-07-11 12:18 PM


"so I can dream you while you're gone"-lovely, simply lovely.

Nan(Pilgrim variety)

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296
Michigan
8 posted 2002-07-11 12:22 PM


This is so beautifully expressed, Neeraja...
I'm so glad that you still have your dreams and I hope they never turn into nightmares...
~ dream hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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