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Gentle Spirit
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0 posted 2002-08-13 08:06 PM





Time    (wondering again...)


Sometimes time stops       for just a moment
and then the moment is gone
then we dream about tomorrow
and the coming of the  dawn.
Sometimes time             is but a memory
that comes knocking at your door
it slips into the realms of yesterday
because time holds so much more.

Time can be our worst enemy
or it can often be our best friend
it can soften the blows of life
and give a heart        the gift of mend.
Is time considered eternity,
and if so how long will it last?
Is time a measure of tomorrow
does it hold truths    born of the  past?

I believe time can be a mystery
an adventure of life to play
time can be so many things
but sometimes time begins......today.....



(Inspired by Tears From The Sky by Professor Gloom.)


somebody tell me, please help me....
understand.......(as sung by Trace Adkins)

{on the wings of words are spirits fly...and our souls are free~me


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1 posted 2002-08-13 08:08 PM




(sigh) Yes, I believe time can indeed be our best friend always if we let it be today and not worry about the tomorrows that still remain beyond presents reach! (kiss on cheek) This is pure wisdom, sweet friend, your words always make me smile and inspire me, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Donna, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

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2 posted 2002-08-13 08:11 PM


Today can bring a new life,  and a better
tomorrow.....such a mystery time truly is.
And we need to take advantage of every
second of it....

Beautiful Poem.....

Gentle Spirit
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3 posted 2002-08-13 08:19 PM


Noah and Magnus, thank you both very much.
There is an old saying that I tend to agree with, and it goes something like this.....

Live for today,
dream of tomorrow,
and learn eternal truths from the past......

I believe this to be true.  Thanks again,
and big hugs to both of you.  

somebody tell me, please help me....
understand.......(as sung by Trace Adkins)

{on the wings of words are spirits fly...and our souls are free~me

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4 posted 2002-08-13 08:20 PM



First of all, thank you for the credit you gave Prof. Gloom.  He is a remarkable poet, and often inspires me.  Next, thank you for this beautiful poem.  It is very soft, very tender, you have spaced it out in its phrasing, and it lightly floats down the page, in a soft whisper...

it is simply beautiful...

Gentle Spirit
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5 posted 2002-08-13 08:25 PM


Sunshine, and you my dear are
simply wonderful.
  The last line of Professor Glooms poem got me thinking about time in general and how it passes, sometimes seeming to be slow, and other times seeming to just fly by and I found myself jotting my thoughts down and finally....my muse let me write again.......*s*

somebody tell me, please help me....
understand.......(as sung by Trace Adkins)

{on the wings of words are spirits fly...and our souls are free~me

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6 posted 2002-08-13 09:26 PM


GentleSpirit~

'sometimes time begins......today.....'

Such lovely thoughts ..~
*Hugs* to you gal~
~*Marge*~

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7 posted 2002-08-13 09:32 PM


Beautiful and oh so true thoughts here Donna.
Lovely...perfectly lovely.
~Hugs sweet poetess~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Gentle Spirit
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8 posted 2002-08-14 06:03 AM


Marge, thanks much for stopping by.  My mind went a wandering again last night, thanks for wandering with me.

Nancy, your such a doll.  I am pleased that you enjoyed this and am glad that you share you gift here with us at Passions.  Hugs hon.

somebody tell me, please help me....
understand.......(as sung by Trace Adkins)

{on the wings of words are spirits fly...and our souls are free~me

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9 posted 2002-08-14 08:22 AM


Very lovely,
No greater honor than to have such as this
Inspired from my humble words.

Gloom

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10 posted 2002-08-14 10:41 AM


Donna

Time is not easy to write about...she is fickle yet steady, and as individual as the people that experience her.  Wonderful and thoughtfilled poem.  I especially liked, the line, "but sometimes time begins......today....."

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11 posted 2002-08-14 11:35 AM


TIME~

a wonderful word, right? with so many meanings and emotions....you are lovely sweet lady....love you....


Lauren~

The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind pretend I am weightless and in this moment I am happy

Gentle Spirit
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12 posted 2002-08-15 06:56 AM


Gloom, again, thank you.

Martie, I just love your replies because you give me your thoughts and I just love the way your mind works.  You have this wisdom thingy going on.  Your a jewel, thank you.

Lauren girl, yes TIME can be so many things.  I thank you for the thoughts you left me with the other day which ended up being part of the reason why I wrote this also, and thank you for the you in this reply also.  

somebody tell me, please help me....
understand.......(as sung by Trace Adkins)

{on the wings of words are spirits fly...and our souls are free~me

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13 posted 2002-08-15 08:31 AM


I believe time can be a mystery
an adventure of life to play
time can be so many things
but sometimes time begins......today.....
Very well thought out verse and flow in this
with much truths held.  

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14 posted 2002-08-27 04:09 AM



Gentle Spirit-
Truly lovely thoughts you've penned here.
Nicely done.
Hugs,
~Vicky

"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

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15 posted 2002-09-13 06:39 AM


Very thought provoking and lovely write as I have come to expect when I read your words.  Hugs.
Kit McCallum
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16 posted 2002-09-13 07:34 AM


What a wonderful piece to get me pondering this morning Donna. I loved your thoughts in this, much to think about. Thank you for a great way start to my day.

Best wishes,
/Kit

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17 posted 2002-09-13 08:58 AM


This is a topic I often wonder with. What does it mean, and is it even real?
Very well done, Donna.
Sandra

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18 posted 2002-09-13 10:08 AM


Loved the spirit of this and also the pauses.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



Earth Angel
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19 posted 2002-09-13 10:38 AM


"Is time considered eternity,
and if so how long will it last?"

... and "how long will it last?"---Time only knows!

Since the beginning of time, man has thought upon this. But you have expressed it so eloquently.

Earth Angel

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20 posted 2002-09-13 10:48 AM


Gentle Spirit
A lovely write on the mystery of time, enjoyed

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21 posted 2002-09-13 11:11 AM


YES!

I love it!

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

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22 posted 2002-09-14 05:02 PM


Gentle Spirit - very true of what you write. Time can start right now, for those that wish it to...

BC

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23 posted 2002-09-14 11:31 PM


This is lovely, Gentle Spirit.
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24 posted 2002-09-15 01:21 AM



"I believe time can be a mystery
an adventure of life to play
time can be so many things
but sometimes time begins......today....."

Indeed, it does.  A wonderful poem

Take care,
Melissa~

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

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