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Kitty**
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since 1999-07-27
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Charlottesville,VA USA

0 posted 2002-08-29 07:52 PM



No Reprieve

Upon foreign sod she trods,
her heart is heavy laden.
Betrothed by time, claimed
by none, this gentle and fair maiden.

She treads alone, on new soil
unfamiliar with worldly ways.
Bitter lessons stalk her heels,
And within her being, stays.

Her past is left in shadows,
Her future yet untold.
Faltering footsteps placed upon
A land barren and cold.

Un relinquished love has she.
It lies as a smoldering fire.
Save but one, there is no other,
that can quench her souls desire.

She rejoices not, from her life,
her love is not returned.
Each new day brings heartache,
and again her love is spurned.

Darkness lies within her soul,
in despair she bows her head.
And dainty footsteps are all that's found,
upon the cliffs raw edge.

* That which gives light, must endure burning *

© Copyright 2002 Kitty Sandridge - All Rights Reserved
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450
Oregon
1 posted 2002-08-29 07:58 PM


Yes, there seems to be no reprieve. You've woven this well, the pain is powerfully shown, the ache too greatly grown. This reader felt the hurt vividly.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Paul Wilson
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2 posted 2002-08-29 08:00 PM


Hi Kitty... This is the first poem of your's that I have read and I must say it was both sad and touching. I enjoyed it very much & will look forward to reading more from you...Paul
nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29
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3 posted 2002-08-29 08:02 PM


Kitty..I wrote one like this once and now again I am feeling the same, but I will let your words speak for me, too.

*s
M

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