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Paul Wilson
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0 posted 2002-09-18 01:48 AM


Broken Promises
By Paul Wilson


Broken promises
shatter hearts
one by one
count them
all like
grains
of sand

Never promise
that which
you can’t give
broken hearts
the result
from
broken promises


~~~


Love’s Reward
By Paul Wilson


All that’s lost
can be found
hearts mend
to love
again

To share love
the true test
we pledge
our love
again



© Copyright 2002 Paul D. Wilson - All Rights Reserved
Suetang
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1 posted 2002-09-18 03:23 AM


Hello Paul

This was absolutely stunning.....I loved it!

Take care......Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

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2 posted 2002-09-18 04:26 AM


Sue~~ Thanks, Just an old gray haired man with nothing better to do tonight than ramble silly.I say tonight because it is now 3:25AM Wednesday.
Thanks for the kind words Sue...Paul

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3 posted 2002-09-18 11:55 AM


Never promise
that which
you can’t give..can you tell the world that?

I love it (^_~)

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4 posted 2002-09-18 11:59 AM


Paul,
Alot of truth, enjoyed the read.

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5 posted 2002-09-18 01:26 PM


and

(sigh) Oh Paul, these poems both are so wonderful, the first one is heartaching and made me cry as my heart goes out to all those who lose love because of broken promises but the second made me smile showing love can always make amends! (big hugggsssss) These are wonderful, sweet friend, I love them, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Paul, 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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6 posted 2002-09-18 01:28 PM


Paul, both of these are lovely. I enjoyed them very much. Chris

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

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7 posted 2002-09-18 09:18 PM


Paul, this gray haired lady loves to read your words.

Hugs, Marti


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with hands -- a mountain, a star, the power of the ocean.
There will come to you wisdom,

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8 posted 2002-09-18 10:09 PM


I thought for sure he was a poet... He's a rambler?? Wasn't that a Nash?.. Um.. Does that put me in the same category?...
BluesSerenade
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9 posted 2002-09-18 10:18 PM


Never promise
that which
you can’t give
broken hearts
the result
from
broken promises

Great message Paul, somehow love sustains itself, for what if we were to let it turn to ashes?  It's all in the keeping of one's soul where it learns acceptance and continues to thrive forevermore.

Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-09-18 11:37 PM


These are beautiful, Paul...
Do you always write so early in the morning?
I sometimes get up in the middle of the night and write poetry...
It must be a trait shared by all of us old grey haired people...
~ hugs from a grey haired chipmunk

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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11 posted 2002-09-27 08:10 PM


smitty-j...Thanks for the reply. I try to live by these words but sometimes fall short...Paul
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12 posted 2002-09-27 08:13 PM


Seymour...Thank you sir. Glad you liked it...Paul
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13 posted 2002-09-27 08:15 PM


Noah...So glad you enjoyed them. There is always hope for what we want, we just have to work at it with the ones we love...Paul
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14 posted 2002-09-27 08:16 PM


Chris...I'm really glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for the reply...Paul
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15 posted 2002-09-27 08:17 PM


Marti~Your sweet words put a smile on my face. Thank you so much...Paul
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16 posted 2002-09-27 08:26 PM


BluesSerenade~Thank you for the kind reply. Your words really say it in such a wonderful way, We should never let love die...Paul
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17 posted 2002-09-27 08:30 PM


Lyra~ Thank you for the sweet reply. I always write at night, because I work nights and when things get slow I just start writting.Any time you are up at night real late drop me a line if I am working I will gladly spend some late night hours talking to Madame Chipmunk...Paul
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