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BluesSerenade
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0 posted 2003-02-08 09:01 PM




The sound of music that once rang in my ears
and kept time with my heart
drowning sweet sorrows
that brought me to tears.

Oh the moon on my river
doesn't shine like before
a tired song out of tune
that no longer endures.

A many splendored thing
slipped into a jacket
a worn out recording
wrapped in cold vinyl lining.

The rhythm and blues
I so willingly danced to
until the tables had turned
and the lights had gone out.

Like a record that's scratched
or a CD that's cracked
when the tape is unwound
there's no playing it back.

How soon we forget
the refrains that wane
turned down in the back ground
into the silence they fade.

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Enchantress
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1 posted 2003-02-08 09:06 PM


"How soon we forget
the refrains that wane
turned down in the back ground
into the silence they fade."


Wonderful write Lori...
and I LOVE the new pic!
~Hugs~

~ Trace my body with your words..
And in doing so, you touch my heart. ~

Martie
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2 posted 2003-02-08 09:49 PM


Lori...some things are gone, the music just a memory, but there is always a new song on the charts, with just the right sound for a new start.  I hope this is true for this sadness of you.  
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3 posted 2003-02-08 09:49 PM


'Oh the moon on my river
doesn't shine like before
a tired song out of tune
that no longer endures.

A many splendored thing
slipped into a jacket
a worn out recording
wrapped in cold vinyl lining.'

Sometimes background music is what you remember.  Good write!

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4 posted 2003-02-08 09:55 PM


Blues - Now this is truly written with memories that won't fade over time. Hopefully the happy times out weigh the opposite. Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....
                  
                       -Emily Dickinson

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5 posted 2003-02-08 10:10 PM


Lori, you write the most beautiful, but sad love poems. They really touch my heart. Maybe it's because I've felt these feelings in my life, in the past.  
I hope that one day you will find the love that you deserve. You're a very sweet and special person....


BTW, I love the new picture.

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~  
                  

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6 posted 2003-02-08 11:16 PM




(big huggsssssssss) Oh Lori, this is so very sad, sweet friend, I wish these refrains will start a crescendo again and only get more harmonious as the volume grows! (sigh) This is heartfelt, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lori, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Ericc
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7 posted 2003-02-08 11:20 PM


This is very poingent.
And very beautiful.

Once a sound is made...it never ends,
it only grows more and more subtle,
just waiting for the right heart to hear.
Love,
Eric

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8 posted 2003-02-08 11:30 PM


"The sound of music that once rang in my ears, and kept time with my heart drowning sweet sorrows that brought me to tears."
How beautiful.  How can such a lovely lady with such a sweet smile write such sad poetry?  I do hope it is fictional and not from the heart.  I wish you the best because anyone who writes with such sensitivity has to be a nice person.  Barb

BluesSerenade
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9 posted 2003-02-08 11:49 PM


Thanks for all your nice comments everyone.
This was a work in progress that I started long ago.

There comes a time to turn the page,
and so it goes.

Not sad, not to worry~

Warm hugs all around~

[This message has been edited by BluesSerenade (02-09-2003 12:06 AM).]

passing shadows
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10 posted 2003-02-09 02:09 AM


how soon we forget...
ctowen
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11 posted 2003-02-09 11:23 AM


Such words, such meaning ....
   has left me "mooning".

   (like the new pic)  *S

ThisDiamond
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12 posted 2003-02-09 11:37 AM


So striking against such a beautiful background...somehow I think, that once these classics commit to our souls, they are immortal...even as the vinyl might fade, and scratch or unwind in a new melody.
Nice write. ThisDiamond

Kethry
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13 posted 2003-02-09 02:05 PM


BluesSerenade,
I don't think the haunting refrains ever really leave, they just hang around waiting to become elevator music. lol. A beautiful poem to match the beautiful music.
Kethry

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



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14 posted 2003-02-09 02:22 PM


Expressed perfectly....I think all of our
rivers share the same moon at times.  
Particularly when the waters have flowed
many a day...

Like the new pic too....

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15 posted 2003-02-09 02:36 PM


Loved this playback.
I could hear that tune in the background, the sadness of it surrounded my reverie.

But wow, what a great picture! It brought me right back to how beautiful a Carpe diem attitude can be.

Bill Charles
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16 posted 2003-02-09 04:38 PM


BluesSerenade - moon on the river, magical are the moonbeams to see, as they reflect...

BC

BluesSerenade
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17 posted 2003-02-09 04:40 PM


Dixie~  I don't know that we ever forget,
but somewhere along the way we lose the meaning.    Thank you~

Craig~ You make me smile, mooning eh?
watch out now!  Thank you for reading

TD~ I almost used the word 'classics"
they are as old as time, tired and true
But I'm sick of em already!   hehehe....

Kethry!!!!!!!!!  Waiting to become elevator music, oh that's good~~
Can you imagine if you wrote a song and heard it on you're way up?
I guess that would bring you down real fast!  Better to fade I say.
Thank you for making me laugh...

Barry~ Yes,  we all share the same moon, but does it's reflection give off the same light?  I suppose it depends on the cloud cover.  It's so nice to see your name here.
Thank you kind sir~

Kacy~ Living in the moment is a lot easier than trying to make sense of the past.  Kay Sera is my all time favorite.  
  Thanks for your great reply.

BluesSerenade
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18 posted 2003-02-09 04:51 PM


Hey BC~ I didn't see you there...
The refelction is very pretty when the moon shines bright,
I guess that's what I miss most of all.  

How does that song go?

Oh dream maker
you heart breaker
where ever you're going
I'm going your way...

[This message has been edited by BluesSerenade (02-09-2003 04:52 PM).]

vandana
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19 posted 2003-02-09 05:31 PM


enjoyed
BluesSerenade
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20 posted 2003-02-09 09:56 PM


Thank you Vandana~  
I appreciate you taking the time to tell me so.

inkedgoddess
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21 posted 2003-02-10 10:45 PM


you portrayed the sadness and the beauty all at once with an open heart
what happened to the platinum bombshell blonde in the last picture?
this is a little more golden, but nice ,
i usually tone down a bit for the winter too, but summer, look out,

Aimster
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22 posted 2003-02-10 11:31 PM


Lori,
beautiful writing as always from your
pen and heart. this is a remarkable
piece, showing the depths of your heart.The

"rhythm and blues
I so willingly danced to
until the tables had turned
and the lights had gone out.

Like a record that's scratched
or a CD that's cracked
when the tape is unwound
there's no playing it back."

i know this feeling very well. there
are just some things that we can go back
to. stunning write, i enjoyed it very much!

take care.
amy

"love is like a butterfly--
if you chase it,
it will surely fly away,instead
hold it close and watch it grow into
something beautiful"
~me~

Aenimal
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23 posted 2003-02-11 12:41 PM


speechless.........
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