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quatro
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0 posted 2003-05-21 06:09 PM


Agreements

I cried a river of tears
that led from me to you;
Then tried to chart a course
for my return I would ensue.

But the river became an ocean
and the distance between us grew;
yet, my little raft was unable
to navigate my return to you.

The further that I traveled
and with every new days' sail;
made me a little more able
to accept my life should I fail.

Alas, I reached an island
I charted somewhere in between;
And baptized it "Agreements"
that were made between you and me.

Its' a place of inner peace
that comes from just knowing
that the distance between us is joined
by friendship and inner growing.


Naome
~quatro
Copyright © September 2001

[This message has been edited by quatro (05-21-2003 06:24 PM).]

© Copyright 2003 Naome James - All Rights Reserved
icebox
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1 posted 2003-05-21 06:13 PM


It is funny, I began a poem this afternoon about "agreements."  Maybe you wrote it instead and I can move on.  *laugh*

Thank you for sharing this.

Sunshine
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2 posted 2003-05-21 06:23 PM



This is a !!

QjQ
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3 posted 2003-05-21 06:26 PM


great write and read!!!

A thought from a stranger is cherished,
A thought from a friend is treasured

El_Campeador
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4 posted 2003-05-21 06:52 PM


Maybe someday we can bridge the ocean... but until then we'd better be satisfied with the island.

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson

Balladeer
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5 posted 2003-05-21 07:28 PM


quatro....you have a lot of wisdom in these words....very nicely said
quatro
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6 posted 2003-05-22 12:37 PM


Icebox,
Hey thanks for reading.  My apolgies for writing your poem (haha)although I would really love to read your rendetion.

Sunshine,
Thanks for all your beams of light.

QjQ,
I'm always glad to read ya.

EC,
I'm so lucky I live on an island! Maybe oneday I will get that bridge.

Balladeer,
Thanks for reading.  You are an inspiration to me.

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