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Honeybunch
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0 posted 2004-02-14 03:38 PM


        The gifted, the wise, the pastors, the wives, the noblemen, preachers, and poor humble beings, turn feelings to words in attempts to describe the emotion of love if there such a thing be.  Not gifted or wise, no longer a wife, I stumble through love with the pen of my mind.

It’s lacking in substance and cannot be seen yet in the market it barters a give and take fee but the fee is a feeling exchanged for free so it could be construed as an invalid deal.  Too it is given with no earthly reward so the gold in our hearts must be ill gotten gains and the castles it builds are made out of air so, therefore, love’s castles are not meant to be.

It doesn’t have legs to cross the divide between mother earth and heavenly sky so it’s surely not love when we think we see stars.  If love is the greatest, who taught it to play sweet lilting music to which we all sway?  Its mission I’ll say but then won’t deny it, is to find that “something” that’s missing inside us but whichever, however, it destructs if ignored and, therefore, must be as if it was not.

What is love?  It’s a thought, an idea, a wishing to be, a prayer, a hope, and the longing in me, but if it knocked on my door, would I even know?  Would you?  But it seems not to matter in this busy world of fools that keeps us ever searching for something we won’t use!

Helen


© Copyright 2004 Helen - All Rights Reserved
Grover
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1 posted 2004-02-14 04:23 PM


Very nice write! Grover.
icebox
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2 posted 2004-02-14 04:54 PM


In addition to being the strongest single force in our awareness, it also is the soul's tribute to chemistry...



Well done!

Honeybunch
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3 posted 2004-02-14 05:15 PM


Thanks Grover and Icebox for the read.  Yes, the soul - if we only knew what it really can do if given half a chance.  We'd be amazed.
Martie
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4 posted 2004-02-14 07:52 PM


Helen

I enjoyed the format of this...and the internal rhythm and ryme was so well done, along with the message.  Thank you!

Honeybunch
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5 posted 2004-02-15 11:33 AM


Hi, Martie!  Rhyme from other times - the Rhythm I guess must be my own!  Thanks for the read.  Take care!
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