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Honeybunch
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since 2001-12-29
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0 posted 2004-02-27 06:40 PM


I hear the rumble, roar, of pain
as anguish streaks across the sky
and then the rain falls down to ground
to flood the earth with memories.

And I would imitate your ways
alone one night to clear my mind
and flood the floor of my abode
with water from my soul’s heartache.

Instead I turn to look and learn
to see, to hear, to feel the fear
thick and dark and heavy, hard,
within, around, above, below.

And so I know the sight, sound, taste,
but I can’t move to left or right
until one night, perhaps tonight,
the wall of knowledge cracks and breaks.  

Contained within fear overcomes
the will to hope of knowing love
and as the rain clears dust from earth  
so too one day death brings relief.

Alone tonight I hear the rain,
the rumble and the roar of pain!

Helen  


© Copyright 2004 Helen - All Rights Reserved
chinadude89
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since 2004-02-03
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1 posted 2004-02-27 06:45 PM


very nice write!

Phil
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Martie
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2 posted 2004-02-27 06:57 PM


Helen

You paint such beauty into the ache of life, or is it you paint such ache into the beauty of life....either way, you are a marvelous poet!

Grover
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since 2004-01-27
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3 posted 2004-02-27 07:41 PM


Beautiful, smooth flowing... excellent images! Grover.
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4 posted 2004-02-27 08:18 PM


this does hurt, but, you written it so well
Honeybunch
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5 posted 2004-02-27 11:19 PM


Thank you all for reading and for commenting.  When we ache, we can't see the beauty of life but nothing lasts forever and I'm wondering now whether that includes the beauty of life.  Maybe that is the only permanent thing and for that I give thanks in spite of the rain and the pain.
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