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just_another_fe
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since 2000-02-05
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0 posted 2000-04-04 01:25 AM


I'm curious what everyone thinks of this its my first poem that doesnt rhyme

As I sit upon the waters edge
I am reminded only of you.
The way the waves gently crash against the shore
making such a deep impact in the sand.
like the impact you have made on my life.
The way the water comes so far upon the shore
and then recedes back to the large body of water
like the way you get so involved in my life
and then recede back into the world, without me.
The noise of the waves crashing together,
sounding so perfect and peaceful
like when you tell me that you love me.
and the silence they make
like when you leave me here alone.
The way the sand slips through my fingers
so easy leaving my hands empty
like the way you are slowly slipping out of my life
leaving me here feeling empty, without your love
as I sit upon the waters edge.



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much that you refuse to
try new things. The
saddest summary of a
life contains three
descriptions:
could have,
might have,
and should have.
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[This message has been edited by Michael (edited 04-05-2000).]

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Dark_kisses_Within
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since 2000-03-21
Posts 680
Kansas
1 posted 2000-04-04 09:33 AM


Great work.  As I sat here and read that, I could feel the same things.  I know exactly how you feel in this poem about being left behind ect ect.
Thanx
Dark_kisses_within


 I do not love you for being perfect.....
I love you for being perfect for me!!

Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
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2 posted 2000-04-04 09:44 AM


Wonderful poem...  reminds me of the longing I feel when I sit alone at the ocean...  almost mystifying.

Michael

AVANTI
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 664
INDIA/MAHARASHTRA/PUNE
3 posted 2000-04-04 04:10 PM


well what can i say...
I sit upon the waters edge too...
so peaceful and still such an impact...
i liked it a lot...


 If all was light...then I would have never learnt the dark...from which such truth evolves
from which evolves the light...
Avanti Rao

Broken
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since 2000-03-12
Posts 271
The woods
4 posted 2000-04-05 04:18 PM


I often have moments like that myself. Loved your poem, very well written. ~Hug~  

 I bleed my feelings on a white sheet
I color the blank page red
It leaves me blodless
Pallid and stale
While the crimson pain thunder in my head
~Broken~

just_another_fe
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since 2000-02-05
Posts 483
MICHIGAN
5 posted 2000-04-05 04:26 PM


Thank you all. Im very curious as to what people think of this 1. ~hugz~
Jonas
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since 2000-03-03
Posts 796
Oregon
6 posted 2000-04-05 04:54 PM


This is very good! I love free verse, it gives you the freedom to express yourself more clearly, and many times more deeply, without the limitations that traditional rhyme forces upon you.



 "A poet is someone who is astonished by everything."
- anonymous

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
7 posted 2000-04-05 05:15 PM


I enjoyed the way you expressed your feelings by contrasting your love to the movements of the ocean.  James
HelenaJ
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since 2000-04-04
Posts 81
Kitchener, ont. Canada
8 posted 2000-04-05 07:39 PM


This was great. I often relate my feelings and self with the ocean. You have great descriptive talent.
Isis
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since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland
9 posted 2000-04-05 10:04 PM


Beautiful and as Michael said almost mystical, you've captured those feelings so well!!  I feel that way when I look at the water too, knowing it can seperate you from those you love etc.  Beautiful work, great for the first attempt with non rhyming!!  
                              

 There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self...
~Isis~
(Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit)



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