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Honeybunch
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0 posted 2004-07-06 09:54 AM


Where once a flame
now ash remains
a symbol of the past
burnt and dead
laid to rest
in grates of every heart.

Where once the light
now darkest night
a symbol of daydreams  
annihilated by  
the power of nightmares.  

Where once was love
now only doves
a symbol of true flight
unachieved,
out of reach,  
by land bound human beings.  

“Where once” as memory
excites internal energy
and implants within a body
the element of hope.    

Where once was hope;
there’s always hope,
on wave lengths of a brain
flying high and higher
into realms of fantasy.

Where once was fantasy
there’s only now reality
a symbol of what once appeared
before it disappeared.    

Where once was reality
there’ll only be a “me”
a symbol or a fantasy  
of past daydreams and love
and hopefully a memory
to excite your energy!


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passing shadows
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1 posted 2004-07-06 12:27 PM


nice ending
I like the positive outlook

Ericc
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2 posted 2004-07-06 12:53 PM


Powerful writing.

Eric

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3 posted 2004-07-06 03:21 PM


Helen~
It is always such a pleasure to read your poetic thoughts~
This is beautifully done~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
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South Africa
4 posted 2004-07-06 04:42 PM


Thank you Dixie, Eric, and Marge.  I do appreciate you taking the time to comment.
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