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icebox
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in the shadows

0 posted 2004-12-10 10:33 AM

Bring me an ocean
that flows from Virginia,
to wash out the memories
from a way long ago;
don't tell me I'm selfish
to long for amnesia,
I'm watching the waves break
just to see where they go.

I am an old man,
still full of lightning,
when I sleep
all the old fires
burn as hot as before;
you can tell me it's madness
to dream of the young man,
carrying death
to the enemy's door.

Last night after dinner
my daughter said sadly,
"I hate when the talk stops
before the story begins."
She whined, "You're enigmatic,
and I think it's so unfair."
She's too young to grasp
how deep I buried my sins.

Yeah, bring me an ocean
that flows from Virginia,
let it ferry me off
on an Avalon tide.
How long do I carry
these questions of honor?
I lived too many times
when I should have died.

©2004 by icebox

passing shadows
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displaced

1 posted 2004-12-10 10:35 AM

RSWells
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2 posted 2004-12-10 10:53 AM

For some reason the song, by John Prine, "Angel From Montgomery" lept into my head while reading the first stanza;

"Make me an angel that flies from montgomry
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go"

I've a head full of tales I'd not yet share with my children either. And dangerously my notion of the young man carries into waking hours.

The more I read you the more I'm convinced you'd not run from anything...even the sea (and if it seems to be following you it's the global warming).

Well done. Write on, these inner feelings will unlock as you go.

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2004-12-10 11:06 AM

This is basically addressed to both RSW and you, Sir...

Some things need to be shared...don't leave your children wondering. As a child whose parents are gone, there are things I will never learn, now...and as an adult, there are some things of my life that my daughters should know...because somehow, even the worst of things fulfills the circle of who we are.

I know I'm speaking to the choir, but all of what you have been through, respectively, is what made you who you are now...and that should be celebrated...

it is not braggadocio - and perhaps even as in my own, nothing to be proud of in some respects...but it will give them an insight to you that will give them much to consider as they continue to work on their lives...

and now, I shall step down off my soapbox, and thank you both for the poem, and the insight...

Gentle Spirit
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4 posted 2004-12-10 11:11 AM

ah this just makes me smile much...

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

5 posted 2004-12-10 12:04 PM

"Yeah, bring me an ocean
that flows from Virginia,
let it ferry me off
on an Avalon tide."

My life is an open book with my now grown children...always has been.

Still, there are times ...
Yes, I would love to sail off to Avalon
on an ocean tide...may I come along?

Enjoyed the read sir.
Heart Hugs.

~ Let peace begin with me... ~

Martie

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6 posted 2004-12-10 12:39 PM

icebox

Many times I'm not sure how to reply to your poetry, it is so honest and I can see that it comes from a place that is difficult to reach with words. I'm glad you were able to write this one!

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

7 posted 2004-12-10 01:22 PM

icebox
A remarkable write, always enjoy reading your thoughts.

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