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To Have Loved And Lost
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To Have Loved And Lost |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced 
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To Have Loved And Lost ...so... life went on without you today and I didn't smile very much but more than I did yesterday tomorrow I'll be more in touch with a happiness without you still each day the pain will fade I'll smile even if not my will and I'll no longer be afraid. I'll soon find who I used to be while I was still in love with you and owned the spirit gifted me ere you showed your colors true, when I had the faith of child and the bliss of ignorance every day and night I smiled so full of great suspense. I'm reaching for the stars I had and held within my eyes before my heart grew ironclad in the middle of our demise; the pieces of me upward tossed I'll reconstruct them when they fall ...yes... better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.  |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
 Oh Dixie... YES!  |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Dixie, I think you are right, but sometimes question it a teensy weensy bit. I guess it depends on who or what was loved and lost! Your writing is wonderful as always! I really liked the part where one could throw the pieces up in the air! Enjoyed. "the pieces of me upward tossed I'll reconstruct them when they fall ...yes... better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all." |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Dixie, I relate to your words more than I could ever express - a powerful lament onto acceptance, especially the last 2 stanzas....And I love the picture. Melissa~ Intellectually I know that Canada is no better than any other country. Emotionally I KNOW that Canada is the best country in the world! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
"better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all." Dixie - I think we all have to know love at least once in our lives but we can't ever lose it. We may lose the object of that love but not the love itself and somehow I find that thought rather comforting. I hope you do to. Enjoyed your write and picture! |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
Dixie, this is lovely, hopeful, and strong. I appreciate the insight into the depths of heart you pen. I'm blinking back tears, thinking of what we learn about self and growth after the rose colored glassed are abandoned. It's difficult to see the entire picture of a mosaic in the midst of broken pieces. You did this so beautifully. ~ Klassy |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"...so... life went on without you today and I didn't smile very much but more than I did yesterday" Excellent! You describe your feelings so well. |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Applause...Applause!! Loved this, TD |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
passing, Super write  |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Honestly, that is the way I feel about a certain someone right now. a poet who cares |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
A fantastic write, Dixie. But, sometimes, I am not so sure about the "better to loved and lost, than to never have loved at all". |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Well... "...yes... better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all." I have nothing but deep abiding respect for you, and always I find your poetry to be one of the bright moments of my days, but on this one concept I think we have to agreed to disagree. Maybe I have just become jaded with age.  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
How very lovely. *S* Some loves are worth anything and everything... and if we're lucky enough to ever know such a love, we know we're better for the knowing... no matter how horribly it hurts when we're left alone again. *S* |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
JL |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Letting go bites so hard though, which serves to remind us of our loss. and so it goes~ Great poem, Dixie~ |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
i too love your poetry but i have to agree with ice on this one |
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GTP Junior Member
since 2006-06-18
Posts 35NC...USA |
indeed it is, for without love in our life, we slowly die!...it is good to see your words! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 thanks everyone! and GTP, good to see you  Thanks for being here  |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Love is never lost. All that went on before, will always be with you. Love is forever, even after seperation, after death, after being able to physcially share. It is never lost. You Are Loved |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
I read the other responses after posting mine and see that Honeybunch and I are on the same wave lenght. Sorry Honeybunch if I seemd to have taken your words. martyjo |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Dixie, reconstruct quickly, because life goes on! Clinging to past situations prevents you from living to the fullest your life NOW. I believe what also Honeybunch and MartyJo affirm ... love can't be lost, what you have had can't be taken away. As always powerful verses! Love and hugs. Margherita |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
I'm reaching for the stars I had and held within my eyes before my heart grew ironclad in the middle of our demise; the pieces of me upward tossed I'll reconstruct them when they fall ...yes... better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Wow! Awesome writing Dixie... |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
I loved this, Dixie. You got me thinking, nay pondering with your message... Patricia |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Beautifully written, Dixie. |
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