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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Absolution The poet sits in dim lit den; his gnarled fingers grasp his pen; a simple tool of common men; his sword of truth that tells no lies. Unsteady hand slowly records his life, his legacy of words. Each line compels him to move towards the facts - his need to justify. He wants to make his story known; the tale that caused his own breakdown of faithful wife who some how drown one day before his very eyes. He tried to save her, now his grief, his outrage and his disbelief fill him with pain beyond relief. She died and he does not know why. He tarries not, he feels the need to hasten, so to God he pleads for energy, for strength, for speed. He bows his head and softly sighs. And as he pours out every line, the fragments of his life entwine with love for his wife Caroline - their joy, his woe. The poet cries. His hands shake as the tears are spilt. Each one, a knife, plunged to the hilt that drains him of this senseless guilt he never thought he’d rectify. The time has flown, it's half past ten. Alas, now cleansed, he stills the pen, folds up the page, retires, and then - absolved, the poet sleeps, then dies. I am nothing special...and my name will soon be forgotten,but I've loved another with all my heart and soul,and to me,this has always been enough.~N.S [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (05-17-2007 10:01 AM).] |
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INclan Senior Member
since 1999-07-20
Posts 1024Indiana, USA |
Ah Ruth, how does one handle the regrets of life is difficult to say. I for one do fervently pray to be absolved some day. INclan |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
beautiful sadness of dream catcher. beautiful enjoyed |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Oh my Ruth, so poignant and so, so, so perfecto mongo  What an interesting format that one was, and here again I love whatever it was. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you all and Sharon...this is called a chain rhyme  Ruth |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Oh my, this is so beautiful. You have always been one of my favorite poets. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Beautiful write, my friend... If you wonder how enthralled I was, just think of my "no no NO!" when I accidentally hit the scroll button and lost my place. LOL Excellent! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
HootieGal~ Poignantly penned~  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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