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The Heart of Winter (for Caroline)
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The Heart of Winter (for Caroline) |
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Rod Member
since 1999-12-08
Posts 149Auckland New Zealand |
Spring is for the spirit that is young and wild and free Summer is the time for being all you want to be; Autumn is a moment for reflecting on the past; To gather strength in readiness for winter’s icy blast. So easy is the living when the sun is warm and bright How vivid is its contrast with the chill of winter’s night! When golden amber turns into the frosty white of dawn, And you walk the hard road, haunted by the wicked winter’s scorn... Remember whence your courage and your character were found… ‘Twas surely not in Autumn’s gold nor springtime’s fertile ground. Nor summer’s blissful soft embrace, sweet as her kiss may be… Oh no! it was another steeped in cold adversity. Like an iceberg in the ocean, we have hidden strengths below, That are formed in life’s cold waters from our tears of melting snow. So the heart that beats within you, as it pulses, like a star Must not forget those winters... for they made you what you are. The greatest thing you can do for another is not just to share your own riches...but to reveal to him his own. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I especially like this line: "Like an iceberg in the ocean, we have hidden strengths below, That are formed in life’s cold waters from our tears of melting snow." A very special poem for a special lady. Well done, Rod!  |
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icequeen Senior Member
since 2001-12-09
Posts 633FL USA |
You cannot know how touched I am by this. I am speechless, really......... it is beautiful and I thank you so much for posting it. Yes, it has been a hard winter so far, but I can only gain from it. Again, thank you. You are very sweet. This means so much to me.  Caroline |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I would have said what serenity posted, but she beat me to it! Wonderful write, Rod. Thank you! |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
wonderful Rod !! RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Awwww, this is just so beautiful. And, for a very special lady. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
a beautiful poem for a beautiful lady |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
your writing is amazing, and I'm certain she will hold this close forever... |
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