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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

0 posted 2007-12-28 09:00 AM

It is not just embracing with acceptance
the realization of coming to know
that no matter what it becomes in the future,
that it will never again be
what it once was;

and that those memories
will never again be able to bring
that cherished moment of smile
because they were bred
under the false pretenses
of nothing more than
the imagination

of what we thought them to be

until we learned of their falsities
and our only recourse
is to replace them with ones
born of new

held in the hope
that tomorrow will shine
a brighter truth.

Even now as we say goodbye
to what never was
we continue our search
for a tomorrow that will bring with it
the healing

of letting yesterday go.

[This message has been edited by Gentle Spirit (12-28-2007 10:35 AM).]

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2007-12-28 09:14 AM

Even now as we say goodbye
to what never was
we continue our search
for a tomorrow that will bring with it
the healing

of letting yesterday go.

Very beautiful, even though so melancholic, dear Donna. Your ponderings resonate within. It is so important to let go, only then we can find peace.

Love and hugs.
Margherita

effjayel
Senior Member

since 2007-09-30

Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity

2 posted 2007-12-28 09:28 AM

Excellent writing. You began the healing process as soon as you aired this piece of work. It has now begun it's trip into your past & will continue to fade into the distance and become part of your lifes journey. We have to experience the bad times in order to truly appreciate the good ones...

Thanks for posting it.

John

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

3 posted 2007-12-28 10:36 AM

Donna, I don't know if we will ever be able to replace what was with anything as strong as the feelings when younger...

just a thought

M

Rex Allen McCoy
Member Elite

since 2000-01-30

Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London

4 posted 2007-12-28 11:53 AM

it's a tough pill to swallow ... but if we nibble away at it, we can get it done
~
very nice writing ... I like how you point out that even the fond memories of happier days grow cold with the turning of emotion

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

5 posted 2007-12-30 11:22 PM

Isn't it amazing the things we realize with time and the wisdom that seems to replace everything else?
Ida

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

6 posted 2007-12-31 09:56 AM

there's that mirror again

Happy New Year Donna

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2007-12-31 11:06 AM

GentlestSpirit~
This was a poignant piece that left me thinking~
Love and New Year's *Huglets* to you~
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - noles1@totcon.com

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

8 posted 2008-01-02 07:26 AM

Enjoyed...James

vandana

Member Patricius

since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

9 posted 2008-01-02 12:14 PM

liked it

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

10 posted 2008-01-02 08:15 PM

Most wise dear lady, most wise.

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