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If (or, Pre-emptive Nostalgia) |
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leoni_v Member
since 2008-05-28
Posts 54Mpumalanga, South Africa 
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If I knew what to write I would write it A syllable for every day If I knew what to say I would say it Before I leave and go my way If I could find the time I would come back And see how everything goes If I was allowed to backtrack I would halt time in the way it flows If people could forever keep in touch I would not have to miss you If life did not speed so much I would hang around to see you (December 2003) I wrote this one for my colleagues when I quit my job at university in 2003. Looking back now, it's obvious I did not really want to go. And sure enough, I was back 2 months later. I quit the same job again in 2005. I wrote no poems then, so the time was finally right.  [This message has been edited by leoni_v (06-14-2008 12:04 PM).] |
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leoni_v Member
since 2008-05-28
Posts 54Mpumalanga, South Africa |
By the way, I also used this poem (and others) in my story "Meri Saari Zindagi (All my Life)" which you can find here. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Checked out your story, Leoni. Very nice. Ida |
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leoni_v Member
since 2008-05-28
Posts 54Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Wow Ida, you read all 14460 words? I'm overwhelmed!  Thanks! |
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