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Tide At Low Ebb
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Tide At Low Ebb |
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soul drifter Senior Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 711Colorado |
Tide At Low Ebb Tide at low ebb, mast without the wind I'm stranded 'tween the promised land and the darkness at land's end the moon hides away the stars spell out her name I get the punchline of my joke of a life and stare at her face framed by all I've lost to this game tryin' to find a way back to sane there's just no way Ebb at low tide anchor without a chain I'm digging up memories of my girl a time capsule of sweet pain the sky trembles slow the clouds tumble on down the farther you dig deep in the sand the more it unbends your frown the pretty picture I have found wish I can remember the sound of her laughter now Low ebb, low tide I've given my soul till it's in the red now I'm looking for a place to hide a place to tell all my secrets love of a girl I can't forget but I can't quite remember and the stars keep shinin' for her but I'm wrestlin' with regrets they run deep and wide and I'm caught up in nets at low ebb and high tide Tide at low ebb sailor without treasure I'll keep roaming these waters until I find any hint of her a baybreeze scent eyes like a coral reef so tell me why, in her every lie I always tried to believe I always tried to conceive of a day when I'll turn over a leaf find out she didn't leave yeah she's still right here with me but then I awake to a scent of baybreeze and I'm off to try and find a way out of this low tide Tide at low ebb mast without the wind but if I must, I'll paddle to the promise land and perhaps I'll find my brightness where the world begins where the world began "If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts" |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Wonderful work soul drifter, each line is so full of beauty and deep emotion. Exquisitely espressed, and a metaphor I am forever partial to. Gosh, I just love reading you. |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
What a treasure to find on weekend late night reading. I am so glad that I did .. find this. A |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
A wandering and lost lover clinging to the past and afraid of the future as he desperately searching for the girl who is not more, except in his nightmares. A classic tale of heartbreak and woe . . . ~ Eggs and bacon, honeymoon style / What's honeymoon style? / Straight up and hard. ~ |
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Word Weaver Member
since 2011-03-06
Posts 437California, USA |
Exquisite - every line. Marcia www.thewritingforum.net |
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