Open Poetry #47 |
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My Last Goodbye |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA ![]() |
Perhaps I have been foolish. A fault I've often claimed... To feel so strongly drawn to you, And hope you felt the same. To live within a dream world- With love and laughter free. And watch it all be shattered... By cold reality. To think of moments, fleeting, As I gaze into your eyes... And mutual exploration... Reveals love, to our surprise! A brother of the North wind- A dreamer of the wild... I'd never be a lap dog, I am the wild wolf's child. But still there is a longing, To love and have the same. And when I wake in darkness, I'm calling out your name- I guess I'd better go now- For I heard the wild geese cry, And thought I merely take the time, To say my last goodbye. |
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The_Doctors_Angel_32 Member
since 2011-01-14
Posts 337Florida, USA |
This is very beautifully written. I could feel the love and sadness at the same time as I read these words. When the family is together, the soul is at peace - Russian Proverb |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Glad to see you back , John. Some fine writing here. Ida |
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
One of the best, 'slinger...the perfect touch of longing, regret and acceptance. Let your heart go where the wild west goes. old friend. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
That was a great bittersweet read that you write like nobody else! Lori |
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s1nfully_1nn0c3nt Senior Member
since 2003-10-26
Posts 1105Watertown, NY |
Those last goodbyes are the hardest, but sometimes its the only thing that sets us free. Lovely piece. -Trina |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Hah. Yep, that was me for more decades than I care to remember. It was the "lap dog" part of the poem which made my ears perk up. Suffice it to say I had trouble with people trying to "make me over." ~ Life is sexually transmitted ~ |
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XGarapanX Senior Member
since 2008-06-19
Posts 1435Antarctica |
Wait! Come back! ·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· "Look! Crumbs on his jacketses... Heeee took it!" |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Your rhyme scheme flows so effortlessly, and your message touches the heart of what truly matters. You're one of a kind, cowboy~ |
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