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The river still flows
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The river still flows |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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An overcast day and the river still flows down to the sea of all it can feel when love is silent within containment beneath the façade of normality. It’s there in the depths that love is free to remember and know the beautiful that once confused and set in motion a series of steps towards heartache. But not yet broken the heart is whole to enlarge and absorb the full import of how love in its own power moulds and adorns the essence of one. And the sea still thrashes and rolls as before without a “you” to disturb the flow by whatever degree of ignorance is decreed as your burden to bear. The river is free there in that sea where memories meld and mingle with an unseen and unknown force that leads true love into eternity. So look at the sea and know, believe, I am there remembering “you” today, this day, when the river still flows on a South African overcast day! Helen / 16 August 2014 |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Oh Helen...your poem speaks to me on so many levels. Every word rocked me gently. I love your passion and honesty and the depth of your emotion. I truly felt the sea in all her beauty. So many hugs for you sweet lady. |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you, dear Bluesy. The sun mostly shines in this part of the world but every now and again there's an overcast day that causes havoc. Fortunately it's soon forgotten and we return to normality or at least so it would appear. Hugs to you! |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I have always believed the heart has a mind of it's own. As long as that's the case, the river will flow.  Michael |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Yes, I think you're right, Michael. Thanks for the read. |
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EmmaRose Senior Member
since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376Midwest |
And the sea still thrashes and rolls as before without a “you” to disturb the flow by whatever degree of ignorance ************************************ WOnderful that love somehow prevails despite the 'yous' that sometime take the wind out of our sails eloquently done |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you, ER! Perhaps if we wait a million lifetimes those "you's" will be as they're meant to be but life has a way of changing the perfect into the imperfect and there's nothing we can do about it. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
So look at the sea and know, believe, I am there remembering “you” I liked the entire poem, but these lines really touched me. I have... and forever will... remember. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Always enjoy your beautiful words, Helen. Ida |
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