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Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

Posts 8296
Purgatorial Incarceration

0 posted 1999-09-20 10:51 PM

Dying Rose

Like the silken petals,
of a dying rose,
tears,
stream down a reddened face.
Smears of the masque,
that once served as a shield,
trace the contours,
of swollen cheeks.
Convulsive spasms,
of heartbroken sobs,
clench and unclench.
A rapid motion,
not unlike a-
soul shaking seizure.
Gripped by harsh reality,
in an uncaring and spiteful world,
madness seems to beckon...
...as does death.
But oblivion is much crueler,
a more terrible realism,
than the agony,
of aching thoughts.
Life,
unprecious, ungiving.
It offers little of itself.
Is as selfish,
as a newborn babe.
What is gained,
from the time given,
is gained only by taking,
by seizing the warmth,
of a summer breeze-
-or embracing the love,
that once was there.

Elizabeth

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Member Ascendant

since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

1 posted 1999-09-20 10:52 PM

Fits my mood tonight.

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*Elizabeth*

"Dwelt a maid belov'd and cherish'd by high and low,
But with autumn leaf she perish'd, long time ago..."

Beki
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

2 posted 1999-09-20 10:53 PM

How very sad and full of anguish!

Severn
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-17

Posts 7704

3 posted 1999-09-20 11:00 PM

My dear...I for once, am wordless. This is broken and beautiful.

Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

Posts 8296
Purgatorial Incarceration

4 posted 1999-09-20 11:12 PM

Fits my mood too.

severn, that is truly the saddest statement my heart could ever have heard.

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

5 posted 1999-09-21 10:40 AM

Christopher, once more, your talents amaze me

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"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" ~Albert Camus

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

6 posted 1999-09-21 10:44 AM

Whoa, this was really good Christopher! So sad.

Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

Posts 8296
Purgatorial Incarceration

7 posted 1999-09-21 05:47 PM

hoot- i am amazed that i can amaze!

thank you whtdove!

'tis indeed better today, though the memory remains

poetFemmeFatale
Member Elite

since 1999-07-25

Posts 2646
Arkansas

8 posted 1999-09-23 11:40 AM

I think at one time or another, we've all hidden under a masque to shield ourselves from further pain...Most of us still wear those shells...even to bed. I'm glad this is only a memory now....

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I beckon you to come...I lure you with my tongue... - poet FemmeFatale

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