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DBeth
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since 1999-09-09
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providence,ky.42450

0 posted 1999-09-09 02:32 PM



In a park where I dwelt I met a man I knew so well.He came and stole my heart from me.Now that man has set me free.He sat a girl upon his knee and told her things he never told me.I ran home to my bed and told my father nothing was said.In my room which in he broke, he found me hanging from a rope."Daughter dear what have you done ?" You've killed yourself for one man's son. Dig my grave and dig it deep, marble stone from head to feet.And on my stone place a dove,to show the world I DIED FOR LOVE.

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Denise
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1 posted 1999-09-09 06:35 PM


Very tragic, yet very unusual. I enjoyed this style.

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Denise

Poet deVine
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Hurricane Alley
2 posted 1999-09-09 09:12 PM


Welcome to the family!

Here's where the family gets interesting.. I didn't like the style......the poem was good, but I'm an old fashioned reader and like format, I guess. This is not criticism just comment.......

Star Fairy 2
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since 1999-09-06
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cerritos, california, usa
3 posted 1999-09-09 09:20 PM


I've read this like 20 times. Those feelings of giving up because of lost love keep coming back, but there are many more things to live for in life than there are to die for.

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"If to rectify your demeanor,
You must imitate another,
Your philosiphy on morality
Is a burden on your mentality,
Your actions based on popularity,
Will never fulfill you internally,
Cuz the world was not blessed with equality,
But rather with fake geniality.
--823--

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
4 posted 1999-09-09 09:22 PM


I like the message behind this very much and am absolutely floored by the last four lines...they are wonderful. I've taken the liberty of adjusting the format and adding a few words here and there, just a suggestion. I'm still not real comfortable with lines 5&6, but really don't have any suggestions for them at this point. Like I said, the message behind this one is a good one...nicely done.

In a park near where I dwell,
I met a man I knew so well.
He came and stole my heart from me.
Now that man has set me free.
He sat a girl upon his knee,
Told her things he never told me.
I ran home to my bed,
Told my father nothing was said.
In my room which in he broke,
He found me hanging from a rope.
"Daughter dear what have you done ?
You've killed yourself for one man's son."
Dig my grave and dig it deep,
Marble stone from head to feet.
And on my stone please place a dove,
To show the world I DIED FOR LOVE.

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"Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald

[This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 09-09-99).]

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