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Buzzygirl
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since 1999-09-11
Posts 42
St. Paul, MN USA

0 posted 1999-09-11 10:58 PM



BEYOND MIDNIGHT

With only a fantasy in stead for your presence
Heavy breath's drawn in as I turn off the light:
so keenly felt here is your absence;
how should I last through the night?

Out of fitful slumber, something moves
And you might open one eye-
But there's nothing there- no one at all
Sleeping by your side.

Beyond the wall of midnight
And but ten small minutes away
I'm cursing my adjacent empty space
Then whispering your name.

How can time drop so slowly?
And how can clocks keep their pace
When such aloneness is attested to
By the tears upon my face?

Pass hours, unkind; weary and weary
One would think by default that I'd earned
A bit of respite from this battle,
But still I toss; still, I turn.

So many nights I could spend with you
limbs entwined in love and light
I realize I'm not knowing that now
and a sorrow that I must learn to fight
strikes deep down as I feel almost lost
And still I turn; still, I toss.

Shall those hours account for the company I keep?
Threatening to seize me, body and mind entire,
At night these thoughts of you settle deep
And overtake me with desire.

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August 24, 1999

© Copyright 1999 Buzzygirl - All Rights Reserved
HCwildchild
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since 1999-09-03
Posts 55
Pennsylvania,USA
1 posted 1999-09-11 11:06 PM


This is one excellent poem, you write so beautifully Keep up the good work, I enjoyed this one!

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Heather C.

Alwye
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since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850
In the space between moments
2 posted 1999-09-11 11:18 PM


Wow, beautfiul, exellent work!! You have great talent.

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*Krista Knutson*

Mockery is a form of ignorance; silence, a form of wisdom. -- Daniel L. Miller


Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648

3 posted 1999-09-11 11:31 PM


Absolutely awesome! I enjoyed reading this!
I'll be looking for more from you!

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Denise

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245
Illinois
4 posted 1999-09-11 11:46 PM


This was Great!!!
moonmoon
Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 277
TX , USA
5 posted 1999-09-11 11:55 PM



I agree, well written...

welcome to passions..

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"No one was ever ruined from without;
The final ruin comes from within.".....Amelia E. Barr



Justbleu
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since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329
Oregon, Originally From Alaska :)
6 posted 1999-09-15 12:50 PM


Oh my...I know this all too well!!

You did a nice job!!

Thanks!!

Justbleu

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"Is she living in a dream, Is she playing make-believe???"

Isis
Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland
7 posted 1999-09-15 01:18 AM


I've shared those feelings, and all the replies as well TERRIFIC>>:

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Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.
~Isis~



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