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Colin
Senior Member

since 1999-06-05

Posts 596
Callington, Cornwall, England

0 posted 1999-07-28 09:17 AM

Each night he walks that path
lonely and tired
staggering over boulders
fighting for balance
as wild winds scream their banshee wail
scream mockingly
laugh gleefully
threaten him
with a tug towards oblivion
then slam his battered shell
hard
always so hard
against the jagged cliff.

Smiling
remembering those five days
and four short nights
those special days and nights
when he swam with her
he rises
head raised in defiance
and howls
sending out his soul
to battle the winds of circumstance.

Bloodied fists clenched
he steps out
once more
always onwards
always one step closer
closer to his love
his mermaid princess.

Sand cushions weary feet now
winds forgotten
wounds healed
as he nears the sea
and spies her
radiant in her beauty
swimming strongly
fighting her own battle
and winning
surging past the currents
which try to sweep them apart.

Eyes meet
through ocean's rippling barrier
and they smile
and speak
words of pain
of joy
of love.

Hearts and souls meld
joined forever
resting
for a while
on tranquilities shore
till daylight comes
and they must part
each to their world
but each stronger
knowing
beyond doubt
they are never alone.

Each night he walks that path
even still
as he waits
for that glorious day
the day she learns to breathe.

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

1 posted 1999-07-28 09:20 AM

Lots of feeling in here! Good work!

Poet deVine

Administrator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

2 posted 1999-07-28 09:22 AM

Simply marvelous! No other words of praise are needed.

IsabelleSkye
Member

since 1999-06-27

Posts 253

3 posted 1999-07-28 10:22 AM

this made my heart ache.
WOW
*sigh*
Izzy

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"I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself,
than to be crowded on a velvet cushion."
.....Henry David Thoreau

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

4 posted 1999-07-28 10:50 AM

An excellent tribute to the tenacity of love......

Alwye

Moderator

Member Elite

since 1999-06-16

Posts 3850
In the space between moments

5 posted 1999-07-28 10:55 PM

Wow, incredibly beautiful.

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*Krista Knutson*

"I will sail my vessel 'till the river runs dry, like a bird upon the wind, these waters are my sky..." Garth Brooks

Princess Lily
Member

since 1999-07-13

Posts 149
USA

6 posted 1999-07-29 12:34 PM

Wonderful!!

~Lily

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We see only what we want to see~unless perhaps~we believe

*A rose is a rose it withers and dies...so long as you keep it the memories stay alive*

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