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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Withered Love Delicate petals on a stem of thorns, tough and fragile both, it withers in a vase beside her bed. The colors have faded like his kisses on her skin. Yet, like his memory, the fragrance lingers. The phone beside her... silent. The light from the lamp throws shadows upon the book she holds. The cover is tattered; the pages worn. Between the sheets of paper, are pressed roses; one for each lover she has taken; one for each love she has lost. Some are old ~ some new. They lay in epitaph. Colors of yellow, pink and red faded to shades of brown. Like the rose, she is tough, yet fragile. As a tear glistens on her cheek, she takes the flower from the vase; presses it between the yellowed pages; and closes another chapter in her life. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Dragoness Senior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 513 |
Oh this was lovely! So sad,and heartfelt. ------------------ Set you heart free and your mind will follow. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Hoot, this is excellent. The combinations of ideas you used and blended together were masterful. Well written. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Dragoness and Balladeer....thank you both so much for your kind words. Ruth ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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INclan Senior Member
since 1999-07-20
Posts 1024Indiana, USA |
well done, Hoot. reminded me of the pictures by "her" bed at the end of TITANIC. We do carry pressed memories from past loves. Thank you for sharing your ispiration. INclan |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Inclan, thank you for your kind words. We carry pressed memories of our entire lives, some in books, some in our minds and some pressed into our heart where they will remain forever. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Sue Member
since 1999-08-04
Posts 383France |
I love the image of the book, altogether a beautiful poem. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
This is one of your best, Ruth..... I love it!!  ------------------ Nay, if our wits run the Wild-Goose chase, I am done: For thou hast more of the Wild-Goose in one of thy wits, Than I am sure I have in my whole five. ~ ²1592 Wm. Shakespeare ~ Romeo & Juliet ~ ii. iv. 75 |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you Sue and Nan ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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graham Member
since 1999-07-31
Posts 60South Yorkshire, England |
Pictures..pictures..pictures. That does it for me.... Great work! ------------------ I always wanted an edible canoe but you can't have your kayak and eat it too! |
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