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hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

0 posted 1999-10-08 11:39 PM

Heart of the Sea

You are the heart of the sea.
The horizon reflects the sensation of your beauty.
Curiosity has taken men in your direction,
but all fear your depth...
and the darkness that lies beyond.
Is your heart as dark as your waves,
as menacing and cruel?
Everyone has an adventure in you;
if only they can brave your tides.
You both destroy and reproduce.
What lies beyond your barren reefs?
Can my words bridge the sound of your waves?
Just like life,
everything is volatile when it comes to you;
but I do not fear you.
My heart lies as deep and dark as your own.
I am what has never been
and what may never be.
Forces of nature beckon to my call.
You are in me as well as I am in you.
You are the heart of the sea;
I am the ocean deep;
Together we will become one.

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Man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Tara Simms
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since 1999-08-12

Posts 1244
Honea Path, SC USA

1 posted 1999-10-09 12:13 PM

Beautiful, Ruth. Hmmm, what's with the sudden obsession with water? Could it be a certain sailor? "Everyone has an adventure in you; if only they can brave your tides"--I love this line!

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It matters not how strait the gate;
How charged with punishments the scroll;
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
--W.E. Henley
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DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

2 posted 1999-10-09 12:19 PM

Seems that love agrees with your verse as well as with you, Ruth.

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Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~.
DreamEvil©

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

3 posted 1999-10-09 02:50 AM

Thank you both Tara and dream...much appreciated

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Man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Dragoness
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since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

4 posted 1999-10-09 04:04 AM

So beautiful!

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

rascalx
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since 1999-08-25

Posts 590
Florence, SC, USA

5 posted 1999-10-09 04:08 AM

the use of the water imagery to symbolize your emotions is wonderful..and the verse flows nicely..well written :-)

RainbowGirl
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since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

6 posted 1999-10-09 04:52 AM

Hoot: Well neither needs the buoyancy, that's for sure...*g*

HUGS

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

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Purgatorial Incarceration

7 posted 1999-10-09 05:31 AM

From an ol' squid here, well done matey!

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

8 posted 1999-10-09 06:46 AM

Beautiful, Hoot. You seem to be 'floating' along here...hmm....could it be on the 'love boat'?

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

9 posted 1999-10-09 10:55 AM

thanks everyone

PDV...may just be

RobertB
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since 1999-09-26

Posts 1104
Champaign, IL

10 posted 1999-10-09 11:40 AM

Ruth...I have a poetic obession with the sea also....even though I am terrified of deep water.

Very good poem my friend!!

RB

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if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming.

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

11 posted 1999-10-09 01:51 PM

Another example of poetry at its best!

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Denise

johnt300
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since 1999-09-12

Posts 214
san diego, ca.

12 posted 1999-10-09 07:58 PM

Excellent, Ruth. I love watching you grow as a poet. Your words, phrases, and lines all becoming more sophisticated and precise, nearing perfection. We are all blessed to be able to watch one of the more serious poets at this site grow exponentially. Your heart has stayed the same, but your clarity is becoming remarkable.

Did I leave anything out?

Alwye

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since 1999-06-16

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In the space between moments

13 posted 1999-10-09 09:45 PM

Wow....truly beautiful.

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*Krista Knutson*

Wise is he who faces the frailty of man with the strength of an understanding heart. -- Daniel L. Miller

IsabelleSkye
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since 1999-06-27

Posts 253

14 posted 1999-10-09 10:01 PM

I love the ocean
and I loved your poem
I.Skye

freespiritfem
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since 1999-10-07

Posts 49
Cordova,Alabama,USA

15 posted 1999-10-09 10:36 PM

Absulutely Beautiful,I hope one day i can write such lovely..and descriptive poems...as YOU
i really enjoy reading your work...thank you!!!

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Paula Diane S.

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

16 posted 1999-10-09 11:04 PM

A nice deviation for you Hoot...

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

17 posted 1999-10-10 12:17 PM

Wow everyone, I am truly blushing at this overwhelming possitive response to this one. Thanks

Tyson...now how much do I owe you for that??

Remind me if I ever get my book published to have you critique it.

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Man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Genea
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since 1999-06-15

Posts 321
USA

18 posted 1999-10-13 09:48 AM

I found this a few pages back and must agree with all the positive comments you received...well done. I just had to bring it to the top again.

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

19 posted 1999-10-13 03:44 PM

Gena...thanks for the boost and the comments

passing shadows
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20 posted 2004-05-04 03:42 AM

awesome!

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