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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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To put emotions into words.... I wish I had that art. I’d like to write the feelings Which reside within my heart. Chagrin, and shame, and sorrow- And yet there’s joy, too And feelings which have played me false And ones long proven true. Love, and lust, and longing- Despair, desire, and????what? It’s there the words do fail me, I search, but find them not. Ah, memory so bitter-sweet Of times and things long gone.. The band has long since ceased to play The tune goes on and on. And dreams? why, they become regrets. And hope? I do not know... To what it turns, or what remains- When gone, just where it goes. And youth? Ah, such a flimsy thing So soon it blooms and fades. And age picks up the bill for all.... The follies youth has made. But, ah, alas, the words won’t come There’s much I’d like to say. That you might peer within my heart... Perhaps another day? Or maybe not, I do not know- Ere then I might be dead- And maybe there are things and thoughts Which never should be said. http://www.geocities.com/montcogunslinger/HomePage.html ------------------ Live large, people! ~GS~ http://www.geocities.com/montcogunslinger/HomePage.html [This message has been edited by Gunslinger (edited 11-30-1999).] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Good one - I like this a lot... It took me awhile to figure out which lines I like best - but I settled on: quote: |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
Ah....I like the way your wheels turn sir! Such a deeply moving piece, and I do see inside you from time to time in all you write....it's fabulous! I do believe you express well, although it may not seem so to you...Very interesting poem, and I liked how you kept talking, then asking questions of yourself....and so on. Moved nicely!! |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Your words give me a peek into you each time I read. You have found a way to express yourself, ven if you feel you have failed. Well written Sir. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
More and more I see the feelings that reside within your heart--said well, the lament, the sad refrain, the memory, the lost love. You say it well. |
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