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allan Senior Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 620On the road 
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we were young and knew nothing much but we were ready to learn and wandered through morning fields with the sun on our backs waded waist high in the yellow feathers, our horizons bright we explored the forest and its soft green places the sky blinking blue above us we roamed the brown paths, fields and moorlands hoping under red sunsets for wonderful tomorrows dreaming of forever in nights moonfilled and starbright adventures calling from every branch and stone, every stream, hillside and meadow and every living room took us in our eyes all questions and hopes sky high with nothing to disturb our endless search for adventure and feelings of fun and dreams we knew could be real. the adult world we didn't see with eyes so true we wove a fantasy of dreams and wishes with no reality behind our airy creations and so fell to being older. then we saw the world very clear that we'd stepped through some hidden door, trapped, and could go back no more. the dreams, forgotten, sank as stones coming to rest heavy behind our hearts. a cynical world seemed to laugh at us, our hopes and what we'd learned from starlight. but on nights when the stars are clear and the moon shines quietly in the sky we feel the dreams still weaving their magic still waiting, still calling just beyond our fingertips and we smile across the years remembering the days of childhood we shared and that warm morning light. [This message has been edited by allan (edited 08-16-2000).] |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
wow...i sit here with chill upon chill embracing my body, and tears welling up in my eyes.. this really says something to me allan..this touches a place in me that IS me...it sounds like something i wouldve sd had i found the words myself...i feel this.. awesome work..wonderful story.. dg "Half of what i say is meaningless; but i say it so that the other half may reach you." -Kahlil Gibran |
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allan Senior Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 620On the road |
Thank you ... that's lovely, i'm so glad... still working out a few changes as we write!..  |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Oh Allan this is just so beautiful, and ohhh so true. Love the whole poem, most especially this - "just beyond our fingertips and we smile across the years remembering the days of childhood we shared and that warm morning light." Such precious memories of those youthful days, written in such a lovely way. Bonnie |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Allan; So lovely, and I can relate so well. I met my husband when we were very young, and we had to grow up together. Your words echo our life together. Where does it go? thank you. Ellie Summers haunting melody that awakens the butterflies, calling them to join the dance in their silent song of praise to God. eL |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is beautifully touching, Allan! I love it! Denise |
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allan Senior Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 620On the road |
Thank you all very much. I wasn't toooo sure about this one, thought I'd gone a bit over the top...  [This message has been edited by allan (edited 08-17-2000).] |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
No. Not over the top at all! Silly you, allan! Just wonderful like it is. Oppressive and a bit scary, yes. Made me feel like Alice in Wonderland in reverse. Wonderland is so much better than reality! Lotharingia "Dreams are life, reality, creation" Miguel de Unanumo |
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pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa |
oh my, oh my...have we met before? awesome! the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
Allan, I'm so glad I decided to read this. So good. Really liked the image I got from these lines... "but on nights when the stars are clear and the moon shines quietly in the sky we feel the dreams still weaving their magic still waiting, still calling Just beyond our fingertips" Oh, smiles to you. Joy Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying, And this same flower that smiles today To-morrow will be dying. -Robert Herrick |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
allan, this is so lovely, in every way. marcy |
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