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Yu Lan
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since 2000-04-13

Posts 1462
New Zealand

0 posted 2000-04-14 09:12 PM

I wrote this poem for an English assignment at school.. (The name 'Bridget' means strength.. )

Bridget

She sits cross legged,
Silent as a statue.
A soft stone face,
Calmer than a millpond.

Wind buffets her body,
And races through the grass.
Her hair twists and tangles.
She does not notice.

She’s cried all her tears,
But the pain is not gone,
Unlike the people,
Whom she thought were her friends.

They used her like a puppet,
Toying with her heart strings,
Then stamping out her smile.

She said she didn’t care,
That she didn’t really need them.
Although her heart was weeping,
From broken promises,
And trust betrayed.

And as they laughed at her and taunted,
She knew that it would pass...
She was Bridget,
And always would be.

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

1 posted 2000-04-14 09:27 PM

This is a very touching poem, Yu Lan! Bridget happens to be one of my favorite names. It was also my great grandmother's name. I've always thought that it was a very beautiful name. I didn't know that it meant strength though. That makes me like it even more!

Denise

Broken_Winged_Angel
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 994
Small Town, Somewhere

2 posted 2000-04-15 04:15 AM

This is wonderful! The entire poem left me speechless.. I hope to soon see more..

MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU,
MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK
MAY THE SUN SHINE UPON YOUR FACE
THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS
AND, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,
MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND

Irish Blessing

jamesjiao
Member

since 2000-04-12

Posts 268
Backwaters of Avalon

3 posted 2000-04-15 04:50 AM

Ah yes, great poem, Yu Lan. Hey, this is not your best one yet!.. show us your best, and let us all enjoy your poems. %->

Jõmes

Yu Lan
Senior Member

since 2000-04-13

Posts 1462
New Zealand

4 posted 2000-04-15 04:56 AM

thank you
dsnyder.. angel.. James..
for your comments.. ^_^

Yeah, I agree James ... hehe..

Lynne

jamesjiao
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since 2000-04-12

Posts 268
Backwaters of Avalon

5 posted 2000-04-15 05:36 AM

Ahem, you are too modest, Lynne.

Jõmes

PrincessPoet
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since 2000-04-15

Posts 133
Long Beach, Calif.

6 posted 2000-04-16 02:07 AM

Yu Lan:

Very soft spoken: I like.

Poetry & Frienship,
From: PrincessPoet

ESP
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since 2000-01-25

Posts 2556
Floating gently on a cloud....

7 posted 2000-04-16 03:31 AM

This is lovely, Lynne! You have a beautiful way with words!

Love and hugs,
Lizzie

"Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight."

Swåmp¤Faerÿie
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since 2000-03-29

Posts 358
Illinois

8 posted 2000-04-17 06:34 PM

Great poem!! I REALLY like the imagery!! I LOVE this!!

swampie

And there she weaves by night and day,
a magic web of colours gay.~Tennyson

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

9 posted 2001-01-13 06:13 AM

Enjoyed reading your poem...James

Gene
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since 2000-01-23

Posts 935
Colorado, USA

10 posted 2001-01-13 02:14 PM

Hi Lynne,
Lovely poem, but you're the real Bridget (strength), aren't you?

~Gene

Yu Lan
Senior Member

since 2000-04-13

Posts 1462
New Zealand

11 posted 2003-12-15 01:47 AM

I somehow managed to miss seeing these replies..

a belated thanks... !!

Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^

Love - Lynne

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