How We Came To Be......(Repost)

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Andrew Scott
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0 posted 2000-01-13 03:20 PM

Oh, how did I ever find thee?

Was it at the whim of Fate?
Or the planned hand of Destiny?
A chance throw upon a clean slate?
Oh, how did I ever find thee?

Like so many grains of sand
Tossed upon the shore from a torrent sea
Powerless over where we land.
Oh, how did I ever find thee?

Beings caught in the current of Time
Drifting in past, present and future eddies
Within bottomless soundings of the hour's chime
Oh, how did I ever find thee?

Were I to take the world's vastness at a run
Reveling in all the eye could see
Treasures would still forever lie beyond the horizon
Oh, how did I ever find thee?

The answer may be a mystery for the sages
But the truth is clear for me
Query the question of the ages
And I shall claim "Love is how we came to be"

[This message has been edited by Andrew Scott (edited 01-13-2000).]

Martie

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1 posted 2000-01-13 03:52 PM

Scott, I love this poem. It is so romantic and such a good question and answer. Very beautifully written. Thanks for reposting it.

Martie

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2 posted 2000-01-13 03:53 PM

Scott, I love this poem. It is so romantic and such a good question and answer. Very beautifully written. Thanks for reposting it.

Andrew Scott
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3 posted 2000-01-13 06:23 PM

Thank you Martie. I guess you liked twice as much as everybody else

Denise

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4 posted 2000-01-13 06:26 PM

Andrew this is so lovely and romantic. *sigh*

Denise

And slight is the sting of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his worth;
For he who is honest is noble,
Whatever his fortunes or birth.~~~Alice Cary, ~Nobility~

Andrew Scott
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5 posted 2000-01-13 07:35 PM

Lady D: Glad you enjoyed. It is one of my personal favorites.

Denise

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6 posted 2000-01-13 07:37 PM

I don't wonder why!!! Beautiful!

Denise

And slight is the sting of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his worth;
For he who is honest is noble,
Whatever his fortunes or birth.~~~Alice Cary, ~Nobility~

Anne
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7 posted 2000-01-13 08:16 PM

I have to agree--how romantic! Great poem!

Meadowmuse
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8 posted 2000-01-13 08:28 PM

This piece is so well~constructed and creatively designed. Your language use is exceptional and gives way to the overall fragrance of the poem.

"Within bottomless soundings of the hour's chime"

...such an appealing line, kept company by many more.

Dear Lady

Claire

Rus Bowden
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9 posted 2000-01-13 08:38 PM

Hi Andrew,

Love your simple and endearing refrain. Such a lovely poem. I was taken especially by this stanza:

Beings caught in the current of Time
Drifting in past, present and future eddies
Within bottomless soundings of the hour's chime
Oh, how did I ever find thee?

Rus

Grandma Jo
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10 posted 2000-01-13 09:11 PM

Ahhh! So romantic, Lovely poetry. Thanks for the warm and fuzzy feeling!

Andrew Scott
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11 posted 2000-01-14 03:29 PM

Anne… Thank you for your kindness.

Meadowmuse… Thank you as well.  I've enjoyed poems of yours in turn and I am glad to see your mark here.  I too am fond of that particular line as "soundings" not only relates to what is heard, but also denotes depth in nautical terms.

Rus: Thank you Sir and welcome to PIP.  Glad I could share.

Grandma Jo:  I aim to please… and you are most welcome.  Thanks for stopping by.

spiked
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12 posted 2000-01-14 03:34 PM

very passionate

Elizabeth Santos
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13 posted 2000-01-14 05:37 PM

This is my cup of tea, a poem about love, and so well written
Keep them coming!
Liz

Andrew Scott
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14 posted 2000-01-15 08:39 PM

Thank you spiked one.

Lady Santos: It has bee my pleasure to serve you tea. I think I shall go and brew another pot. Till then, many thanks.

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