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Hats Off to My Wife Elisa. I Love Her.
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Hats Off to My Wife Elisa. I Love Her. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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It’s true, without her, I'm half a person I would still be locked in a room enclosed In my sorrow and pain and regression Anything that is good in life opposed Did you know my love prays for me all day? Only angers when I could do better She picked me up from tee-shirt and jeans And brought me to corduroy and sweater She took me from the depths of hating God Who gave me a 'horrible existence' To thanking Him each and every day For her on-going faith and resistance She supplied me with the faith she upholds In the good in man, and God, and in me And I went from hating all of these things To a true man that God meant I should be But there were conflicts, of course, on the way To truly change one must learn to believe Everything I knew, I found to be wrong Sometimes I wanted to seek a reprieve Whimsy,my virtue as well as my vice To flit back and forth upon the gay wind My decisions impulsive, fool hearty Her reality I'd always depend Burdensome weight on her shoulders I’d heave She’d take it on her back and walk a mile While I'd sit back and comfortably sigh “I guess I should help out once in a while” I try to learn from misfortune's mistakes As she lays waiting for me in our bed I have grown from her spiritual beauty I vow, with my wife, good things lay ahead [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 03-21-2000).] |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
This is wonderful...a perfect tribute to a very lucky lady! Marina |
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Mistikman Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682San Jose, CA, USA |
This is an excellent tribute to your wife walt. Despite your plethora of wacky poetry, you have a definate skill in serious poetry. You never cease to amaze me  |
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Windrider Silverbreeze Junior Member
since 2000-03-21
Posts 33 |
I am truely amazed. You must have a very lusky lady to have enspired such a poem. Hats off to you as well. |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
Walt, This poem is so beautiful, in my opinion it is your best. You have done your wife a wonderful tribute here as well as yourself. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Walt: Beautiful, hope you showed her this.. HUSG I love the way I look in your eyes, I'm just me tho'... We are all works in progress, no? |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
o yuh rainbow i did hehehehehe yuhhuyuhuhy tickle tickle but yuh twasnt why i wrote it yuh i just was feelin so happy yuh dunno why i been on such a long streak o happy yuh i do thanx lost dreamer!! yuh i getting all serious thanx all the rest o yuh guys!! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
She deserves a medal for putting up with you! LOL Just kidding...this is great sir! I hope she loved it as much as we did. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Walt, I'm proud of you! Showing this side of yourself. These are some beautiful words you've written about Elisa. I'm sure she'll be really happy when reading this! Sounds like a wonderful wife, she puts up with you don't she?  J/k hehe |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wow....Walt, what a wonderful tribute to your wife, nicely written |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I absolutely love this Walt! This is excellent!!  Denise |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
A very revealing poem, walt. Beautiful sentiment. michael |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
wayoutelisa...... way to go... Sounds like you're both pretty lucky people..  |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thank yuh all recent repliers i loves yuh much i do i do |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
Lovely sentiments... You hold onto her Walt...and may happiness always be yours... Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Really a warm and tender poem for your lovely wife. You are both blessed. James |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
W.O.W.~ Happy ! I just LOOOOOOVE HAPPY ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thanx margie pnargy devina and jmlee!! |
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~one voice~ Senior Member
since 1999-07-08
Posts 664Billings, MT USA |
Walt, this is truly amazing work!!! I second Rainbow Girl's wish... I hope you showed this to her! 'Tis the words women love! ~onevoice~ "And Something's odd-within- That person that I was- And this One-do not feel the same- Could it be Madness-this?" Emily Dickinson |
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