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wayoutwalt
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0 posted 2000-03-21 02:44 AM


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
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1 posted 2000-03-21 02:48 AM


This is wonderful...a perfect tribute to a very lucky lady!

Marina

Mistikman
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2 posted 2000-03-21 02:51 AM


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  
Windrider Silverbreeze
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3 posted 2000-03-21 02:54 AM




I am truely amazed.  You must have a very lusky lady to have enspired such a poem.  Hats off to you as well.


Lost Dreamer
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4 posted 2000-03-21 06:03 AM


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.
RainbowGirl
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5 posted 2000-03-21 08:08 AM


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?


wayoutwalt
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6 posted 2000-03-21 08:11 AM


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!!

Poet deVine
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7 posted 2000-03-21 09:00 AM


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.
WhtDove
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8 posted 2000-03-21 10:17 AM


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

hoot_owl_rn
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9 posted 2000-03-21 10:29 AM


Wow....Walt, what a wonderful tribute to your wife, nicely written  
Denise
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10 posted 2000-03-21 10:40 AM


I absolutely love this Walt! This is excellent!!  

Denise

Michael
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11 posted 2000-03-21 01:09 PM


A very revealing poem, walt.  Beautiful sentiment.


michael

Nan
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12 posted 2000-03-21 09:43 PM


wayoutelisa...... way to go... Sounds like you're both pretty lucky people..
wayoutwalt
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13 posted 2000-03-22 01:30 AM


thank yuh all recent repliers i loves yuh much i do i do
devina
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14 posted 2000-03-22 02:34 AM


Lovely sentiments...

You hold onto her Walt...and may happiness always be yours...


 Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...


JamesMichael
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15 posted 2000-03-22 04:53 AM


Really a warm and tender poem for your lovely wife.   You are both blessed.  James
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16 posted 2000-03-22 07:54 AM


W.O.W.~
Happy !
I just LOOOOOOVE HAPPY !
~*Marge*~



 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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wayoutwalt
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17 posted 2000-03-22 03:37 PM


thanx margie pnargy devina and jmlee!!
~one voice~
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18 posted 2000-03-23 05:16 AM


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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