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Young Love |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Young Love < !signature-->“You’ve never looked so beautiful. May I have this dance?” The words echoed in the still of the night as he reached to touch the cheek he’d touched a hundred times before. A youthful glisten caught in her eyes as she laughed at the absurdity of his words; yet smiled at his tenderness; realizing how much she loved him after all these years. Her frail hand brushed a lock of gray from her wrinkled face as he leaned in towards the hospital bed to kiss her once more before the nurses came to wheel him away. To love means never to be afraid of the windstorms of life: should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 04-05-2000).] |
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TerryW Senior Member
since 2000-03-23
Posts 779Louisville, Mississippi, USA |
Ruth, You have taken my breath away with this one! I love it. I know in my heart that true love will never age, and never die, and this is a wonderful testament to that. I just hope that one day I can find this type of love!  ~you reached inside, you touched my heart, and I am all the better for it~ Terry A. Woodson, Jr. |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Ah, true love knows no age... it never grows old. This was beautiful, Ruth. Michael |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Thank you for vividly portraying what we have to look forward to  At least the lucky ones will arrive there accompanied. Nice point made, Ruth. |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
What a wonderful poem, Hoot! This one really warmed my heart - great way to start the day!  Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Very lovely Ruth. Marina |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Michael's words speak for me as well. Beautifully written. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
You've captured a moment , and in it, a lifetime. That is great poetry. Liz |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Hoot~ Beautiful moment captured. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
To have ageless love for the journey of life... they're to be envied. *S* This is beautiful, Hoot!! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Simply beautiful...James |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you everyone  |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Ruth, I've been waiting for love sooooo long, when I first fell in love I was 5 yrs. old and I could'nt wait 'til I was ten. Surely I'd be all grown by then. Five years had already seemed an eternity. Now some odd years later and still on the bottle find myself asking mom while at the store if I can please please have some candy. When do the young grow up, and should I worry about this..? and oh... Balladeer Thank you, at least "lucky" will arrive there accompanied by Ducky along with a heart full of passion sweets. Very Nice. I like that. |
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CherylLynnMckee Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 215 |
I love looking at the world threw your eyes..you make me have hope for things I had long since given up on as fiction.And I thank-you for that. |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Ruth, I've been waiting for love sooooo long, when I first fell in love I was 5 yrs. old and I could'nt wait 'til I was ten. Surely I'd be all grown by then. Five years had already seemed an eternity. Now some odd years later and still on the bottle find myself asking mom while at the store if I can please please have some candy. When do the young grow up, and should I worry about this..? and oh... Balladeer Thank you, at least "lucky" will arrive there accompanied by Ducky along with a heart full of passion sweets. Very Nice. I like that. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Ruth, Lovely picture and touching sentiment. We can all only hope to find such a love some day. Excellent poem. Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is very touching, Ruth. So sweet! Denise |
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