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Sven
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0 posted 2000-08-09 01:51 AM


In my hands this candle I hold
The story of a love yet untold
A telling of heart I once knew
The main characters, me and you

Ours was a love of which poets sang
Wherever it was told, the words truly rang
Rang with a true, powerful, gentle knell
This was the love of which they would tell

The candle still burns in spite of the rain
No harsh wind can extinguish the flame
Telling always of the love we share
Burning in my heart, this flame so rare. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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wayoutwalt
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1 posted 2000-08-09 01:52 AM


perfecto y beeyootiful
Poet deVine
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2 posted 2000-08-09 01:52 AM


Lovely...but you know what? I see a 'fire' theme here tonight!  
wayoutwalt
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3 posted 2000-08-09 01:53 AM


yuh i was lissening to light my fire by you know who not that imitation crap what about you Svenster
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4 posted 2000-08-09 01:55 AM


oooh... so nice!  And yes, Love is indeed rare!

Sven
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5 posted 2000-08-09 01:55 AM


Walt!!. . . dude I was burned by deVine's fire poem!!!  OUCH!!!   LOL    

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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6 posted 2000-08-09 09:32 AM


~"The candle still burns in spite of the rain",....Sven,....that's a powerful line there. This is beautiful. Be well now. *Peace.
juliet_2u
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7 posted 2000-08-09 09:51 AM


Awww Sven this is so wonderful. Sometimes those flames just never die out. Take care, Juls
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8 posted 2000-08-09 09:57 AM


Excellent work Sir Sven...

Wonderful

My regards,
Sudhir

Sven
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9 posted 2000-08-10 12:47 PM


Thanks to all that replied. . . your words mean a lot to me. . . as always. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


ethome
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10 posted 2000-08-10 12:58 PM


Great work Sven...A Flame So Rare  burning in the heart forever, despite all....can't put those special flames out...love it, well written.
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11 posted 2000-08-10 02:16 AM


Rain huh? You do have a knack in the rain. Very well written and expressed. Even a fire extiguisher won't work here. LOL
Mark Bohannan
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12 posted 2000-08-10 02:32 AM


This is so beautiful and tender.....you are one lucky poet my friend.
Sven
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13 posted 2000-08-12 01:04 AM


ethome, thank you. . .

oh2beme, yes, I do have a thing about rain. . .  

Mark, thanks. . . well, I'm somewhat lucky. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


tracie66
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14 posted 2000-08-12 07:35 AM


Sven~
Beautiful poem with a devine title...loved it dear friend  
Tracie~


Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe


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15 posted 2000-08-12 08:27 AM


A candle's flame remaining, even in the rain...beautiful symbolism, Sven, and beautifully written, my friend. What a love this must be...

~ Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau


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Karilea
When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ

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17 posted 2000-08-12 09:33 AM


A flame so rare, the sparks ignite
And in the deep and silent night
I reach to feel you next to me
Quiet in sleep, I let you be

And when the morning light appears
When the days have turned to years
This flame will ever brighter grow
In this, the love, we've come to know


Inspiring verse Sven  


Tara Simms
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18 posted 2000-08-12 11:23 AM


Soft, tender, absolutely beautiful!

Take me as I am or watch me as I go

Sven
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19 posted 2000-08-12 11:32 PM


tracie, thank you so much my friend. . . I am glad that you liked it. . .

Claire, thank you. . . but I'm afraid it's only a symbol, nothing more. . .

Sunshine. . . thank you. . .

hoot owl, thank you. . . I always try to inspire. . . thanks for your verse. . .  

Tara, you know me too well. . .    Thank you. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


Cerenity
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20 posted 2000-08-12 11:46 PM


Hi Sven,

Oh yes a flame that burns deep to the very marrow, have one of those, and it is so wonderful to travel back and sit in the wormth of its heat, awesome beauty you captured the feeling my friend thanks.

Love, Cerenity


"God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist.
We have to be reminded that He exist!"

(Writer Unknown)


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