Open Poetry #9 |
A Flame So Rare. . . |
Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
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. . . -------------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
perfecto y beeyootiful |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Lovely...but you know what? I see a 'fire' theme here tonight! |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
yuh i was lissening to light my fire by you know who not that imitation crap what about you Svenster |
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Artistic Member
since 2000-08-09
Posts 107Colorado/Rochester, NY |
oooh... so nice! And yes, Love is indeed rare! |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Walt!!. . . dude I was burned by deVine's fire poem!!! OUCH!!! LOL ----------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~"The candle still burns in spite of the rain",....Sven,....that's a powerful line there. This is beautiful. Be well now. *Peace. |
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juliet_2u Senior Member
since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125North Carolina |
Awww Sven this is so wonderful. Sometimes those flames just never die out. Take care, Juls |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Excellent work Sir Sven... Wonderful My regards, Sudhir |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Thanks to all that replied. . . your words mean a lot to me. . . as always. . . --------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
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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oh2beme Member
since 2000-07-24
Posts 215NV USA |
Rain huh? You do have a knack in the rain. Very well written and expressed. Even a fire extiguisher won't work here. LOL |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
This is so beautiful and tender.....you are one lucky poet my friend. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
ethome, thank you. . . oh2beme, yes, I do have a thing about rain. . . Mark, thanks. . . well, I'm somewhat lucky. . . -------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
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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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
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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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Karilea When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
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 |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
Soft, tender, absolutely beautiful! Take me as I am or watch me as I go |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
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. . . ----------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
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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