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Sunshine
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Last Night With Dickens You know how it is, being open to all deep thoughts especially when you've read of life's tragedies brought to the forefront by authors now long since dead and gone and you wonder and ponder what 'twas pushed them on. And it was By candlelight and quill pen the writers thus wrote with sheaves of papers, did all first thoughts denote the exact proper phrase, or were rewrites a given? Ah, to be transported back, and see them all now living. Then, 'Twas "Charles" I'd been reading, copyright 1962 and a young lady wrote in there all that she knew of Dickens life, as if there by his side was she, and as if by a moment's magic, I was pulled in to see (oh how life is) That Dickie's life was platted out while he was so young and even while a child, he perceived how things had begun long before he was of an age to have experienced thus, the life forces with which he would become so entrussed. Fascinated, I saw His wife, dear Kate, kept closed her intellect's door while her adept sister, Mary, loved Charlie even more, so thus he kept them both quite close, their spirits he adored while he kept composing, drafting, bewitching, … writing ever more. I watched as During the worthy times, pending the destitute days he always found that he had something profound to say and say it he did, his quill quivering, writing furiously now his words a panacea, as he mopped the sweat there from his brow. Quiet desperation, love, But when his Mary died, his suffering became despair and I felt heartsick for him, 'tho bigotry he had dared right in front of his own wife, beautiful, sweet, solemn Kate, the two so needed in his life, bigotry his welcome mate. And then, Last night Charlie came, he beckoned unto me and in my reverie, I dreamt then that I could see his frock coat so, his broadcloth so purely white he said "So, I understand your desire is then to write." Thus, I replied "Yes, sir, but your talented ways, those I have not, so you see, all I have before me, is all that I have got and while it will not change the world as you have rightly done, I'll still give my doubtful talent some room to play and run." Said Charlie, so kind, "Well, keep it up, do a slap-up job" and then Charlie, with a nod, flowed from my dreams, his vision blurred, then so softly bobbed gently out of sight, gone, but never again out of mind for his true life story touched me deeply, though sublime. and the epilogue, With my apologies to Charlie, and to all of you and my thanks, and prayers, that none of you will rue the day I came to visit, and with you here I share my dreams, my hopes, my visions, and all the expressions that I dare. ©KRJ 29 August 1999 Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Karilea, This is a CLASSIC for sure.... Amazedly yours, Sudhir P.S. hopw do u do it? such incredible poetry?? Death, be not proud, though some have called thee, Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; - John Donne |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I do it, Sudhir, only by inspiration such as you give...thank you... Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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HelmutB Senior Member
since 2000-01-06
Posts 964Canada |
Beautiful and so enchantingly written in style, love it my friend The ability to describe life with words is similar to painting a picture; both can be powerful tools. |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Your "enchantingly" will echo in my heart, Helmut, thank you... Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Kit McCallum
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since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
You've woven this tale beautifully Sunshine! How sweet it would be to turn back time and watch these lives unfold as if a fly on the wall. Wonderful writing! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is one of the first I read when I found Passions! Good choice, Karilea!  Denise |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Wonderful!!  |
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BSC
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since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Oh Wow Sunshine - Simply incredible, .... just wow..... Bonnie |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Kit, Denise, Sharon, Bonnie...thank you all! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Karilea~ Well .... this just pleased the 'Dickens' out of me !  ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
{~,^} thanks, Marge! Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
excellent poetry... wonderful read. |
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