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Rex
Member

since 2000-06-29

Posts 482
Houston, Texas

0 posted 2000-07-23 01:07 PM

Rather to know an aching void,
And the searing cut of pain;
To tread the shadowed wastes of want,
And brave the purpled dark of fear.
Rather to dwell in echo haunted silence,
Where whispered words beseech;
To know the clouded hours of weary days,
And heart wrung fantasies of sleep-lost nights.
Rather to feel the Ghost Moth's phantom brush
of silvered wings,
And hear the sorrow laden drip of countless tears;
To greet each coming dawn with weary eyes,
And hail the dusk with prayer.
Rather to stand against the wind's relentless power,
To cast into its merciless gale an endless cry...
And wait in solitude till Time is done,
Than never to have known
The dearness of your touch, nor seen
Deep within your eyes the counterpart
Of all the hopes my heart will ever hold!

brian madden
Member Elite

since 2000-05-06

Posts 4374
ireland

1 posted 2000-07-23 01:11 PM

WOW Rex I loved this piece, stunning well crafted images.

"A frog, it cannot comprehend the sea Nor me happiness" Paul Draper-Mansun

Hardrock
Senior Member

since 2000-02-14

Posts 948
New Hampshire, USA

2 posted 2000-07-23 03:13 PM

Magnificent, Rex. And yes, stunning!! Hardrock

demoninlove
Member

since 2000-02-11

Posts 211
Dehradun

3 posted 2000-07-23 03:36 PM

So true - you do feel and you have really loved...
Deepak

L Tiuch
Member

since 2000-02-04

Posts 151
NY

4 posted 2000-07-23 05:21 PM

Again, I am overwhelmed with the depth of the feelings expressed in this poem. How rare to love so deeply.

catalinamoon

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

5 posted 2000-07-23 08:00 PM

Rex, I agree with every word, and as usual, you epressed it so perfectly. I would like to buy your book, if you have any more available.
Catalinamoon

Wren
Member

since 2000-07-05

Posts 312

6 posted 2000-07-23 11:23 PM

Rex-
Great, as usual! (What else should one expect from a top poet?) I really loved this one...you have such a way with words!
-Wren

The thread of destiny
Unknown by anyone
Unseen by anyone
Winds around your heart
Moist with tears
-Vampire Princess Miyu Theme

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