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Butterflies_dont_cry
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0 posted 2000-06-12 04:29 PM



~Lost Love’s Ghost~

You walk into my thoughts with butterfly slippers upon your feet
You carry in your wings the dreams we once held so sweet

Dancing across my heart like you never retreated from it’s walls
Your arms are there with a feathery landing for all of my falls

You hold me closely as you stroke my feelings with care
Opening the folds of memories that with only you I  share

We dance among the diamonds that have lain out their special light
Within the beams of moon glow retracing the steps in the night

Giving me peace in the turmoil of my raging inner storms
Beyond the showers of pain a bridge to your rainbow forms

Upon the mountains of tragedy you stop me from throwing life away
Reminding me that view of sunrise will breathe love of life my way

My lover and mate of my soul the one that holds my life in his palm
The one that upon crest of crashing waves can make my soul calm

I look past the pain when my angel turned to walk from me
And retreat to moments of love that last my heart an eternity

I cherish moments when he graces my life to become my loving host
These are the tranquil moments I share with my Lost Love’s Ghost



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amazon_lover
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since 2000-04-09
Posts 491
Dublin,Ireland
1 posted 2000-06-12 04:41 PM


Hi BDC
Beautifully expressed thoughts of a lost love..a love you once held dear..strange we have to accept fate and carry on with some memmories.

Sincerely
A_L

brian madden
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2 posted 2000-06-12 04:47 PM


Giving me peace in the turmoil of my raging inner storms
Beyond the showers of pain a bridge to your rainbow forms

Upon the mountains of tragedy you stop me from throwing life away
Reminding me that view of sunrise will breathe love of life my way

a wonderful, beautiful and haunting poem echoing the passions and joys of love.
you stole my breath with this poem.




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"Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. Kill nothing but time".

Baltimore Grotto

"To be nobody-but-yourself-in a world which is doing its best night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."

E.E Cummings.

manic street preachers
"Culture Alienation Borebom and Despair"

"I know I believe in nothing but it is my nothing" -faster MSP

"And you see, I kind of shiver to conformity
Did you see, the way I cower to authority, you see
And my life, it's a series of compromises anyway
It's a sham, and I'm conditioned to accept it all, you see" six by Paul Draper.

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lorilockheart
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Alabama
3 posted 2000-06-12 07:47 PM


BTC,
I love the ending of this poem - the memory of that love, still living with it as if it were real.
Excellent, as always.

In kindred spirit,
Lori

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean. Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens. Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance - I hope you dance.
song by LeeAnn Womack
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

JulieAnn
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4 posted 2000-06-12 07:50 PM


tragedy so sweetly written..I hope you have healed form your loss.....nice poem...really enjoyed it....
Alwye
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In the space between moments
5 posted 2000-06-12 10:34 PM


*sigh and a stray tear* Pure beauty, butterfly.  Absolutely gorgeous work, as always.  

 *Krista Knutson*

"Thought is real, physical is the illusion..." Albert from ~What Dreams May Come~



Butterflies_dont_cry
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6 posted 2000-06-12 11:02 PM



A_L* Yes we do have to accept fate...we don't have to like it...just accept it   thank you for reading.

Brian* Many thanks for your kind reply and for reading, I appreciate it.

Lori* Sometimes the memory is sweeter than the real thing was...that's the flaw with memories   and perhaps why we hold them so dear.  Thank you much for reading and for understanding.

JulieAnn~ I'm as healed as I shall ever be I think   and writing helps purge the feelings when they come, I'm glad you enjoyed, thank you.

Krista* My thanks for your sweetness you are a gem!!

[This message has been edited by Butterflies_dont_cry (edited 06-12-2000).]

Janet Marie
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7 posted 2000-06-12 11:14 PM




*SIGH* ...

you know... i know ...our hearts know
(did ya know BSQ calls my Icon
"butterfly slippers") *smile*
you know that i love this one right??
yes, you know
love ya ms SS
quiet comfort  
jm



 And it's good that I'm not angry,
I just need to get over,
I'm not angry, anymore
Cry when you cry,
run when you run,
love when you love,
represent the ashes
that you leave behind
~MB20~

"What the caterpillar calls the end ...
The world calls a butterfly"
~Lao Tze Tao~
~Butterflies are meant to be free~



Eloise
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8 posted 2000-06-12 11:15 PM


BTC, this is beautiful, with wonderful imagery.
Butterflies_dont_cry
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9 posted 2000-06-12 11:21 PM


J.M.~*~Butterfly Slippers....yeppers I knew that   tis where the inspiration came from   I'm glad you noticed...and that's a beaut of a b-fly   Loves ya for the butterfly kisses and for the QC SS, many thanks tonight.

Eloise* Thank you so much for reading and for your kind reply.

Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
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Lansing, MI USA
10 posted 2000-06-13 12:33 PM


B.D.C.,

My dear sweet friend...hang on to those memories and take with you the lessons learned.  I know that you have found inner peace to be able to write with such feeling.  Great work!!  

LW


 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

Kit McCallum
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11 posted 2000-06-13 07:08 AM


This was stunning imagery Butterflies, absolutely wonderful. What a truly lovely and touching poem!

Best wishes,
/Kit

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12 posted 2000-06-13 07:14 AM


ButterfliesDC~
Awwwwwww ! I just LOVE it !
~*Marge*~


 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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EagleOne
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since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...
13 posted 2000-06-13 07:38 AM


This is just beautiful my friend! WOW!

 God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Unknown



Aimster
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since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC
14 posted 2000-06-13 10:13 AM


Butterflies DC~

This is beautiful! Then again so is all
of your work   I wanted to take a moment
to say, you are one amazing writer. Each
piece I read of yours is written with
deep intense emotion. This has a quiet
strength and comfort about it. Your
writing even at it's most sad, has a
quiet tranquility about it that calms me.
I thank you my friend. Keep up the amazing
poetry.
Take care.
~Amy~

 "Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is before you can meet again. And meeting again after a moment or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends."

"Fate exists but it can only take you so far,
Because once you're there
It's up to you to make it happen."




hoot_owl_rn
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Glen Hope, PA USA
15 posted 2000-06-13 11:18 AM


Haunting  
Sunshine
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16 posted 2000-06-13 11:23 AM


Beautiful imagery, "butterfly slippers"... one can only imagine...

 Sunshine

~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
Helen Keller ~~~


Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06
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Michigan
17 posted 2000-06-13 02:00 PM



L.W.* I'm glad you see the peace    It's there just a little cloudy at the moment, Thank you for reading my friend~

Kit* Thank you for your compliments, I appreciate it very much~

Marge* Thank you sweet Lady I'm glad you liked it~

Eagle* As always thank you for your kindness, I'm glad you liked it my friend~

Amy* You put tears in my eyes...you are so sweet, thank you for your kindness, what an angel you are~

Hoot* Thank you for reading~

Sunshine* Thank you   I owe that one to J.M. and BSQ~


Mark Bohannan
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In the winds of Cherokee song
18 posted 2000-09-27 05:09 PM


I will "FOREVER" love you!!!
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