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How Much, How Long, How Wide

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

0 posted 2002-04-23 11:15 PM

The deep sighs come unbidden,
Without my knowing why.
A love that is no longer,
Yet hurts too much to cry.
Tears pooling in my heart,
To stay there unto death.
They over-flow into my throat
And I must catch my breath.
How much does sorrow weigh?
My scales do not say true.
How long the yard-stick needed
To measure color blue?
Pain ever escalating,
Shall be at ending never.
The weight, the time, the measuring,
The sighs go on forever.

By Joyce 4/23/02

Guardurthoughts
Member

since 2001-10-16

Posts 66

1 posted 2002-04-24 12:37 PM

This is a very touching poem it seems we can never truley get away from love lost. my friend is going through that, thank you for the beautiful poem =P

~~~Gaurdurthoughts~~~
"the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen,or even touched. they must be felt with the heart"

[This message has been edited by Guardurthoughts (04-24-2002 12:37 AM).]

pegasus111
Member Elite

since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

2 posted 2002-04-24 04:50 AM

this is not only beautifully written, it is therapudic. ((((HUGS)))

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2002-04-24 10:23 AM

Joyce~
Oh how I know the gulp of those tears~
Poignant read my friend~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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BloomingRose
Member Elite

since 2000-08-09

Posts 3092
Florida

4 posted 2002-04-24 11:46 AM

I am deeply touched by your poem. I recognize that familiar pain also, and sometimes it feels like I will carry it always. If we can see the love once shared as eternal, then we can cling to the knowledge that the pain and sorrow is not forever more.

Hugs,
Deb

2dalimit
Member Elite

since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

5 posted 2002-04-25 06:49 PM

Good questions. Good read.

Melton

wordancer
Senior Member

since 2000-07-30

Posts 809
VA

6 posted 2002-04-28 12:18 PM

Oh yes, this is finely wrought and well captures the loss. (((hugs)))

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