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Conveying You |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware 
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I love art but I'm no painter Yet it is you I want to paint I must do it alone with words My words must be up to the task Like the songs of all of the birds To a subject beyond the word vast With acrylics or oils I would not Watercolors would surely fail me For they fade in the sun so fast No such media would I use No paint surreal or abstract. They all lack rich enough hues And no I could not sculpt you, Despite my strong desire To be accurate with Braille touch I would my hands molding the clay But the small range of color is such It could not be there any day No camera either shall I use Although I've mastered many Colors may be faithful and true Pictures freeze but instants in time But they could not show your depth Sure to miss good looks sublime Yea what I want to capture most More timeless than the pyramids Or nature’s rainbow friezes So evolved in matchless beauty As roses through their cycle Thus it's much more than a duty Oh I will rely on words alone They will be my sole media Words with all their limitations Pray my words to you will convey Through myriad interpretations Out loud phrases I can’t say My love for my subject shall be All the depths and passions of you Though sufficient words are so few All that you are and you do Your human nature so true The warmth your heart does imbue The boundless love in your soul All you convey with your smile The laughter that leaps from your eyes All these with my words I would say Sound of love I hear in your sighs They sustain me day after day How you have captured me totally Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. ~ Henry Van Dyke ~ [This message has been edited by Wilfred Yeats (edited 11-19-2000).] |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Sir Poet Bill* What a beautiful work of art this is...your poetry often touches my heart but this one swept me off my feet...the love that you weave into your words is by far the finest I've seen...Such power is held in the poetry of your soul~ You cannot dance in the sun until you have cried in the rain~ |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Wilfred, a painter, sculpter, photographer, and best of all the WRITER.... You've written such a pretty poem here my friend... My compliments to you and thank you for a splendid read  Coco |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Wil, they say a picture is worth a thousand words... they're wrong. Loved the way this swept over me and took my breath away. Write on Kethry Why do yesterdays remain and todays pass by ...unnoticed? Rex E. Alford |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Excellent poetry in the finest sense of the word...just a skillful write and what a wonderful display of love for your special lover...all the things you use for illustrations are so well expressed... just so good!!...take care Wilfred the writer! ethome |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Your muse has guided your quill most gently and with absolute grace throughout the weave of this most delightly piece... and I am so appreciative for the opportunity to have read it... thank you... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
My love for my subject shall be All the depths and passions of you Though sufficient words are so few All that you are and you do Your human nature so true The warmth your heart does imbue The boundless love in your soul All you convey with your smile The laughter that leaps from your eyes All these with my words I would say Sound of love I hear in your sighs They sustain me day after day How you have captured me totally ================== my oh my ..this is so well done... so well thought out and written out... from conception to completion ...the process is poetic perfection... "To be accurate with Braille touch" what a way cool line that is ... as is this jewel of a verse... "Yea what I want to capture most More timeless than the pyramids Or nature’s rainbow friezes So evolved in matchless beauty As roses through their cycle Thus it's much more than a duty" superb poetry Bill... a masterpiece of words poet sir ...indeed later-you-are-an-artist-gator jm |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
To paraphrase my good friend Kehtry, you could say that a thousand words are worth this picture. . . Excellent sir. . . ------------------------------------------------------ That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Bill--such a love filled poem...it captures your feelings well. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Wow! One of your best, Bill. Whoever she is, she's one lucky lass. Your pen of art is love. Corinne |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Bill - you make my heart sing with your love poems! Lovely. |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Everyone - thank you so much - I really wish I had time to reply individually |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
There are no words to say how this makes me feel... |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Paula- Thank you - I think I understand - I hope your thanksgiving is a blessed one will be 'gone' 'till wed next... |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
"Pictures freeze but instants in time But they could not show your depth" "Words with all their limitations Pray my words to you will convey Through myriad interpretations" Wilfred, this is breath-taking! Though many artforms may capture subtle nuances of the subject ... your words have truly captured more than any one medium could. Beautifully written! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
What a lovely way to spend Christmas day in the company of friends and the favored of their pens |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Kit - Sunshine - Thank you for your lovely words of encouragement |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
BRAVO! to this wonderful poem You made me see poetry in a new light. It's true, there is a certain depth that a painting can't capture and poetry is that aesthetic form that can say anything. This is a beautifully expressed love poem Liz |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Elizabeth - Each Morning as I sign into my e-mail, then go to PiP; it is you who brightens my day with such words to boost my ego, resuscitate my muse, that I must find adequate words to thank you. I cannot do that in a reply - so today I will begin to craft a special poem to thank you. I only hope I can make a partial inroad into describing you, your poetry and my immense appreciation. |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
this is ART in every way superb as always. Charisma |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Charisma - This is the first time one of my efforts has been called "ART" - and I'm truly humbled by the accolade. Thank you very much |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
she will love this, Wilfred, I do hope you present this to the object of your affections! "Every man dies. Not every man truly lives." Braveheart Kathleen |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Kathleen- She's seen it Thank you |
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