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Mere Words Wont Do You Justice |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
~Mere Words Wont Do You Justice~ < !signature-->Lonely is just too pretty of a word ... to define the way I sometimes feel ... it could never do this ache for you justice ... cant describe it and make it feel real. Tears is just too little of a word ... to define the way I sometimes cry ... for I could drown in my own river of tears ... I fear these eyes will never run dry. Poetry is just too vague of a word ... to define my desperate need to write ... it's the only thing that comforts me ... all that holds me in the dark of night. Muse is just too small of a word ... to define the inspiration I find in you ... the sole reason for my rhyme ... my pen exists only to write verse to be held true. Desire is just to cold of a word ... to define the fire that burns inside of me ... it cant describe the flames that rise up ... cant explain the depth of the intensity. Love is just not enough of a word ... to define my undying emotion ... it would take a volume of poetic words ... to describe my heart's devotion. There are times when my words fail me ... when they simply wont define ... still I will always write for you ... etching this love in the sands of time. For all I have left are my words ... and the God given gift of poetry ... so I engrave your name in poetic gold ... to hold you forever in fate and destiny. Janet Marie for DeVante' ... the reason I write ... always  ~Looking Into You~ BY: Jackson Browne Well I looked into dream of the millions That one day the search will be through Now here I stand at the edge of my embattled illusions Looking into you The great song traveler passed through here And he opened my eyes to the view And I was among those who called him a prophet And I asked him what was true Until the distance had shown how the road remains alone Now I'm looking in my life for a truth that is my own Well I looked into the sky for my anthem And the words and the music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you -- and that's true *********** ~Sky Blue and Black~ BY: Jackson Browne I hear the sound of the world where we played And the far too simple beauty Of the promises we made If you ever need holding Call my name, I'll be there If you ever need holding And no holding back, I'll see you through Sky blue and black Where the touch of the lover ends And the soul of the friend begins There's a need to be separate and a need to be one And a struggle neither wins Where you gave me the world I was in And a place I could make a stand I could never see how you doubted me When I'd let go of your hand And I'd have fought the world for you If I thought that you wanted me to Or put aside what was true or untrue If I'd know that's what you needed What you needed me to do But the moment has passed by me now To have put away my pride And just come through for you somehow If you ever need holding Call my name, I'll be there If you ever need holding And no holding back, I'll see you through You're the color of the sky Reflected in each store-front window pane You're the whispering and the singing Of my tires in the rain You're the hidden cost and the thing that's lost In everything I do Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you In the sunlight and the shadows And the faces on the avenue That's the way love is That's the way love is That's the way love is Sky blue and black Sprayed across my heart and hers Danced butterflies in the wild This angel, this woman , who loves me with the innocence of a child. ~DeVante~ [This message has been edited by Janet Marie (edited 12-02-2000).] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
What gifts he left you Janet Marie...what tenderness, inspiration, love, caring...I do not know the whole story, but one can see, this was a romance beyond those that most know today...this was indeed one of those made in heaven, met on earth, and will go on forever... I salute your heart, and his gifts, that he left within you... and I so appreciate the time you take to share them with all here... 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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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
JM, I've never known the story behind the story but I have seen that it certainly has brought out some incredible poetry from your pen....this is another one...you are incredible.. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Janet soft sighs and proud HuGS. Beautiful! Write on Kethry Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant - Thoreau |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Janet...I agree, that words sometimes don't do justice. will a HUG do? And a thank you, for letting us get to know him through your loving pen...and thank you also, for the sending me his remarkable work. Love you, lady. PEACE. |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
JM, the heavens have blessed you my dear friend... There are no words I can express to let you know that it's my priviledge to be acquainted with the treasure chest of love you possess in your heart... My genuine thanks for sharing... As always an endearing read... |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
Janet-- as always beautiful and such inspirational work from your pen. whenever you write for and with Devante your loving spirit and heart coming shining through. but it's more than that I think. it's as if a part of him writes along with him, and i must say it is simple amazing! take care. ~amy~ |
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Witch's Brat Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 100 |
Some people I think are above 'mere words', but they are done justice with poems like this. |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
'Lonely is just too pretty of a word ... to define the way I sometimes feel ... it could never do this ache for you justice ... cant describe it and make it feel real. Tears is just too little of a word ... to define the way I sometimes cry ... for I could drown in my own river of tears ... I fear these eyes will never run dry.' JM, just beautiful. I could never express love quite the way you do! I love this! sp  'cause I am hanging on every word you say, and, even if you don't want to speak tonight, that's alright, alright with me... |
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Robert Joseph Member
since 2000-10-07
Posts 491South Carolina |
Janet, Excellent...you've got my heart sailing! Bravo! Robert Joseph |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Sun ... thank you very very much for this sincere reply ... it means more than you can know...I hope I never make anyone weary of my poems or my need to write of him. It is I... who thank all here who are so constantly accepting of my need to share him. thank you again dear poet. SweetDeer... thank you for always seeing me in this light..your pretty darn incredible yourself poet sir  Keth ... the same back to you sweet poet....thank you very much  Sen ... a hug will always do and I know sometimes these come out sad... but I promise I celebrate his taking flight and the peace I know he finally knows ...and I will always celebrate him...thank you me sweet...love ya too, muchlyCoco... my dear...your replies are like poetry...thank you so very much ... what a wonderful reply...thank you for always reading so faithfully Amy ... thank you hon...your replies are always amazing!!! ...must be why I call ya sunshine girlie huh?? love ya too!!WB...thank you so much for such kind words...so nice to see you here again. SP ... thank you very much ... your replies are wonderful...always glad you stop by Robert... thank you very much poet sir... its always a pleasure to see your name here. thanks for the read and kind reply thank you all...always love to poetry land jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Your pen flows with such beauty Janet Marie ... the emotions you describe are so incredibly descriptive, one can't help but simply "feel" the love portrayed so gracefully through these lines. Beautiful JM! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Janet Marie, this is exceptional, even by your standards, which always exceed the superb. Truth and love mingle with an angels grace, and combine to make your writing truly perfect. I thank you for sharing the gift of De Vante with us. Your heart which is so clearly within this gift makes it even clearer that you have been touched by angels. Wonderful poem, truly beautiful and so pure, I love this I really do. Take care Mushy Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
There are times when my words fail me ... when they simply wont define ... still I will always write for you ... etching this love in the sands of time. For all I have left are my words ... and the God given gift of poetry ... so I engrave your name in poetic gold ... to hold you forever in fate and destiny. Janet--You know how much your poetry touches me...this is no exception...always leaves me not knowing exactly what to say to do justice to the way it makes me feel...Hugs! |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
For all I have left are my words ... and the God given gift of poetry ... You know, Janet Marie, it really is a God given gift isn't it? And He certainly has blessed you in abundance with it. This is most beautiful, the picture, everything and the time you spent putting it all together. Thank you for this one. You are incredible! What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life. Walt Whitman |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Kit ... thank you so much my friend... you always see what I am feeling in the words thanks for being such a faithful reader Marsha....your replies are always so generous and kind ..thank you so very much for such wonderful words...I appreciate them and you. Martie...thank you sweet one...and yes...I do know...so no words are needed ... and you do me much justice...always Katheleen... your reply is incredible...thank you VERY much for this lovely reply.. and yes...I really do believe it is a God given gift...one we are born with....just like a singers voice..or an artists talent in his hand ... we can nurture it...work to grow with in its gift...but I dont believe its a talent we can take credit for. thank you all love ya jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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Tiersdin Member Elite
since 2000-11-17
Posts 2364east coast |
Janet Marie, I love the tenderness and feeling you have so beautifully expressed in your poem. Such a lovely work! -Tier |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Much as i love the approopriateness and beauty of the Jackson Brown addendums - which I might not ever get to see/read - I must tell you - (you may already know) that the wonderful words you write of your own heart - need no professional backup - they stand on their own very beautifully. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Janet he and I feel your tenderness. He and I desire your happiness...James |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
JM, I agree with Balladeer, winkiewinkie stinky. *L* Sy |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Tiersden... thank you so much for the kind reply...its so nice to see your name here. Wil .... thank you so much poet sir....you are too sweet..I like adding the songs that he and I used to share...so many songs often say what we cant find the words to express ..and I love giving my poet of song Jackson a plug or two SBJ....what a very wonderful reply james....you prove the reason for the nick-name I gave you with this lovely sweet reply... and I am happier than this poem might read but I do miss him very much. thank you sweet poet SY-guy .... hey stinkie...well ya cant ever go wrong agreeing with Deer ... or with a *winkiewinkie* thank you for the read my poet of wisdom thank you all love ya jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Janet, I don't know the story either, but this is a wonderful poem, and a lot of love and pain is flowing out through it. Take care. Sandra |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
JanetMarie~ 'For all I have left are my words' More than enough from a heart so full of loving memories. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Janet Marie- nor will mere words do justice to this beautiful, heartfelt render.. each of your poems touches me deeper than the one before, and this one is no exception... thanks so much for sharing it.. hugs to you, ~vicky "...until you have read the verse on his heart, you have not truely met the poet." -vlraynes |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
The words certainly haven't escaped the wonderful ponder of your pen...out of which pours treasures of poetic magic that open the chambers of the reader's mind.. you are as addicted as I am dear poet lady...those poignant wave interactions from the seat of emotion... the waves that fill the artist with passion and desire to create..to expose one's actual bared naked soul to the outside .....a cascade of expressions dressed in the dark colors of tears or the brilliant colors of happiness...the you ... the real you sharing feelings making us all brothers and sisters exercising our talents with a poet's signifigant expressions....words creating the most vivid virtual worlds for our fellow readers.. beautiful words dear poet lady... may you continue on forever.......etVANhome original song I'm working on...just can't help myself!! well I gotta say one thing if I could change your mind I'd be happy again in every dream and every thought I see your face smiling at me well from my heart strings I can feel a sadness churning in me like the wind upon a falling leaf spinning me round and round. and oh, my crying mind drives me insane I hear your mystic voice calling my name if I could change it all I'd still be with you now I know the truth. chorus: Oh I'm like a gypsy with nowhere to be I got a crazy magic potion working in me trapped in a lover's cell to never be free you're stuck in my heart....though we're apart... I can't forget about you I can't forget about you [This message has been edited by ethome (edited 12-03-2000).] |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
i know not the story either but on a personal level, i related to the sentiments here..sometimes i wonder why i write cos i cant really find the words to express articulately my feelings...sigh....i must say though that your words seem enough...even by not describing fully those emotions, a reader can feel what you are getting at... a read much enjoyed |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Sandra .... thank you for the kind words..its very nice to see your lovely screen name here...always have liked that one very poeticMargie ... thank you sweet poet for the accepting, sweet reply. Vicky....thank you for always repling with so much encouragement. E-babes....you are gonna spoil me rotten for anyones elses replies LOL thank you SO much ... addicted...YES ... and not looking to be any other way and thank you for the preview of your new song...Im giddy now.... ITS AWESOME....and its mine now LOL ...love the mystic line...but you already knew that,you are VAN-TASTIC sweet poet thank you all..always jm |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
JM my sweetness, your words are always exceptional but when you write in celebration of your De Vante then they take on a whole new meaning of TRUE LOVE and SINCERITY. Each one is better than the last and that is no easy task. I have the pleasure of knowing the story behind the story and I thank you for sharing not only that with me but also your beautiful friendship. You know that you mean the world to me and the warmth you put into all those that you touch is only one reason why and that warmth glows off the page in this one. Hugs to you sweetie. A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. author unknown |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
My sweet SS...I've read this a dozen times this weekend and each time it moves deeper into my heart...this is so beautiful...the two of you are writing to a new level I do believe...soaring higher with each soul- weave. The title says it all here...for I could never describe how deeply these touch and how powerful the writing is when it comes from his soul to your pen...but you KNOW...Love you sweetie~ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched ---- they must be felt with the heart~ *??* |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
kaile ... thank you hon... and your words are yours and they do a wonderful job of expressing you...so nice to have you here...thanks for the kind words. Mark ...thank you baby...you make me feel like I can fly ... and you know that I feel the same way about you ...and you know the reasons and what it all means to me...thank you for all that you are in my life each day... one step at a time ... better every day ... we will get there. love you MC Hollygirl ... your the wind beneath me butterfly wings( and me moth too) thank you for your never ending understanding, as well as the guidence,insight, and acceptance. thank you for always seeing him in me...and for always listening ... love you my SS thank you for the wonderful replies love to all in poetry land jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Janet, My mind is scrabbling to find the words to type here. I simply love this poem. I am speechless.. congrats..lol..that DEFINATELY doesn't happen alot. You are such an amazing beautiful writer... I'll have to come back later when I can think of what exactly I want to say...lol. Beautiful ~~Tara aka rp25 :o) |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Janet Marie, I don't know your story either, but the feeling you put into this........I don't need to know. Anyone can "feel" a bit of what you let us feel. Thank you. Love and hugs, ME |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Tara, thank you again for this wonderful and sincere reply and also for the email. your words touch me. hey MOM ... thank you so very much for this sweet reply ... its a treat to see your name here... hows the weather in texas??? about time for butterfly migration dont ya think thanks again to all love ya jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
My ~HUGS~ for you sweet Janny Lovely piece, can feel your overwhelming love. Keep writing for your beloved deVante' for we will always read with awe Love and ~HUGS~ Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Dee Member Elite
since 2000-08-19
Posts 2330Queensland, Australia |
Janet It sounds like a broken record but, here we go again....I love your poetry for DeVante. So touching and beautiful. It never fails to bring a smile or a tear, or sometimes both. I hope to be able to read your poems for a very long time. Dee I wish you every happiness and pray you'll always have the best of the good things in life. a brand |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Tracie ... thank you sweets .. very much... your always a faithful reader with a reply that makes me smile thank you for that tracie-girlieDee... hey you ...how great to see your name here again ... and thank you too..very much...I am touched by your words. love to all in poetry land jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
I was so touched by this, I found myself reading it over and over again.......the beauty of your heartfelt words mirror how I feel sometimes......thank you.... "Within you I lose myself Without you I find myself Wanting to be lost again." -Unknown |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Sometimes it seems that when my heart is most full, my pen is empty... and tears just fall in chaotic splatters and evaporate from the page. *S* But you paint portraits with your "mere words"... and do so magnificently. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Greeneyes .... thank you for such a touching reply...and I know ... I see the same mirrors in your words ... thank you for sharing and for the very kind words. Southern ... girl your "chaos" IS poetry....your words are never mere ... this accepting and generous reply proves my point... as does the times Ive been moved by your poetry. thank you for the encouraging words. thanks all love ya jm I looked into the sky for my anthem The words and music came through But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen Looking into you |
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Ethan Halo Senior Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 793on the roof again |
a day late, a dollar short, and a compliment but no thesaurus... oh JM, it works both ways! i can't find the words that describe the truth you evoke in me. this is one for the printer!! simply magnificent. here i am going on...defining the abstract...sorry. i can't help it. this is one of yours that i adore...one of those instant classics i have to visit more often. i miss your style. i'll be sharing this with the poetry group at school. (serenity-i shared one of yours too...) later-thesaurus-gator E Everyone's got their demons. We all got somethin' to atone for. |
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EagleScorpion Senior Member
since 2000-03-08
Posts 1644Here, Now, Forever |
just rummaging through the archives and i fell upon this GEM!! I'm RICH! I'm RICH!! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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