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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

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0 posted 2001-02-06 11:51 PM

On a far and distant knoll,
...small cross of weathered pine,
Where first I held you in my arms,
...first tasted lips of wine,
Fifty springtimes come and gone,
...since Maiden of the Lea,
Sang unto lush fields below,
...beneath dark night's array,
Calling out unto the wind,
...come sail away with me,
Into the sky, 'board Southern Cross,
...for all eternity,
Now you lay in final rest,
...on far and distant knoll,
Tonight I lay beside my rose,
...as to thy bloom extol,
Come sail with me upon the wind,
...to welkin skies above,
Forever, and forevermore,
...you are my life, my love.

Maiden of the Lea

                Upon a far and distant knoll,
                ...encased in Luna's glow,
                Sings fair maiden of the lea,
                ...unto lush fields below,
                Calling out to evening's breeze,
                ...take me in your arms,
                And carry me to heaven's far,
                ...enwrapped within your charms,
                Far beyond the oceans deep,
                ...beyond the mountains high,
                Until we reach the Southern Cross,
                ...and with the angels fly.

                No answer from lush fields below,
                ...as silent lays the night,
                A rising mist from forth the moor,
                ...erases heaven's light.
                Upon the cheek of maiden fair,
                ...a solitary tear,
                'Mid haunting echoes of her call,
                ...too soft for mortal ear.
                Where have you gone, my gentle wind,
                ...do not you hear my song?
                Am I forsaken by my love,
                ...forever shall I long?

                From out the mist, comes whispered breath,
                ...forever you'll be mine,
                Your beauty is rare chalice gold,
                ...filled with the sweetest wine,
                I've searched four corners of the earth,
                ...to sate my passion's fire,
                On a far and distant knoll,
                ...have found my heart's desire.
                Take my hand and sail with me,
                ...unto the stars above,
                As I whisper in your ear,
                ...you are my life, my love.

                Young lovers walk 'neath slivered moon,
                ...on sultry summer eve,
                In meadow lush, beneath far knoll,
                ...seeking wind's reprieve.
                A fog ascends from nearby moor,
                ...and swallows strolling pair,
                Blotting out the stars above,
                ...with suffocating air.
                Lost within dark wall of mist,
                ...canyon of the night,
                Calling out for evening's breeze,
                ...return of heaven's light.

                A cooling breeze from forth the south,
                ...sweeps away dark mist,
                Young lovers feel of cooling wind,
                ...as by its freshness kissed.
                In sky above the stars are freed,
                ...to shine their heavenly grace,
                Beneath the glow of Luna's orb,
                ...in passion, pair embrace.
                As gaze upon the Southern Cross,
                ...in welkin sky above,
                Young lovers hear on whispering wind,
                ...you are my life, my love.

Mother_Earth
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since 2000-11-20

Posts 1370
1/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan

1 posted 2001-02-07 12:00 PM

Oh, how hauntingly beautiful. I really like this. Hugs, ME

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
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2 posted 2001-02-07 08:05 AM

You've never been better.....sigh. I think YOU should be crowned King of Romance!

ATelamon
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since 2001-02-06

Posts 328
Purgatory, Last Staircase, Up

3 posted 2001-02-07 08:19 AM

This is more than lovely. A journey into the heart of things. My thanks for sharing.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

4 posted 2001-02-07 08:53 AM

                From out the mist, comes whispered breath,
                ...forever you'll be mine,
                Your beauty is rare chalice gold,
                ...filled with the sweetest wine,
                I've searched four corners of the earth,
                ...to sate my passion's fire,
                On a far and distant knoll,
                ...have found my heart's desire.
                Take my hand and sail with me,
                ...unto the stars above,
                As I whisper in your ear,
                ...you are my life, my love.
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Oh my ...
I forgot to breathe while reading ...
perhaps explaining the "tingling" sensation ...
of course ... it could be the poem

....
(or the poetic envy) ...
either way ... Im giddy and IMPRESSED

thank you for the double delight poet sir ...
as always ... excellence from your pen.

Tomorrow holds only mystery
And who's to say what might be
But in you I've found a love so strong
The sun and the moon look on in jealousy
~VH~

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

5 posted 2001-02-07 08:58 AM

Mike, this is just amazing..........special to read and keep in my library!

"I walked beside the evening sea and dreamed a dream that could not be." George William Curtis

[This message has been edited by Kathleen (edited 02-07-2001).]

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

6 posted 2001-02-07 12:20 PM

Ah Mike...your words always stir this poets soul....beautifully done

~ Ruth
www.angelfire.com/pa/OriginalMinds/index.html

Mike
Member Elite

since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

7 posted 2001-02-08 08:21 PM

glad you read and replied...I appreciate the exceedingly gracious replies if any of the six of you should happen to come back to this poem.
again... thanks.

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