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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2001-02-23 07:25 AM



Don't Wake up the Sun

Fall gently, sweet dew drops, don’t wake up the sun
Or let purple shadows of dawn come undone
Hold on to the lingering fresh early mist
For these are the moments that I will be kissed

Don’t waken the lily or petals of rose
Let dew settle soft before everything glows
Still wrapped in a blanket of deep morning haze
For these are the most joyous hours of my days

When I am awakened by sounds of a lark
Which echo so sweetly through mist in the dark
I capture these moments, exquisite and true
With misty eyed tenderness wakening you

The vapor of dawn is the dew of delight
The mist of enchantment that came through the night
It settles in droplets upon every blade
Reflecting the beauty of love that we made

Don’t hurry the dawn through the fresh early mist
For this is the moment that I will be kissed

Elizabeth Santos


[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 02-23-2001).]

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Marge Tindal
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1 posted 2001-02-23 07:30 AM


LizzieGal~
Well, you sure kissed my thoughts gently
with this early morning beauty !

Give our Ms.Kamla a *hug* from me.
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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nakdthoughts
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2 posted 2001-02-23 08:25 AM


Hold on to the lingering fresh early mist
For these are the moments that I will be kissed


lovely, just lovely

~Wynter


"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



Irish Rose
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3 posted 2001-02-23 08:28 AM


another lovely one from you, Elizabeth.

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee


Seymour Tabin
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4 posted 2001-02-23 08:33 AM


Elizabeth,
Well I'll just have to send a kiss on the mist. Love Sy

BSC
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5 posted 2001-02-23 08:39 AM


What a beautiful way to start the day Liz ~ so many wonderful images are floating through my mind... so lovely! Bonnie
Severn
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6 posted 2001-02-23 01:20 PM


Lizzy..this is just gorgeous...wow.

You can't even TRY to tell me what you keep saying...

this gem from the lady who 'thinks in meter, and thinks in rhyme' - I well believe it.

And Marg(y) - thanks for hug..

K


...and I have found a lifetime can be lived in one moment...

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7 posted 2001-02-23 02:03 PM


thinks in meter....thinks in rhyme...

A perfect description of the most talented poet I know..this is beautiful, Liz..


See how beautiful rhyme can be, Kamla?

walker
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8 posted 2001-02-23 03:56 PM


It's so beautifully written that I'm out of words........................................
Thank you, for sharing such a wonderful feeling.


A quarter of a century must pass, for the writer to understand what and why he writes.

Voiceless
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9 posted 2001-02-23 04:36 PM


What can I say I loved it....


~*Peachy Be*~

OLIAS
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10 posted 2001-02-23 04:48 PM


Wonderful poem, perfect imagery, perfect emotion, perfectly delivered. By the way I loved it too.

Regards,
Olias.

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11 posted 2001-02-23 06:11 PM


'Fall gently, sweet dew drops, don’t wake up the sun
Or let purple shadows of dawn come undone
Hold on to the lingering fresh early mist
For these are the moments that I will be kissed'

Elizabeth, this is just unbelievable! Once again, you've amazed me with your talented pen!! I love this!

sp


everytime I close my eyes, I see your face, I taste you on my lips...
every night I fantasize that I can feel you on my fingertips...

Severn
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12 posted 2001-02-23 07:35 PM


'deer - when did I ever say it wasn't beautiful???? HUMPH!
K


...and I have found a lifetime can be lived in one moment...




[This message has been edited by Severn (edited 02-23-2001).]

JLR
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13 posted 2001-02-23 08:19 PM


Your poem is the dusk and dawn of a beautiful day spent at passions. Thank you.
Kit McCallum
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14 posted 2001-02-23 08:25 PM


Ah Liz ... to read the sweet rhythm and flow of your words ... simply heavenly. Just beautiful!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Martie
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15 posted 2001-02-23 08:30 PM


Liz--Oh, how I wish I could write like you...this is glorious!!!
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16 posted 2001-02-23 08:31 PM


Breathtakingly glorious!!!
ethome
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17 posted 2001-02-24 04:14 AM


I like that too Elizabeth thinks in meter thinks in rhyme a very good description of your poetry and if you add the sage of humanity that always permeates your work then you have the quality that makes thinking that way a gift to our eyes and mind.
As usual I love to read your work so much....take care....ethome

The poet is like a cocoon; in him the caterpillar of the past finds rest, and from him the butterfly of the future emerges.

Severn
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18 posted 2001-02-24 06:06 AM



I did it agagin!. Forgot to change the user name back. This is LIz, not Severn. Kamla, Help!


Marge, Gave Kamla a hug for everyone. Thanks, dear

Wynter, Thank you

Kathleen, Glad you liked this

Sy, THank you for the kiss

Bonnie, Your comments are lovely

Kamla, Meter and rhyme aren't everything, but thank you for believing in me (in many ways)

Balladeer, THank you, master. I appreciate your comments

walker. Thank you for your comments

Voiceless, Thank you so much

Olias, Your remarks are appreciated. Thanks

snowpants, Thank you, you warm my heart


Liz


[This message has been edited by Severn (edited 02-24-2001).]

Elizabeth Santos
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19 posted 2001-02-24 07:46 AM


JRL, Every day at Passions is beautiful. Thanks

Kit, my sister in poetry, Thanks for your kind words

Martie, And how I wish I could write like you

Denise, Thank you, my dear friend

ethome, you always have such glorious comments. Thank you

Liz

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20 posted 2001-02-26 05:21 PM


May I ditto ethome's glorious comments? *G* This is so lovely, Elizabeth... May I please borrow your pen? And your talent? *G*
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21 posted 2001-02-26 05:29 PM


I promise to rise late....and hide behind a cloud or two....just for you to have this moment...

well done my friend....

Mark Bohannan
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22 posted 2001-02-26 07:24 PM


Well, I can't add much to what has already been said but I do want you to know that I too loved this wonderful work of poetic grace you blessed us with. Your words and the vision you hold in life tie together so well when you pick up your pen, it is just as if angels are writing for you. This was truely superb just as all your writings are. I applaud your talent and your wonderful way of sharing it with us.
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