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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware 
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(may be a repost - I'm not sure - don't think so) The world has ceased revolving The old clock in the hall ticks not Slowly vision returns to my eyes I see your eyes half shut below me Your mouth still open With the sound of your last ‘ahhh’ Suspended in the air between us A single bead of sweat fallen From my forehead frozen in space Venus reflected in its crystal clarity I hear the first ‘tock’ of the clock Resuming in slow motion As our smiles break out in simultaneous recognition of another miracle we’ve created Sound returns to the capsule of our continuum. And though we remain motionless Venus hits your nose We feel the earth move again And our laughter rings in our ears The first duty of love is to listen. ~ Paul Tillich ~ [This message has been edited by Wilfred Yeats (edited 02-24-2001).] |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Just keep smiling and writing Bill *s huggzz ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". ...Pope John Paul II |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Something about this one made me hold my breath while reading it. Good job sir!  |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Wynter - Sharon - momentary suspensions of time - I feel fortunate - when I can find a way to describe them - Thank you |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
time stops. . . and the words come. . . superb Sir. . .  ------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Bill--I enjoy writing about time too...but, never have in quite this way...well done, Sr Timestopper! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
..."...of another miracle we’ve created" what a delightful line.... |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
This is priceless! Love the image of that drop frozen in time. Ha! |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Sven, Karilea, Martie, JLR- Thank you all so much - especially for seeing it as I do/did - A fantasy still for me - but I'm certain a reality for some - God grant I experience this heaven before I go to the Biblical one |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
This is the way it should be... |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
A moment so perfect that time stops... (catching breath here *S*) WOW! Where do I find those? *S* |
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Secret Whisper Member
since 2001-01-25
Posts 298Through the Looking Glass |
Lovely Intimacy. You romanticized the frozen time and laughter. Lovely. "Death marks the beginning, not the end. It is our journey to God." --Billy Graham |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Paula - Suthern - Secret Whisper- Like taking a micro thin tissue sample to a microscope - Sometimes a very good way to capture a moment - as good as a movie, or tape - nuch better than a snapshot - I hope the word picture works for you as well as it did for me. Thank you |
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