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When I Was Teaching You
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When I Was Teaching You |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now 
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“When I Was Teaching You” by Bill Charles ~~~~ I thought I knew true love, believing I’ve seen it once before, but then one hurtful day, there was a slow closing of the door… As time passed I was all right, for my hurt was left behind, but then I found you, with an innocence, that was so divine… Once I started to know you, I realized there was some confusion, about my many feelings from the past, of which I thought, were so certain… My heart talks to me now, in ways I still haven’t figured out, and it seems that all it takes is just a glance, or seeing, your little devilish pout … I wanted to teach you, all the ways about love’s special caring, and everything that I knew about it, like how true love is so appealing… But you taught me about different things, like your many devotions, and also how to express what I have hidden, especially my deepest emotions… Now I remember the softness of each night, tender, as they may be, and when I hold you close I’m touched, with love’s words said to me.. I learned about love once again, through the things that we would do, but most of all, I learned that love came to me, all of the times…., “When I Was Teaching You”… ~~~~ |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Now I remember the softness of each night, tender, as they may be, and when I hold you close I’m touched, with love’s words said to me.. I learned about love once again, through the things that we would do, but most of all, I learned that love came to me, all of the times…., “When I Was Teaching You”… this is beautiful Bill  ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". ...Pope John Paul II |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Mornin' Bill.., This one is the first one I read today, and I do so love to read your writings!! Always touches my heart with their beauty...  Live...Love...Be grateful for both!! |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Bill, This was beautiful and we seem to never quit learning about love no matter how many times we are blessed with it in our lives, very much enjoyed the poetry. Love, Cerenity "God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist. We have to be reminded that He exist!" (Writer Unknown) |
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Celeste Senior Member
since 2000-11-11
Posts 597 |
A beautiful ending to this. So very true. I have a little girl who's high functioning autistic and when she was diagnosed at age two I worked very hard with her, thinking I was teaching her, when in truth it was she teaching me. Beauty, patience, and a different perception of life. What a beautiful gift. I think you also recieved that gift, and expressed it beautifully, in this poem. What we learn from love is a gift never to be taken away. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
nakdthoughts - your words are always touching to me. Thank you. Sunnyone - always so gracious from that big warm heart of yours. Thanks Sunny. Cerenity - yes, we never do quit, but dang it, I would love to understand it, if only for a little while. Glad you came by. dreamkeeper - I do find it amazing, to think that one is teaching, but is actually becoming the student. Thank you very much for the words that you have written here. They certainly have touched me, and I do pray that I can and will be able to write poems with this kind of meaning. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
really good Bill. . . I know how this is. . . thanks. . . -------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Teaching an old poet some new tricks, are ya?.. Nice work here, BCI...  |
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