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Martha Cowan
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since 2001-03-08
Posts 240
Groves, Texas

0 posted 2001-03-11 11:41 PM


Gentle hands of time, reach out...
With compassion’s eyes
Compelled by your vision
Into yesterday’s tragedies and disappointments.
So softly dry the teardrops
From tired eyes
That have been swimming in them for years
And yearn to rest upon the sands of serenity
Beneath the warmth and safety of your palms.

~ <3 ~ <3 ~ <3 ~

Gentle hands of time, secure ~ ~
Open doorways to the past...
Long awaiting closure
Since the moment that forsaken dreams
Carelessly left them ajar ~ ~ ~
Now standing alone in the rooms of the shadows
Where whispers of regret have waited your arrival ~

Gentle hands of time…please finish ~ ~
Unwritten chapters of my life…
Patient verses forgotten by yesterday’s muse...
A beautiful story awaiting the ink of
Destiny’s pen...
And the signature of the author of my life.

Gentle hands of time...tenderly touch
The smile that I fought relentlessly to salvage
From the corrosion of salt water tears
That I accepted in exchange for the memories
I would have been denied ~ had never they fallen.
And present tomorrow with understanding
Of the fragileness of a heart that
Has been reconstructed many times
And beats cautiously beneath
Scars of yesterday’s wounds.

Gentle hands of time...embrace me
In the warmth of memories that
Decorate the hallways of my life...
In the hopes of dreams that beckon me softly
From the edges of my journey...
In faith that builds bridges
Over raging oceans and unpredictable tides...

~ <3 ~ <3 ~ <3 ~ <3 ~

Gentle hands of time...
Carry my yesterdays gently into your heartbeat...
Where they sleep in the gentle echoes of your being...
Hold my trembling hand in yours...
As I knock upon tomorrow’s door
And await the answer...

Gentle hands of time...
Carry me gently into the unwritten chapters
of my life...

~ * ~ * ~



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Joyce Johnson
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1 posted 2001-03-11 11:46 PM


What a wonderful poem. Some of u have had so much of both the bad and the good. We can't but wonder what lies ahead. A good reading. Joyce
Marge Tindal
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2 posted 2001-03-12 12:20 PM


Martha~
I thought this to be a splendid pondering piece.

'Gentle hands of time...
Carry me gently into the unwritten chapters
of my life...'


That would be my wish ...
Thank you for sharing.
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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3 posted 2001-03-12 12:46 PM


Hi Angel of Mine!

These are my favorite:

a heart that
Has been reconstructed many times
And beats cautiously beneath
Scars of yesterday’s wounds.

Caution is my middle name, and soon you have to just lay off the workers and build your heart yourself! Wow, this was filled with your glorious insight, what a absolutely wonderful piece Martha. Welcome to Pips, will teach you the "Bells and Whistles" as I know them as we go. Luv Ya Girl!



~*~A poet is someone who reads more than they write ~*~

Martha Cowan
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since 2001-03-08
Posts 240
Groves, Texas
4 posted 2001-03-12 07:13 AM


Marge, Joyce, and Mysteria ~ thank you for your wonderful and gracious words of support. They truly mean so much to me.

I look forward to spending more time here and getting to know the place and the people better. Mysteria, as you know, I work Mon ~ Fri without access to the net, so my time is limited to after 6:00 on the evenings....but I will be around as much as possible.

Thank you for the warm reception, and I extend you my wishes that your day brings you many blessings ~ and many reasons to smile!

Martha


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