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Restoration of My Heart
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Restoration of My Heart |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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I found it dumped outside my door It wasn't wanted anymore No longer whole, just broken pieces Jumbled, dented, pressed in creases. What was this thing before my eyes? I could hardly recognize The jaunty, carefree organ sent Returned to me, rejected, rent. Lonely hours I spent just crying No incentive to start trying To sort the mess and make it whole The wounds reached my very soul. Then a kind friend sent me a smile, Said he'd been watching all the while. And through the laughter we were sharing I sensed a strong and steady caring. We sorted pieces into rows And though a crack or two still shows So carefully was done the mend My heart is at last whole again. The creases dampened with my tears Are softened knowing someone hears The longings I had left unspoken. A master craftsman took the broken Shattered, confused bits of me And cherished them into beauty. Prisms of color became my reflection When gazed upon with true affection. He treats me as though I'm a treasure - It seems mosaics give him pleasure. |
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SEA 
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
oh Suthern,  this is perfection.... I think this is wonderful! and I can relate this is for my library! SEAIf I let you into my heart..... |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
O O O....YES! |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
OH, Ruth I love this one!!! It brought a tear to my eye. Does he have a brother who likes desert mosiacs??  |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Suthern, A knight indeed almost a lost breed. And a very fine read. *L* Sy |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
oh lady *big smile* I am gonna ditto SEA on this one...it is perfection....each rhyme, each thought just flowed down the page...and the ending *shakes her head*...just perfect...mosaics....*shakes her head and smiles* just love this lady fantastic writing from a truly beautiful heart |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
suthern--You are a treasure...and your poem is awesome...beautifully done!!! |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Then a kind friend sent me a smile, Said he'd been watching all the while. And through the laughter we were sharing I sensed a strong and steady caring. We sorted pieces into rows And though a crack or two still shows So carefully was done the mend My heart is at last whole again. The creases dampened with my tears Are softened knowing someone hears The longings I had left unspoken. A master craftsman took the broken Shattered, confused bits of me And cherished them into beauty. Prisms of color became my reflection When gazed upon with true affection. He treats me as though I'm a treasure - It seems mosaics give him pleasure. ============================ *smiling* BIG TIME ... and digging your anticipation rhyme ... and those last four lines are worth their weight in gold... or should I say glass ... as in crystal ... Yes mosaics are lovely ... and that metaphor and line is SO COOL and so poetically perfect..............  BUT... me thinks its more like Stained Glass ... Tiffany ... Cathederal quality *wink* *S* hugs Ruthie girl... yer so lovely when your smiling and inspired     oh you speak to me in riddles |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
"He treats me as though I'm a treasure - it seems mosaics give him pleasure" ======================================= Oh my, expressed so well with clever flair! Yes, you are a treasure, and your writing is a gem! This really touched me, perhaps because I relate deeply~ Take care, Melissa~ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
SEA: Thank you so much... to be added to your library is an immense honor! *S* Sunshine: Why, thank you! *G* PDV: Well... *I* like desert mosaics... but I somehow doubt I'd fit the requisition! LOL. Thank you, lovely lady... for your comments today and all the times you've lifted my spirits. *S* Seymour: I know such a knight is rare... I'll appreciate him thoroughly!. *G* Thank you so much, sweet Sy! jellybeans: I can always count on you to find a ditto, can't I? LOL. Of course, it would be accurate to stop at "I can always count on you." *S* For Sybil certainly gets credit for keeping me from sweeping the shards into the trash... Thank you SO much, dear friend! Martie: Such words from a treasure such as you are greatly appreciated. *S* Thank you very much! Janet Marie: Me thinks you may be a wee bit biased, dear lady... but I'll relish your kind words anyway. *G* Thank you so much... for the compliments, the hugs, and for the incredible pictures... They're beautiful!! Melissa: I'm so glad it touched you. *S* Thank you very much! The werk monster is being exceedingly unkind this week... and my attempts to strangle the sucker into submission have been unsuccessful. *G* So please forgive me for not being around much... I WILL get to the poems eventually... and I do so much appreciate your kind responses to this offering... Thank you!!! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SuthernGAl~ Oh ... Oh ... What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL piece ! This is a measure of treasure for the heart of a friend. Big - BIG - *Hugs* for sharing this. Love ya' ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Marge: You sure do compliment with flair, sweet lady! *S* I love "measure of treasure for the heart of a friend." *S* Thank you! |
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zoe Junior Member
since 2001-02-05
Posts 34 |
just bumping around and found this |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
zoe: Silly lady... have I told you lately that I love you bunches? *G* Thanks for the nod. *S* |
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Katherine Chandler Member
since 2001-03-07
Posts 280Florida, USA |
What a great, uplifting poem this is. I smiled the whole time and I needed to do that today. Thanks, I just loved this one. KateBlessings Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. |
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