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Kit McCallum
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0 posted 2001-05-04 09:23 AM


Remnants of the Past

Sweet heavens, please let loose my heart,
Remove the pain I wish to part;
I beg you for a moment's peace,
And pray that I may find release.

'Twas oh so very long ago,
And yet, the mem'ries overflow;
They dwell within the depths of me,
Surrounding all I've come to be.

'Tis often that I reminisce,
Return to all that I have missed;
But low, the cries within remain,
To drown in sorrow's sweet refrain.

Entombed in time, I live the past,
And question that which did not last;
I ask you for one final time,
Remove the casement of my mind.

Take hold the remnants pondered there,
Transform the thoughts that I despair;
Make whole my life, that I might see …
The beauty in reality.


/Kit McCallum



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JLR
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1 posted 2001-05-04 09:28 AM


And question that which did not last...love this!
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2 posted 2001-05-04 09:33 AM


Kit this is so eerie....so similar to one I was about to post, that I deleted mine--lol--You said it so much better! Great theme!  
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3 posted 2001-05-04 09:34 AM


Sometimes we must see the past for what it is, past.
Loved these lines,
"Make whole my life, that I might see …
The beauty in reality."

Kit McCallum
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4 posted 2001-05-04 09:37 AM


~JLR:  Thanks so much JLR ... I'm glad you enjoyed this one!  

~Serenity:  Thank you for these lovely words Serenity .... but pleeeeease don't delay posting something because we're on the same wavelength, it's bound to happen once in a while around this Poetry Land ... I'd love to read it, I really enjoy your writing!  

~Inot2b:  You've captured my thoughts perfectly Inot2b ... now if it were only an easy task, sigh ... thank you for the sentiments!  

Much appreciation to you both,
/Kit

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Dennis
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5 posted 2001-05-04 11:11 AM


I really related to this...the past is sometimes hard to get away from
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6 posted 2001-05-04 06:08 PM


"The beauty in reality."  I believe we all need a fresh dose of this...James
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7 posted 2001-05-04 11:35 PM


'Tis often that I reminisce,
Return to all that I have missed;
But low, the cries within remain,
To drown in sorrow's sweet refrain.

Entombed in time, I live the past,
And question that which did not last;
I ask you for one final time,
Remove the casement of my mind.

Take hold the remnants pondered there,
Transform the thoughts that I despair;
Make whole my life, that I might see …
The beauty in reality
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I love this bittersweet softly melancholy
write Kit...
the vocab and language is poetic perfection to emote the ache and pleading quality this has.
but the cadence just simply steals the show here...
what a rhyme divine pleasure when read aloud this is.
beautiful me girlie...
me

Martie
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8 posted 2001-05-05 12:09 PM


When I reply after Janet...all I feel like saying is what she said...so, ditto.  (oh, and my feeling about memories, even sad ones, is that they are reminders of lessons learned or that need to be learned)
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9 posted 2001-05-05 01:35 AM


Kit,

pain runs very deep sometimes
and scars where er it runs
but beauty flows past channels deep
and on to shallows in the sun

Krawdad
/:-}==
=#===

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10 posted 2001-05-09 11:46 AM


A prayer I could easily echo... but never so poetically. *S* Well done!
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11 posted 2001-05-09 11:54 AM


Loved this one, the question is If you could erase those memorys would you, or good or bad does the past define who we are ( one for philosophy 101 maybe) Wonderful write I enjoyed the words and the thoughts.

Regards,
Olias.

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12 posted 2001-05-09 07:57 PM


Kit, wse simply have to accept the past for what it is and not over-analyze that which can not be understood.I think there is a master plan somewhere...whatever the past was, it brought us to where we are today so maybe that was the idea all along....I'm glad events of your past have brought you to us...
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13 posted 2001-05-09 09:22 PM


This is wonderful....and wrapped neatly into your poem is a good lesson on life...sigh. One I wish I could learn. Thanks Kit.  
Elizabeth Santos
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14 posted 2001-05-09 10:27 PM


This is so well written, in perfect form, and a subject that touches us all
Superb, my friend
Liz

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15 posted 2001-05-10 01:10 AM


An age old problem Kit, as I am also a member of your club of "can't get over it!"  Very well written as usual, and always a lesson to be learned within.

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Sudhir Iyer
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16 posted 2001-05-10 04:33 AM


Most superb writing, Kit, my friend...

Regards,
sudhir

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17 posted 2001-05-10 08:36 AM


It would seem my reply has got itself lost so I'll try again.  

Fabulous! I love this, simply one of the best!

"Friends are quiet angels who lift us to our
feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." ~unknown


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