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When I was nine....
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When I was nine.... |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
She was eight, and I was nine, When first I asked, will you be mine, She said no and hit my nose, 'Cause when you're nine, that's how love goes. I asked again, at sweet sixteen, Again came no, she was prom's queen, For with a nerd, one can't be seen, At age sixteen, love can be mean. At high school's end, she moved away, I saw her last, graduation day, She signed my yearbook, "Be Good, Stay Cool," At eighteen years, love can be cruel. I read she died, at forty-nine, The girl I asked, will you be mine, They brought her home, on Saturday, To lay to rest, as mourners pray. I didn't marry, took not a wife, Don't ask me why, that's just my life, Upon her grave, I placed a rose, At forty-nine, that's how love goes. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Mikeeeeeee~ Well, just make us cryyyyyy ... This is sad ... Adorably sad ... *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Interesting style...so many missed opportunities in life...and yet you have not missed your opportunity to place a rose upon her grave and express your feelings for someone you loved...James |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
Thank you, I love the way it is written. I don't think as it as sad, it's just the way how life goes. |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Mike, boy, have you had a life! From then to now you never loved another. I wonder how many others have gone through this. Maybe you started something. This was a great write . ME |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA |
A very nice tugger. Thank you. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
A real heart tugger, for sure. Glad it's not your reality. Nice to see you again, Mike! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Mike--so sad...I'm sure that this happens..and you have written of it with your always "stay cool" style. |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Mike, Both cute and sad. A good job of story telling her. Enjoyed it much. Michael Proust- |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
I like the forthright way you told this little tale. That's the way life goes. Joyce |
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