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Hold Back the Day |
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Auguste 
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea 
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Hold Back the Day by Michael The damned sun came up again today! No rest! Why is it that grief is allowed to bludgeon these tears from me and why must the sun assault my eyes each morning with its salted rays? My spirit limps. Why is it that when someone dies a part of us is buried with them? As shadows run before the fading sun I sit weeping yet again, touching the fresh mound of earth that covers my best friend. (Dedicated to my friend, Columbus, who drowned while trying to rescue his brother) Michael Auguste~ |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
touching bitterness and despair in a swift deft stroke,,, well done... |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Michael, this touches so many emotions, the ache is so clear.....(((HUGS)))  SEA |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Heartfelt work my friend. Write on. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Wonderful poem my poet friend! The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up |
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Secret Whisper Member
since 2001-01-25
Posts 298Through the Looking Glass |
Truly tear enducing. It was very brilliantly written, I am sorry it took such lose to inspire greatness. "We also know how cruel the truth often is, and we wonder whether delusion is not more consoling."- Henri Poincare (1854-1912) |
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illusion Member
since 2001-06-19
Posts 296 |
You've written well from your grief and anger that grief has visited you. You have my sympathy. |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
A fine tribute to a hero's demise. "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve" |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This recall...brings to mind a friend... I hope I can find strength to commemorate her one day, as you have done, for yours... well done Sir.... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Michael--The ink of grief is bitter...but you write it with your heart..a full bottle. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Oh Michael, very sad. Death is so complex I doubt we'll ever be able to fully understand it from here on earth. When a loved one dies, I agree we do lose a small piece of ourselves. I believe that piece of us is exchanged in our hearts for a piece of them so that they may live on in our thoughts and deeds. Your friend died doing a very noble thing, I know it doesn't make it easier to deal with though. Well done on the write. So sorry for the loss of your friend. Best wishes to you and yours. All writing comes |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I'm sorry for the tragedy, Michael..and especially in the way it occured. Such a waste of life... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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