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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-08-02 02:12 AM

Before I Say “Good Night”
Virginia Salter

lovely warmth radiates
in through my patio door
casting summer’s starlight,
from Sol, upon the floor

Cat Ballou stretches out
to soak up all the rays
and me, I bask too, in its light,
while I grip the summer days

through the kitchen window
comes a breeze that’s filled with chill
inkling that our summer’s ending
my thoughts of joy to kill

letting go of many things
I find so hard to do
always wanting just a bit more
before I bid adieu

a clinging vine is what I be
it really must be so
for like a child that’s faced with bed
I just don’t want to go

for what if I should retire
just before my dreams come true
what if because I faded away
I missed my time with you

just one more day, just one more hour,
perhaps a minute will be just right
to gather all life has for me
before I say “Good night.”

© August 18. 2000

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2001-08-02 09:02 AM

very nice VAS.. gentle wistful and longing... I enjoyed

rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

2 posted 2001-08-02 12:21 PM

A beautiful gathering of hopes and wishes. It's hard to let go of contentment. A pleasure to read.
Sincerely,
Regina

cpalmer
Senior Member

since 2001-06-26

Posts 977
Phoenix, Az

3 posted 2001-08-02 12:40 PM

Nicely done! You want to hold on to the summer and I want to hold on to the winter! This really has alot of meaning to it, not just the seasons to me!
Cindi

athena4
Senior Member

since 2000-12-10

Posts 622

4 posted 2001-08-02 03:23 PM

VAS,
A beautiful collection of yearning and desires. Loved this...
Elise

maeve
Member

since 2001-08-01

Posts 139
In the Outback

5 posted 2001-08-04 12:06 PM

VAS

for what if I should retire
just before my dreams come true
what if because I faded away
I missed my time with you

just one more day, just one more hour,
perhaps a minute will be just right
to gather all life has for me
before I say “Good night.”

This says a lot to me and makes me think of friends far away. Thank you for the smile it put on my face.

Maeve

Take me back to Erin's shores,
to where my heart roams free.

SmittenKitten
Senior Member

since 2001-06-20

Posts 1131
where the sky and horizon meet

6 posted 2001-08-04 01:28 AM

Beautifully written...your love of life shines through with this one

~Krista

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you.
And all you can do is to go where they can find you."
~Winnie the Pooh

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