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If I had never loved
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If I had never loved |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
If I had never loved, I never would have cried ‘All things come full circle,’ said I ‘I’ll just gather my things, and then am homeward bound’ And she just sat there stone faced, daring not a sound Somehow I knew we would be strangers forever more As soon as I walked out the closing door Now I hear the drizzle of rain outside my window Such as a voice that fills my head like an echo I wonder what she is doing on this dreary day If chance brought us together, what would I say? I would surely be a different man before her eyes From the corner of her mind where my memory lies Back then was a time of innocence Unafraid we were of the consequence A moment of time that will never be again She helped shape the man that I am How could time rob me so surely of this memory? Every day brings another loss of mental clarity But a sense of who I was always remains Even so long after all the growing pains Still there are questions left unasked As I resign myself to the torturous task Of wondering about a love that died, And simply wondering, why? |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
nicely done... |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
We may indeed never know why we go through the losses that we do... I have come to accept the fact that I was in someone's life for a reason...and some reasons may never be fully explained... all I can hope, is that I leave behind smiles... So very glad to see you posting again, PK...keep it up! |
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Martini Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 308Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
WOW THIS HIT HOME, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO YOU CAN'T SEEM TO REASON TO WHY YOU WERE EVER IN THIER LIFE SINCE IT HURTS SO MUCH BEINGO UT OF IT. IT'S LIKE A CREUL TRICK. AWESOME POEM. NICELY DONE MY FRIEND.  "In three words I can sum up everything I learned about life: It Goes On" |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Somehow I knew we would be strangers forever more As soon as I walked out the closing door Now I hear the drizzle of rain outside my window Such as a voice that fills my head like an echo I wonder what she is doing on this dreary day If chance brought us together, what would I say? I would surely be a different man before her eyes From the corner of her mind where my memory lies Back then was a time of innocence Unafraid we were of the consequence A moment of time that will never be again She helped shape the man that I am How could time rob me so surely of this memory? Every day brings another loss of mental clarity But a sense of who I was always remains Even so long after all the growing pains ============================================ A poeticly lovely bittersweet write PK... the traces left behind ... they both haunt and comfort us... beautiful poem of self discovery in what once was. only you could give love that satisfies the soul... see the darkness of my heart and still won't let me go. [This message has been edited by Janet Marie (edited 07-23-2001).] |
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mpt Junior Member
since 2001-07-22
Posts 32australia |
beautiful poem, i also lost a love once and didnt know why, so i can relate to this a lot...thank you Though dreams can be deceiving |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
'From the corner of her mind where my memory lies Back then was a time of innocence Unafraid we were of the consequence A moment of time that will never be again' This really is an awesome write, PK...sometimes it is hard to figure out why some truly good things end..I love this... sp  it was love that first drew me, |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
PoeticKnight~ ‘All things come full circle,’ Yes ... and in the turning - returning the loveliest of memories. Answers aren't always found ... but we continue to turn the memories, one sweet page at a time. Very nicely done. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Welcome back ... we may not have the answers, but we are here nonetheless Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Loving in Truth |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
welcome back my friend. . . this piece is wonderful. . . truly speaks from the heart of love. . . the memories and emotions here are very real. . . and your form is wonderful. . . --------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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walker Member Elite
since 2001-02-11
Posts 2240Florida |
I have to say one of my favorite poems, absolutely wonderful. Thanks for this one! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Wonderful! I enjoyed Maree "little miss understood |
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mirror man Senior Member
since 2001-01-08
Posts 814 |
This is interesting. |
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