Open Poetry #16 |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania ![]() |
Again I cannot doubt the path I chose though piercing thorns have marred the rose For I have won a garden’s fill of violet and daffodil But if I lived by my desire I‘d not have walked through stinging briar My days ill spent would only yield a daisy meadow’s yellow field Though wisdom triumphed in the end I’d love to try it all again Elizabeth Santos |
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Lady In White![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Brava, Lady Santos...Brava! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, And so would I dear friend. Love Sy |
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Startime Member Ascendant
since 2000-10-03
Posts 5918Canada |
Ah...if we but knew than what we know now would we have avoided the painful lessons we had to learn. I am sure all of us would change something but I am glad for the learning as all the pain and sorrow made me the person I am today. This is a wonderful poem that speaks to me. Thank you, so much, for sharing it. Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams. |
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Interloper![]() ![]()
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Never give up the good search ![]() Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Oh I'll read this again and again. "For I have won a garden’s fill of violet and daffodil",...keep remembering this, for I must take notice and remember too. This is great. *Peace, and thanks. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
lovely~ warms my heart almost like spring... ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". |
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ctowen Member Elite
since 2001-10-18
Posts 2286Green Mountains of VT |
If your desire is to be among the daisies in a meadow, you should be easily found ... ... I would just look for the most sensuous of petals attracting the hungriest of bees. Quite a timeless piece, worth numerous reads. Most excellent. |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--always know in garden won was yours alone for your the sun and I know that you bloom, my friend, for I have seen the beauty. |
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Nightshade![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Just a lovely stroll through love's garden. Good one!! Chris Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away. |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Indeed! Wonderfully expressed, Liz! ![]() Take care, Melissa~ "Poetry is not an opinion expressed... |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
This is so beautifully expressed. Simply enchanting If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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Midnitesun![]()
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Oh, I do like this one Liz. And the path you chose (or that chose you) is strewn with beauty and grace. 'I cannot doubt the path I chose though piercing thorns have marred the rose For I have won a garden’s fill of violet and daffodil' |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you, dear poets for your warming remarks. I believe that all of us at one time have this thought' THanks Liz |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Liz...I hope you can here me applauding 4 hours away here. What a wonderful write and yes, sometimes to do it all again ![]() |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Hoot, THanks dear friend. NIce to hear from you You've made my day HUgs Liz |
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Mistletoe Angel![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
![]() (big hugggsssssss) Going through it all again indeed has its benefits; I believe the tears we cry and the laughter we share is what makes us the loving people we are today. (sigh) What a wonderfully expressed poem, sweet Elizabeth! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Oh, I love it when you ponder like this dear Liz, you get my mind working away on this end as well. Always wonderful to read your thoughts, beautifully penned my friend. ![]() Best wishes, /Kit |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Noah, Thank you for your generous remarks. Very much appreciated Kit, my dear, let me take off my glasses so I can see the reality of my day. You blew me over with your poem today. It was spectacular. Thanks for reading and commenting on these humble lines Liz |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Wonderful poem. |
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Trillium![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
I guess we'd all like to have a second run at life Liz. Lovely poem as usual!! Betty Lou Hebert |
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DawnG![]() ![]()
since 2000-06-23
Posts 1494United States |
Elizabeth, This is absolutely beautiful and a much needed reminder to me today. Thanks. Dawn |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Well said, Elizabeth! I'd like to give it another whirl, myself! |
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vandana![]()
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoy ![]() |
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Larry C![]()
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Elizabeth, What a fabulous poem. So much meaningful life experience packed into such short and wonderful verse. Thanks. ![]() |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you all so much for your generous comments Liz |
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