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John Yaws
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0 posted 2001-12-29 12:44 PM



There's a sadness hanging o'er me-
I know that you are gone.
And a melancholy future-
That I'm facing all alone...

But the loner's life I've chosen-
I've no one else to blame...
There's nought that's new beneath the sun
Each day drags on the same.

The nights are long and lonely-
The days drag by like years...
The teardrops soak my pillow,
As I wrestle nameless fears...

Like, "What have I to live for?"
Or, "Where to go from here?"
And always in the shadows-
Your presence seems so near.

I've heard it said, "It's better far-
To love and lose, my friend...
Than find that you have never loved,
When life is at an end."

Perhaps it's true, I cannot say-
But 'tis a sad refrain...
To think that pleasure fleeting-
Produces endless pain.


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1 posted 2001-12-29 12:52 PM


wow.....this is so true. I really like the way you write heartfelt....
Duncan
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2 posted 2001-12-29 12:55 PM


Perhaps it's true, I cannot say-
But 'tis a sad refrain...
To think that pleasure fleeting-
Produces endless pain.

Excellent!  Will be looking for more of your poems.  Nice to meet you.  BTW...I relate.

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3 posted 2001-12-29 08:03 PM


Very well expressed, John, as are all your poems. Nice pic, too!
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