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Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

0 posted 2002-01-05 07:29 PM

Hi you said,
what’s up tonight
I need to talk,
I said
Sure, you replied,
I’m listening
So please, go on right ahead.

Well, I’m sort of floundering,
I said
You said
“I know that feeling
it’s a common thing
It often makes my
Senses go reeling

You said
that life’s been tough for you
It’s lonely on your end of the phone
Your family doesn’t understand
Your need to be alone.

You said
you don’t feel connected
I offered my advice to you
Put it in words,
write it down
Perhaps you’ll discover
A different view

You thanked me then,
and had to fly
You said,
“someone needs me”
Goodbye I said,
be well my friend
see you in your poetry!

And still I have this feeling
Even more after all your chatter
When will someone listen to me?
Oh well,
I guess
it shouldn't matter

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-01-05 07:33 PM

(sigh) Sooooooo compassionately beautiful, sweet friend, sometimes a talk with a friend is the best way to feel appreciated and listened to, and medicine to the heart! (sigh) I too have had these experiences in my boyhood! (kiss on cheek) Sooooooo touching, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (01-05-2002 07:34 PM).]

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

2 posted 2002-01-05 07:47 PM

PoetDe...

I like this..It could have been a conversation
that any one of us could have had...

Dr.Moose1
Member Elite

since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

3 posted 2002-01-05 08:05 PM

PDV,
Very few people have the talent to let it be about others ( that's probably why you're so popular). I try, alas, but I think ego should be counted as one of the four letter words.
Nice poem.
Doc

thepoeticplumber
Member

since 2001-05-15

Posts 185

4 posted 2002-01-05 08:32 PM

Oh to answer with an abundance of questions. How useless as humans we somehow are. That was a very talented writing my friend. It makes one think about answers given. Thank you for the great talent you just exposed me to. Roger

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

5 posted 2002-01-05 09:25 PM

it is good to have someone you can talk with.

Kathleen--
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul.
Only kindness can do that. ~Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire~

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

6 posted 2002-01-05 09:27 PM

I love conversational poems, PDV...and this one is a masterpiece

copyright2001 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Son Netier
Member

since 2001-12-11

Posts 116
The Garden State

7 posted 2002-01-05 10:34 PM

Listening is a fine art, shows concern. I try to listen when spoken to, but at times it’s hard to shut out the rest of the world. More important is to hear what’s under those words. Hope you find a listener.

Bill

Lone Wolf
Member Ascendant

since 2000-03-16

Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA

8 posted 2002-01-05 10:39 PM

We all need someone to talk to from time to time. A good friend is usually the best for these kinds of things. I hope you find someone to listen. Well done.

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Startime
Member Ascendant

since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

9 posted 2002-01-05 10:46 PM

To a good listener is an art and one that we seem to have lost the ability to do. Very well put. I hope you find a listener because sometimes we all really need to be heard. **big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

10 posted 2002-01-05 11:10 PM

Thank you for your kind replies. And thank you for 'getting it'....I tried not to make it too obvious that, though I love to listen to my friends and help them, sometimes, I need to be heard too.

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

11 posted 2002-01-05 11:34 PM

hey. . . it's always good to listen . . . but, yes, it's nice to have someone to listen to you. . .

great job. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Dark Angel
Member Patricius

since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

12 posted 2002-01-05 11:56 PM

Well put Sharon, so true, you are a great listener, sheesh how many times have you been patient and listend to ME, many, too many to count. I thank you. I hope I've been somewhat a good listener for you in the past. If not then I will try my hardest to be.

enjoyed
Maree

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