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rwood
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since 2000-02-29

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Tennessee

0 posted 2002-03-13 08:04 AM

I heard her sing today
the one that you always said
had to
before the show was over

I didn’t know
what I was doing there
in that place
alone
and quiet
waiting

then I understood

as she appeared
and drew in majestically
all the air
within the hall

I thought I might smother
until she began her song

She stood and heaved
a verse from her heart
as if she pulled it
from the universe

Tears streamed my face
to a paler pale
as her clarity dispelled
any question that life
was unending
for surely my heartbeat
did slow

The stage held no bounds
for the power
of her voice

My bones shook
and I heard the breaking
of half empty glass

as red velvet curtains
slowly opened
on finished pictures

and they began coming
filling the seats
all the ones whose lives
you touched

so silently
as to not disturb
the calling
the last note

which carried so high
it burst your chains
of this world

while my eyes rained
with ease of a little girl
my heart knew nothing
but applause

and I found my way out
into the sunlit street
knowing your suffering
was over

and smiled at your extravagance
in showing me how close
we all are
to where the rose petals fall

03/12/02

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

1 posted 2002-03-13 08:11 AM

Rwood,
I fell into a well of rose petals. Delightful read.

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

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Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2002-03-13 08:33 AM

"while my eyes rained
with ease of a little girl
my heart knew nothing
but applause

and I found my way out
into the sunlit street
knowing your suffering
was over

and smiled at your extravagance
in showing me how close
we all are
to where the rose petals fall"

(smiles) Awwwwwwww, this has such a happy ending and peaceful feeling to it, sweet friend, your gorgeous visions always make me smile and make everything feel like it is spring outside! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this is outstanding, I LOVE IT!!! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Regina, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Dark Stranger
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since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

3 posted 2002-03-13 08:43 AM

it is good for you
to seep this river
and you are lovely there

where you stand by the tree

Interloper

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since 2000-11-06

Posts 8369
Deep in the heart

4 posted 2002-03-13 09:09 AM

This piece just flowed down the page.
As usual, I loved it

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

5 posted 2002-03-13 10:59 AM

She stood and heaved
a verse from her heart
as if she pulled it
from the universe

Tears streamed my face
to a paler pale
as her clarity dispelled
any question that life
was unending
for surely my heartbeat
did slow
=======================

My bones shook
and I heard the breaking
of half empty glass

as red velvet curtains
slowly opened
on finished pictures
=========================

which carried so high
it burst your chains
of this world
=========================
and I found my way out
into the sunlit street
knowing your suffering
was over

and smiled at your extravagance
in showing me how close
we all are
to where the rose petals fall
==================================

absolutely stunning.
my words wont touch this exquisite, spiritual moment captured in ink...just know, that I know, it was written on butterfly wings. *smile*

Butterflies are meant to be free.

Soleil Noir
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 688
USA

6 posted 2002-03-13 11:02 AM

This is heart-wrenching,
but required, as a door
closes, knowing, knowing
another is yet to open.

Opeth
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since 2001-12-13

Posts 1543
The Ravines

7 posted 2002-03-13 11:18 AM

While reading, it was as if I was there too.

Nightshade

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Posts 13962
just out of reach

8 posted 2002-03-13 11:22 AM

Just beautiful!! Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Aimster
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since 2000-02-19

Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC

9 posted 2002-03-13 12:45 PM

this is an amazing write! i don't
have the adequate words to do a justified
reply...but all i can say is you took
my breath away. your imagery is of pure
perfection and the flow was simply magical!
beautiful!!!

take care.
amy

"Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't
mean they don't love you with all they have"

Carolina
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since 2001-08-17

Posts 224
Myrtle Beach, SC

10 posted 2002-03-13 12:52 PM

This was just beautiful to me.

Live today as if it's your last. Love today as if it's your first. Lisa

RMW
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Posts 1424

11 posted 2002-03-13 06:36 PM

rwoood...."...and I found my way out..." Excellent.

rwood
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since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

12 posted 2002-03-14 05:34 AM

Thank you all so much for your continued poetic support and thoughts. I can't tell you how much I appreciate being here and having a place to share my heart. Your replies encourage me and bring me warmth beyond measure. Big hugs to all.

Sincerely,
Regina

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

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displaced

13 posted 2002-03-14 05:43 AM

I once wrote that the sound of letting go was like soap bubbles that float down and hit hot pavement. Very nice version here, I know what you mean.

Kit McCallum

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Ontario, Canada

14 posted 2002-03-14 05:48 AM

"She stood and heaved
a verse from her heart
as if she pulled it
from the universe"

My goodness Regina ... this was a stunning and powerful piece that went straight to my heart. From the beginning through to the end, the flow was seamless ... so beautifully composed. An excellent write!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

15 posted 2002-03-14 03:33 PM

and so. . . the poet continues to change. . . and evolve. . . and, yet, remains the same. . . at least, in word. . .

your growth continues my friend. . . well done. . .

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

Mysteria

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Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

16 posted 2002-03-14 05:02 PM

Regina...how you can do this when you are so happily married is beyong my comprehension but you do! You definitely need him to cook more often, so you can write more often and get published girl! This was absolutely flawless writing, and went straight to the heart, causing a gasp! Bravo sweet friend (and hey...love the new picture, now that is you!) winking at you, catch it?

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
~* Albert Einstein *~

strbbux
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

17 posted 2002-03-14 05:54 PM

This is beautiful rwood. floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

18 posted 2002-03-14 09:37 PM

This is super duper good...James

Startime
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Canada

19 posted 2002-03-14 10:37 PM

*sigh* a soft gentle letting go that flows with a beauty only you can give it...this poem is stunning in every way...**big hugs**

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

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

20 posted 2002-03-14 10:44 PM

Reg,
Such clarity of life's experience spent and passed on. Your words have an impact like his life. What a tribute to you both. Peace and be well friend.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

21 posted 2002-03-14 10:52 PM

This made me think of funerals I have been to, and friends and family I have lost. Only you can make such beauty of the passing of a loved one.

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

22 posted 2002-03-14 11:15 PM

I read this poem to Mark tonite,
he asks me to leave this...and to thank you for the inspiration.

"With in the lyrics of the heart ...
rests the staircase to our keeper.

With in the blaze of belief ...
burns the key to creations door.

With in the passion for life ...
lies the understanding of passage."

MC

NapalmsConstantlyConfused

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since 2001-05-15

Posts 529

23 posted 2002-03-15 12:18 PM

good stuff.
-Dave

Auguste

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Posts 3953
By the sea

24 posted 2002-03-15 01:46 AM

I'm wondering if this is the sound I've been hearing for almost three months and because I have such a trusting nature, am just too deaf to hear. Nice writing, Regina.

Michael

Stars will shine when I am gone
Earth will spin on as before
Gulls still race along the shore
Morning star, still kiss the dawn

~ M. Auguste

Saunni
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 1777
West Virginia

25 posted 2002-03-15 02:30 AM

This is beautiful! I have this same title and posted it not to long ago. Great write.

Sauni @~~~>~~

The Sun Shines
Not On Us, But In Us
The River Flows Not Past,
But Through Us

Balladeer

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26 posted 2002-03-15 02:50 AM

Impeccable writing, Regina. The quality of your writing continues to amaze...

texasrose
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Posts 146

27 posted 2002-03-15 06:14 AM

Again you poetry grows. I enjoy reading your words.

rwood
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since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

28 posted 2002-03-16 11:16 AM

Sigh~ to you all..please know how much your thoughts mean to me. Just when you think things are in complete disarray enough, something happens that says "Everything can be worse than you imagine!".

I have lost a wonderful person..a friend so close as to be my brother...who meant a lot to me and so many people, in the physical sense, but spiritually the bond will never be broken. Coming to peace and to terms with that isn't easy..but I have and will continue to grow in the fact that life is a miracle and we need to live it. And show..always show the ones you care about how much you do. We never know if we will get another second to do so.

Thank you so much again for your replies and your constant uplift of my heart.

Sincerely,
Regina

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