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Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2002-02-20 03:26 PM

and yet,
as you read me, I am being written
in notebooks never seen
     on napkins long abandoned
          on walls too high
I am being written
in inks old and new
     in leads too heavy
          in blood spilt out
I am being written
by children learning to speak
     by adults learning to speak again
          by those who wait to speak anew
I am being written
in languages spoken and unheard
     in emotions high and low
          in times now and then
I am being written

and as I am written
a world waits
     but time still moves along
for I have never been written before
and I will never be written again
you think that you have seen me before
but, you have not
for while my form and appearance may be the same
it's what's inside that makes me different
I am a sonnet
     I am a haiku
          I am a lyric
and yes, I am a hundred other names and forms

but yet,
I am me
I am what you see before you now
as I speak to you
     I speak to others
other eyes
     other souls
          other hearts
               other lives
and yet, as before
you each see me as you do
and I know that you are there
and why you have turned to me right now
you look for what I can give you
     you seek for what I can provide
and I give to you
     freely and unconditionally
and you hold me close to your heart

I will always be here for you
until I am written again
and, when I am written again
you will read me again

and, like an old friend
I will take you in once more

with love

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

catalinamoon

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

1 posted 2002-02-20 03:29 PM

How wonderful this is. I like your thoughts, and so well presented.
I will always read you..
Sandra

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

2 posted 2002-02-20 03:33 PM

and, like an old friend
I will take you in once more

with love

and it is with love that we cherish your words and you Sven....wonderful write...

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

(I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~Garth)

walker
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since 2001-02-11

Posts 2240
Florida

3 posted 2002-02-20 06:03 PM

Great words.

Marsha

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since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

4 posted 2002-02-20 06:26 PM

Sven darling boy this is sooooooo incredibly amazing I can’t tell you how amazingly good this is, it’s brilliant just as you are. So full of meaning here you write deep and profound thoughts I think.

Do you know you are amazingly talented? Of course you don’t but you are indeed.

Truly outstanding writing and I love it love it love it.

Take me in…… with love utterly utterly wonderful
And by the way I LOVE IT and you darling boy are superb

Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79

strbbux
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

5 posted 2002-02-20 06:39 PM

Very nice Sven, you expressed this beautifully, floria

Floria

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

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

6 posted 2002-02-20 06:47 PM

This is a triumph of words and weaved to perfection and love, Sven I am keeping this….

Lauren~

Step through the
barrier of my mind,
enter my soul,
feel my desire,
let my eyes guide you
into the shadows
of my heart

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

7 posted 2002-02-20 06:56 PM

Sven - my friend you write most deep meaning words, and you do it well...

BC

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2002-02-20 07:02 PM

Sven~
These are lovely poetic thoughts~
Thank you ..~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

9 posted 2002-02-20 07:03 PM

enjoyed it a lot

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

10 posted 2002-02-20 07:35 PM

(smiles) Your gorgeous words are always meaningful to us all, sweet friend, we all love you so much! (big hugggsssss) This is so very lovely, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sven, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (02-21-2002 05:07 PM).]

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

11 posted 2002-02-20 07:39 PM

My goodness, this is phenomenal! I absolutely love this! What a clever, beautiful write.

Into my library this goes

Take care,
Melissa~

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

12 posted 2002-02-20 10:03 PM

Ahh, good. Library material!

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

13 posted 2002-02-20 10:09 PM

Sven, to be treasured is this.

Live today like it was your last day on earth!
~* I don't know who said it but they were sure right *~

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

14 posted 2002-02-20 11:26 PM

First class writing Sven...James

Interloper

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since 2000-11-06

Posts 8369
Deep in the heart

15 posted 2002-02-21 11:11 AM

Oh GR8 Voice of the Northland, we sit and read in wonder of your skill and feeling!
Write on my friend, for all our sakes

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

16 posted 2002-02-21 11:28 AM

Sandra, thank you. . . I will always be honored by your words my friend. . .

GS, thank you my friend. . . the feeling is mutual. . .

walker, thank you for reading. . .

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. . . LOL thank you love, it's always good to see you. . .

Floria, thank you so much. . . glad that you enjoyed. . .

Lauren, thank you. . . I'm glad that I can give you something to keep. . .

BC, thank you Sir. . . I just write what's inside. . . like you. . .

Marge, thank you for letting me share my thoughts. . .

vandana, I'm glad that you enjoyed my friend. . .

Noah, um. . .thanks. . .

(have I mentioned that it's always a treat for me to read your replies??)

Melissa, thank you. . . it's good to see that you enjoy. . .

Sunshine, that's what I do best my friend. . . thank you. . .

Mysteria, thank you for stopping by. . .

James, always good to see you my friend. . .thanks. . .

Interloper, oh Great Voice of the Southland (I like that better than "Doctor Love"). . . I shall continue to write as you do, certainly, for all of us. . .

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

Saunni
Senior Member

since 2000-07-11

Posts 1777
West Virginia

17 posted 2002-02-21 01:39 PM

Sven, let me gather my thoughts for this one...My goodness, you have written a masterpiece here and your talent is all through this write! You have that kind of heart to just pull everybody in and that in itself is a gift! You are so loved and don't forget that! Wonderful write and as always so heartfelt. Be well!

Sauni @~~~>~~

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

Dulcinea
Senior Member

since 2001-07-22

Posts 774
IN

18 posted 2002-02-21 03:16 PM

I thought this was inventive and creative, and I enjoyed it very much. Well done!

amusemi
Senior Member

since 2001-12-08

Posts 1262
A State of Disarray

19 posted 2002-02-21 03:20 PM

Poetry

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

20 posted 2002-02-21 03:28 PM

yes as amusemi said...Poetry...is in the air that we breath..hugss loved it sven

~Victoria~

"Silence is a friend who
will never betray."
— Confucius

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

21 posted 2002-02-21 05:05 PM

Overused, weary, worn
From life in one poet's pen
Recyled, newly born
With another voice, they sing again.

I like this very much, Sven. *S*

kaile

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since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

22 posted 2002-02-22 11:08 AM

thanks for celebrating what we aim to do..

Aimster
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since 2000-02-19

Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC

23 posted 2002-02-22 11:12 AM

Sven,

I've just had the fortune of being able
to return to Passions (time has finally
allowed me to) and yours is the first
I've read. And what a pleasure it was!
As always, your writing is nothing short
of beautiful! Lovely to see you and your
work! Take care my friend.

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"

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

24 posted 2002-02-22 03:05 PM

Saunni, thank you my friend. . . I won't forget. . .

Dulcinea, thank you, I'm glad that you enjoyed. . .

amusemi, that's all I need to know. . . thank you. . .

Victoria, it is in the air. . . and it is our air. . . thank you. . .

suthern, thank you for your gift of words my friend. . .

faterider, thank you for helping celebrate this. . .

Amy, thank you my friend. . .it's always good to see you. . . glad that you enjoyed. . .

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

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