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marcel
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since 2003-03-02

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az, usa

0 posted 2003-03-05 07:24 PM

Making Sense of Love

There is this smell I can’t describe
And one I am eager to taste again,
It teases the tip of my tongue
Like an exotic dancer
Caressing the lonely man’s heart.

If I could compare this scent
I would liken it to the damp after a rainy day
Or a woman after her bath;
Maybe it is fresh baked cherry taffy
Or the smell of my old schoolhouse years later;
Perhaps it is Grandma’s scratch biscuits with molasses on the side
Or the perfume of my teenage crush;
My nostrils and senses search my memory…
Sweet thoughts of lavender buds and white magnolias
Invisibly dance with my emotions
We twirl and twirl under mystic skies,
Yes, I reminisce of love.

Memories can destroy the weak,
But they can save the hopeful,
As I now sit on this high place, overlooking the sea;
Reality reflects off the gleaming water
And returns me to where I started;
That moment of pure pleasure
When a smile was my constant companion
And loneliness a long lost friend.
If only I could be returned to that moment;
That moment before beauty blinded me,
That moment I first smelled and tasted love,
That moment before I lost her.

Marcel

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-03-05 09:28 PM

This, I like very much! Welcome to Passions!

regards2you
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since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

2 posted 2003-03-05 10:01 PM

Marcel, ~Welcome to Passions~

This is beautiful. The last line, heartfelt.

Look forward to reading more of your poetry.

Hugs, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

Suetang
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since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

3 posted 2003-03-05 10:19 PM

Hello Marcel

Your words most certainly awaken all the senses. Welcome to Passions and I'll look forward to reading more from you.

Take care......Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

Ringo

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since 2003-02-20

Posts 3684
Saluting with misty eyes

4 posted 2003-03-05 10:22 PM

A very nice job.
Welcome to Passions

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2003-03-06 07:05 AM

Enjoyed...James

KristieSue

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since 2003-01-31

Posts 1460
PA, US

6 posted 2003-03-06 07:35 AM

That was beautiful. Never lose hope.

WhiteRose
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since 2002-07-23

Posts 3208
somebody's dungeon

7 posted 2003-03-06 07:38 AM

What a lovely poem this is. Beautiful, yet filled with such a longing. Truly a splendid write.

marcel
Senior Member

since 2003-03-02

Posts 660
az, usa

8 posted 2003-03-06 11:02 AM

Thank you for the welcome everyone, and for the comments on the poem; much appreciated!

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