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Auguste
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By the sea

0 posted 2002-08-08 04:56 PM



Days runs by on stealthy feet,
lest you take notice,
the passing of your years.

Sun drowns each day
on ebbing tide,
lost to sea.
Again, again
and again,
I’ve seen it throw scarlet fire
upon the dark waters.

Often in breathless wonder
I sit listening,
watching faint star shadows,
the faint shadow of my own
existence.

I’ve walked the sands,
heard the forlorn cries
of seabirds,
eternal pounding of  surf,
felt the onshore breeze
and drying brine upon my skin.
It is the man I am.

Sometimes memories will cry,
but I weep not.
Sometimes crippled thoughts
will find their way to written page.
Pain will sometimes grind its teeth
and I will scream in rage.

But I  will not cower.
For I have yet to count the stars,
drink in enough salt air
to make me dizzy,
to catch a seagull
and listen to its voice.

I am the man that walked the shores
within your time.
On calloused feet,
with pen in hand,
I will spend my days in painting
and in rhyme.

© Copyright 2002 Michael Auguste - All Rights Reserved
Kethry
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1 posted 2002-08-08 05:11 PM


as it should be, Michael I can see "All's right with the world" in the beauty of your write.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



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2 posted 2002-08-08 05:15 PM




Yay!!! Oh Michael, this is a wonderfully upbeat piece, sweet friend, yes, always keep writing, we all may have bad days and life can be unfair to us but inevitably there will always be light for we are all made of stars! (big hugggsssss) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiufl heart, sweet Michael, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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3 posted 2002-08-08 05:47 PM


Michael

"I am the man that walked the shores
within your time.
On calloused feet,
with pen in hand,
I will spend my days in painting
and in rhyme."

Yes, you will...and I will be glad to call you friend.  Hugs!

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Canada eh.
4 posted 2002-08-08 07:09 PM


But I  will not cower.
For I have yet to count the stars,
drink in enough salt air
to make me dizzy,
to catch a seagull
and listen to its voice.

I am the man that walked the shores
within your time.
On calloused feet,
with pen in hand,
I will spend my days in painting
and in rhyme.
--------------------------------------------
Michael my dear friend...
This is such a positive message from you.
I absolutely love it...and it's a keeper!
~warm hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

skyshine
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Beneath the northern stars
5 posted 2002-08-08 07:47 PM


Michael....this was a gorgeous read....

~Beth

You look inside my wild mind
never knowing what you'll find
still I want you all the time
yeah I do
'cause you get me
~Michelle Branch

catalinamoon
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The Shores of Alone
6 posted 2002-08-08 08:07 PM


Michael, as an ocean lover, this is especially beautiful to me. One of your finest writes, I think.
Sandra

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