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Suetang
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0 posted 2002-11-27 08:28 PM



Picture by Josephine Wall

* * * *

In the city above the water
My handsome lover waits for me
Standing beneath the lamplight
Is where I know he'll be

We've booked a gondola for eight
And we'll leave from St. Mark's Square
As I begin to run towards you
The pigeons scatter everywhere

You present me with a rose
As I kiss you passionately
I believe with all my heart
You and I were meant to be

The gondolier serenades us
"Amore" is the tune
As we snuggle under the blanket
Our love unfolds beneath the moon

We drift so very slowly
Beneath the Bridge of Sighs
There I see my life's reflection
When I look into your eyes


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

© Copyright 2002 Sue Tancheff - All Rights Reserved
Music Maker
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1 posted 2002-11-27 08:32 PM


Hey Sue, Lovely poem, wish I was going to Venice too in that Gondola for Sunny and my honeymoon after we are married today.
Just one minor criticism....You booked a Gondola for EIGHT, you usually go in two's on a romantic trip!!!!!!!   LOL

Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.

Suetang
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Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia
2 posted 2002-11-27 08:37 PM


Hello Music Maker

I'm still cracking up laughing from your comment! Yes, I see your point.....8 would most certainly kill all thoughts of romance, wouldn't it??lol  Thanks for your great sense of humour and for making me laugh.

Take care......Sue

P.S. I wish you and your partner much love and happiness and I hope you have a perfect wedding and fabulous honeymoon.  Here is a little something for you from me :

"In our life
there is a single color,
as on an artist's palette
which provides the
meaning of life and art.
It is the color of love."

"Keep love in your heart.
A life without it
is like a sunless garden when
the flowers are dead.
The consciousness of loving
and being loved brings
a warmth and richness to life
that nothing else can bring."

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

Daniel J D
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since 2000-10-01
Posts 1471
Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia
3 posted 2002-11-27 09:11 PM


Well done.

Respond to my call and let the waves of my heart fill your life with the wonders of love
(Daniel J D)

ThisDiamond
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since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353
Michigan, USA
4 posted 2002-11-28 05:42 PM


Such an ethereal feel to this write Sue...as it should be. Smiles from ThisDiamond
NewEnglandlazurlu
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A Mountain Paradise
5 posted 2002-11-28 06:20 PM


This is beautiful Sue. My brother and sister in law (among others) were here today for Thanksgiving. My sister in law is from Denmark and I was telling her about Passions and the people I have 'met' from all over the world.

We got talking about Venice and what a grand city she is. I sign on to show her and here's your beautiful poem. What a strange coincidence.

Hugs, Marti

The Lonely Stranger
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6 posted 2002-11-28 06:43 PM


Lovely poem .....I felt like I was there ... and I learned something ....there REALLY is a "bridge of sighs"

... and they sent him home happy ... one hundred percent.

Mistletoe Angel
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7 posted 2002-11-28 09:50 PM




(big hugggsssssssss) Oh Sue, I cried not only reading this gorgeous poem and imagining the ride down a beautiful canal with your love, but also the beautiful poem you write for Sunnyone and Music Maker too! (sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, your love always shines for everyone, you are a true angel and I wish this gentle romance to always sing wedding songs to your heart, yay, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sue, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Riley
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in the pouring rain
8 posted 2002-11-28 11:38 PM


I really like the title, picture, and poem ( wouldn't that mean i like it all LOL ))

good job


Riley

Morning mist clings to my face, and my soul opens up to you......

garysgirl
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9 posted 2002-11-29 12:13 PM


Sue, I like all of this, too. It's so romantic.

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~
                  

JamesMichael
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10 posted 2002-11-29 11:32 PM


So romantic that it makes me wish I was there...James
Kethry
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Victoria Australia
11 posted 2002-11-30 04:04 AM


I agree, eight is six or five too many, after all you want someone to pole the boat. Visual poem and very effective.
Kethry

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



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