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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Silent Missives This verse will be tight pressed in closed pages Like crackling rose petals pleading a fleeting look Suffocated and paralyzed through the passing ages Within the confines of an old forgotten book Ink etched leaves of wondrous thoughts and phrases That sit dead upon a rarely dusted shelf Rotting in a paper tomb on yellowed pages The eye not yet prepared to gaze into itself Thus remain the remains of a lyrical psalm That poured from a mind in the deepest dark of night Each lifeline etched upon the aesthetic palm Soft, silent missives singing to the ear of delight Some day a weary eye and will search for peace Among parched pages left wilting days upon days A once mortal verse will come alive to release The mystical splendor of its eternal phrase Elizabeth Santos |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..Elizabeth Santos../\..thank you; i enjoyed your poem.. ../\..Spiros -----------calm-------- |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
So be it... True... A beautiful write from you Liz, dear friend... regards sudhir |
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gringakiwi Member
since 2003-08-05
Posts 189 |
This is hauntingly beautiful: a wonderful poem! |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Eliazbeth, this is so beautiful. It's gone down the pages so fast, I'm sending it back for another round. Oh,and I'm keping it too, to study. I hope that you don't mind. You are so talented!!  Hugs  Ethel Hey, I love your new picture. Are those your granchildren? They're cute! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
lady, you have a way with words for which I am in awe |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LovelyLizzy~ It is good to see you~ As always, your words fall with elegant grace~ *Huglets* p.s. ... don't have an email address that works for you ... drop me a note ? Mine is the same and is still just below my signature line~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you, dear friends for reading my poem. It is good to see some familiar names, as there are so many wonderful poets that I don't recognize. THank you for your comments POetic hugs Liz PS Yes these are some of my grandchildren: (L to R) Bryce, Alex, Kyle, Lucas, Noah, and Evelyn Elizabeth on my lap. |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Hi there.. Don't you know that this shouldn't be too far down? You've been missed. I'm always here reading even when I'm not replying. **hugs** This is just too beautiful... well..wait..nothing can be too beautiful.. but I love it Dear John, |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
A graceful write from the quill of a poetess who exudes grace herself! Lovely, lovely, lovely!---That's my triple "L" rating!  The photo of you and your grandchildren is a pleasant sight to see! Loving hugs, Linda |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Oh I feel too spoiled, first the posies and then this wonderful gem of a write. Yes, one day we will shuffle through those yellowed pages with the fondest of memories Liz. That picture is adorable, can I have the big one in email Liz? My how they have grown. |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
you have just earned yourself a new fan.. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
See Liz? Your fan club is growing - Your words won't be hiding away for long, m'friend...  |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
Some day a weary eye and will search for peace Among parched pages left wilting days upon days A once mortal verse will come alive to release The mystical splendor of its eternal phrase My goodness! I am so enjoying your work this morning. Just so lovely, Elizabeth. Perfect, I say. Patricia |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
< Each lifeline etched upon the aesthetic palm Soft, silent missives singing to the ear of delight Some day a weary eye and will search for peace Among parched pages left wilting days upon days A once mortal verse will come alive to release The mystical splendor of its eternal phrase>> ==================== I love those lines, Liz! excellent job describing how some things are written before their time...well, that's what I got from it, anyway...not too perceptive these days, so I could be kinda off...  either way, I enjoyed it, as I always do your poetry...sp  just a hang-up call and the quiet breathing of our persian we call cajun on a wednesday... |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
yeah, sometimes you can find me lurking around here too. lucky dale Speaking of ghosts, wouldn't you know here comes mine again... |
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