»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #32
»
Ocean Of Longing (ping pong poem from WAY back when) LOL
| Open Poetry #32 |
|
Ocean Of Longing (ping pong poem from WAY back when) LOL |
|
Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! 
|
The original thread can be found here /pip/Forum43/HTML/001185.html Ocean Of Longing Within these dark and hallowed halls I find no peace of mind Lonely dark abyss, a wasteland Of thoughts and dreams Yesterday's scattered in the midst Like fading memories Still off in the distance ... I hear you whisper out my name And thou you may be gone from my side Your memory and touch will ever remain No amount of time can change this No winds of change shall blow Forever you will reside in my heart Forever is my future ... and its a long way to go In time maybe I'll grow stronger But I am never really sure When you told me goodbye that day My heart crashed to the floor And for now I feel trapped inside The dark abyss of my mind Ever wanting to hold you Hoping I'll forget in time I can feel you in the shadows Why do you taunt me so I hear your voice whispering Unlock my heart.. let me go Dont let me remain a prisoner Behind these bars of heartbreak Dont keep me in these chains In this dungeon which i partake And when this darkness I can No longer take, when shadows breathe Fire into my tortured mind I think of you, of how it's been And how your touch could light my Fire, and tho' the pain is intense It reminds me of why I came. Searching for sanctuary in the depth of love's warm waters ... I let the illusion take me down. First baptized by your beauty, Now cold waves of reality cover me and I have begun to drown. I'm too weak to swim back to safe harbors ... I'm just too tired to fight the tide. Caught in the current of this pain, Again destined to drown in these tears I cant keep inside. I surrender to the losses ... I've been here so many times before. Adrift on this ocean of loneliness ... Praying for rescue ... but your no where to be found on shore. I taste the salt of tears And wonder why I let this happen again Will it ever be enough Enough that I will one day just give up I have longed to hold you For what feels like forever now And the memory of your face Slips farther and farther from my mind I really don't want to forget The way you looked at me that night Though in a way I wish That we had never met in the first place If love is meant to happen Love will find a way Like lips of moonlight Whispering upon the bay If our love is meant to be You will come back to me Like the blooming of a rose In the light of dawn Like blushing of the sunset Like the birth of a fawn If it is meant to happen Eyes of fate will see And magically You will come back to me And through a crystal curtain Beaded tears of endless nights And pain refrained upon a string Knotted by the wonder why A gentle parting by my hand To gaze upon an empty room-- I have no fear, for I'm not here... Always, I reside with you. Your scent comes in on humid breeze. From this ache (again) tonight- I'll find no ease. Any trace of you ... Brings on this slow burn. A moth to your flame, (I guess I'll never learn) Bayou storms rise up ... Sultry rain comes in slow. I can still hear your voice, In whispers, low. Taste your lips, Feel your gentle touch ... (what I lack) is knowing how to (again) let go ... Of something so fine and needed so much. ***************************************** Thank You to all those who participated, and if anyone would like to add anything to this poem and keep the ping pong going, Please, feel free to do so |
||
| © Copyright 2004 Jeffrey D. Carter - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
What a write! Like lips of moonlight Whispering upon the bay If our love is meant to be You will come back to me Especially loved this... Excellent. TD |
||
|
Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
for those that don't know what a ping pong poem is .... it is where one person starts a thread with a few lines and the next person adds a few of their own lines and so on and so on and so on ... it is really interesting to see what everyone comes up with  |
||
|
hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
I remember a few such poems |
||
|
iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Haven't played pingpong for years (will have to contemplate it). This is one for my library! |
||
|
passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yeah...I've been dipping into the archives lately great write! |
||
garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
If love is meant to happen Love will find a way Like lips of moonlight Whispering upon the bay If our love is meant to be You will come back to me Jeffrey, I don't know what a "ping-pong" poem is, but I know that I love this!! It reminds me of themes the classic writers used. It's beautiful. Hugs, Ethel |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
