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Cpat Hair

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since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

0 posted 2004-08-04 06:40 PM

The wind now shifts
And she in slumber lays dark covered
Only the outline against a headboard of stars
And I wait for her to move

Gentle the grace of midnight
Paler skin now shadowed
        But still the curve of arm
Half thrown on pillowed grass
Tempts me to trace the trails of past

Dusty now
                  Perhaps

Fainter stains on white
Aged it seems as am I
A bit more brittle
                   Yet set to lines
And in subtle describe

There was a day
     When flesh blushed warm
Anticipating night

She moved
   A gentle ripple of satin on the dark
And I recall her feel against my own
                                      how it feels to drown
a rushing gushing groan of life

no more my own
                            but given to the dawn

I wonder once again
     And write these words
To you

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

1 posted 2004-08-04 06:59 PM

ahhh... to me? Why thank you Ron.
(I will treasure them always)

M

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2004-08-04 07:02 PM

*sigh*
makes me want to climb aboard a sailboat

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

3 posted 2004-08-04 08:17 PM

She moved
   A gentle ripple of satin on the dark
And I recall her feel against my own
                                      how it feels to drown
a rushing gushing groan of life

no more my own
                            but given to the dawn

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

4 posted 2004-08-04 08:18 PM

Yep....mighty fine lines Sir Smooth....
Yuh Dun Good....

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

5 posted 2004-08-04 08:19 PM

Heavy sigh...
and a grateful thanks,
I needed that.

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

6 posted 2004-08-04 08:33 PM

Wow, packed full of emotion

Martie

Moderator

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

7 posted 2004-08-04 08:36 PM

Ron

You float on the finest silk of words!

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

8 posted 2004-08-04 09:59 PM

and you are a delicious tease...

like an autumn breeze, you are!

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

9 posted 2004-08-04 10:21 PM

Yes...delicious.
Well done Captain...
what time do we set sail?

Hugs~

~ Those who complain the sun has gone out of their world
....have obviously never danced in the rain ~

muted

Member Elite

since 2004-01-15

Posts 2949
Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving

10 posted 2004-08-05 04:35 AM

you really do manage to make a string of letters something more than pretty

miscellanea
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since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

11 posted 2004-08-05 06:06 AM

I've got to look at the title prior to reading! I find myself mezmorized by your journey, then look at the title with sadness,
brittle paper, huh? I hope it's brittle only because she has kept and protected it for so long as you (plural) wake to the dawning. (Gee, I wonder if you write of truth or fiction. I never can tell around here!)
miscellanea

LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

12 posted 2004-08-05 07:32 AM

we've, many of us, at one time in our lives or another, had the blessing and taste of love, but for some reason, didn't realize how to care for it...

You sir, have come to realize, the treasures which out weigh any material thing...but more so, the refinery of a fine aged wine, now ready for the tasting...

Lovely read there my friend, amorous, soft, gentle and allowing, with patience splashing across a fine canvas of the way of things.

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

13 posted 2004-08-05 08:38 AM

It felt like you reached out and brushed the hair from my face..

Thank you for that feeling.

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

Tiersdin
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since 2000-11-17

Posts 2364
east coast

14 posted 2004-09-05 12:32 PM

pretty.

~tier

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

15 posted 2004-09-05 12:49 PM

hmmmm....takes me back. Beautiful writing, Mr. Ron.

...jo

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

16 posted 2004-09-05 02:31 AM

you are one of the best at free verse here at Passions (in my opinion)

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

17 posted 2004-09-05 04:15 PM

Fainter stains on white
Aged it seems as am I
A bit more brittle
                   Yet set to lines
And in subtle describe

There was a day
     When flesh blushed warm
Anticipating night

She moved
   A gentle ripple of satin on the dark
And I recall her feel against my own
                                      how it feels to drown
a rushing gushing groan of life

no more my own
                            but given to the dawn

I wonder once again
     And write these words
To you
....

I don’t want the world to see me
cause I don’t think that they’d understand
When everything’s made to be broken I just want you to know who I am

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

18 posted 2004-09-05 04:43 PM

Yummy, you make me melt

The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change.
~Stevie Nicks~

Ratleader

Member Rara Avis

since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

19 posted 2004-09-06 10:17 AM

I crown you King Of Moments.....beautiful stuff.

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
______________Ratleader______________

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

20 posted 2004-09-06 07:32 PM

Ron,

this is absolute beauty

and here:

Tempts me to trace the trails of past

Dusty now
Perhaps

Perhaps? . . .

*grin*

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

21 posted 2004-09-06 08:12 PM

****EXQUISITE****

Magnus has chosen to highlight my favorite lines as well!

I must say, the title is a poem in and unto itself. Wonderful!

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

22 posted 2004-09-07 02:58 AM

Fainter stains on white
Aged it seems as am I
A bit more brittle
Yet set to lines
And in subtle describe

Dear Cpat, the ache never hurt so bad
or read more beautifully.

You're such a fine poet, Sir!!!

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

23 posted 2004-09-07 03:08 AM

Ron, there is a reason this one keeps re-surfacing.

it's fantastic!

Margot
Member

since 2003-10-04

Posts 154

24 posted 2004-09-07 04:53 AM

Wonderful

Margot

Love is something eternal, The aspect may change, But not the essence.- Vincent Van Gogh

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

25 posted 2004-09-07 02:19 PM

She moved
   A gentle ripple of satin on the dark
And I recall her feel against my own
                                      how it feels to drown
a rushing gushing groan of life

no more my own
                            but given to the dawn

I wonder once again
     And write these words
To you
SIGH

rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

26 posted 2004-09-07 04:41 PM

"There was a day
When flesh blushed warm
Anticipating night"

Mine does...just reading this. Wonderful you. Wonderful please to feel and think the words of you.

Reg~

Decaflame
Senior Member

since 2001-05-11

Posts 1635

27 posted 2004-09-08 09:51 AM

Today is such a day
for brittle speak...

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