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Lighthousebob
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0 posted 2005-02-11 12:44 PM



Sand Castles


Sand castles built, left long ago
within the silt of ocean’s flow,
have disappeared and now we know
what’s gone shall never last.
The tides that came have brought us here
to gaze upon another year
and watch we did as things thought near
went fading into past.
Where are the days that once we knew
still held us close and made us new?
Could they have vanished in here too
where all our dreams are cast?
And digging deep within the core
of all that was and was once more,
I saw what had been seen before--
The pieces here amassed.
Familiar ways -- Familiar strains
beheld all here within our brains,
though scavenged through, still lost, remains
within our oceans vast--
Sand castles that won’t last.


Lighthouse Bob






© Copyright 2005 Robert E. Michaud Jr. - All Rights Reserved
Earth Angel
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1 posted 2005-02-11 01:03 PM


No, sand castles do not last. However, we can still enjoy them in our mind's eye ~ and in our hearts.

A fine piece of poetry, Dear House of Light.


EA

passing shadows
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2 posted 2005-02-11 02:16 PM


how deeply I understand this

well done Bob, well done

(and thank you)

The Jackal
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3 posted 2005-02-11 02:44 PM


"The pieces here amassed.
Familiar ways -- Familiar strains
beheld all here within our brains"

especially liked that, well done

Margherita
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Eternity
4 posted 2005-02-12 04:55 AM


The constant flow of life holds everything and nothing, we look back, we look ahead, yet we live in the now of infinite possibilities.
Dear Bob, this is a melancholic piece, beautifully done and thought provoking.
Love, Margherita

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines
5 posted 2005-02-12 05:15 PM


loved the flow reading aloud...and it is so true in meaning

M

Dark Angel
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6 posted 2005-02-12 05:18 PM


LHB, it's always a pleasure to read you. Your poetry flows just so beautifully.

Maree

and i knew in the crystalline knowledge of you
~Buckingham/Nicks

Lighthousebob
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7 posted 2005-02-14 03:45 PM


Earth Angel,

Yes, in our minds and hearts they do certainly remain as they once where and I do think at times that this (relationally) is what causes us to have some conflict between what is real and what is fantasy. Thank you for your kind reply. -Bob

Lighthousebob
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8 posted 2005-02-14 04:06 PM


Dixie,

I had you in mind as I was writing this poem and I do thank you for your "how deeply I understand this" reply as I now know that this poem fulfilled its purpose. So glad to read that you're focusing on your future and not dwelling on your past. God bless and Love ya. -Bob

Lighthousebob
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9 posted 2005-02-14 04:10 PM


The Jackal,

I think that you did discover the "climax" of this poem for sure. Thanks for your reply. -Bob

Lighthousebob
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10 posted 2005-02-14 04:15 PM


Margherita,

You do have a most inquisitive way of looking at things and I so much enjoy your comments and you were absolutely right... I was feeling a bit melancholy as I wrote this poem. Thanks again. -Bob

Lighthousebob
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11 posted 2005-02-14 04:18 PM


nakdthoughts,

Thank you for noticing and for reading my poem out loud. I do enjoy reading poetry out loud and I do try to attain a certain quality most of the time in this area when I write. Again, thank you for noticing. -Bob

Lighthousebob
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12 posted 2005-02-14 04:20 PM


Dark Angel,

Thank you and it is always a pleasure to hear from you as well. Glad that you enjoyed the flow and the reading. -Bob

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