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The Cabin
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The Cabin |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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The Cabin Thru wintry woods, alone, I ride Upon an open sleigh Across the ice the runners glide My horse it knows the way From graying sky the snowflakes fall To cover path below And light upon the gray rock wall Beneath the old willow The cottage under snow is laced It’s aged, it seems, since last I visited this secret place To conjure ghosts of past For it was here my love and I Lived when we first were wed And here in future’s dreams we’d lie Each night safe in our bed Oh how that seems so long ago Those years before the war And how I begged him not to go There to those distant shores The cabin lies in epitaph And through the falling snow The memories come like photographs The joy and the sorrow It’s been twenty long years today The fated letter came And took all of my hopes away Though no one was to blame They said he died a hero’s death He saved a hundred lives And to his last and final breath He struggled to survive I left the cabin the same day I buried all my dreams There with his body in decay Down near the old millstream But every year I find my way Through forest and through snow To visit memories for one day Of he that I loved so And though the cabin lays in waste My love for him shines bright And when death comes I will embrace Him bathed in Heaven’s light I am nothing special...and my name will soon be forgotten,but I've loved another with all my heart and soul,and to me,this has always been enough.~N.S |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
This wonderful write gave me shivers, dear poetess. Deeply touching story, exquisitely rendered memories, dear (((((Ruth)))). Love, Margherita |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Ruth...What a touching story of undying love. Really really enjoyed this poem. Definately a  I always enjoy reading you...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Perfection! And what a delight to read you again and see you here. I pray all is well.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Perfection indeed...this was a tear jerker though.... |
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sweetpoetess Member
since 2005-02-27
Posts 428Florida |
Beautifully written is all I can say. Poetry is beauty in words. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Ah but lady you are missed, especially when I read a wonderful story such as this. Beautiful Ruth. To see real beauty - look with your heart. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You DO know how to tell a story, m'friend - In unsurpassed poetic style... I enjoyed - Thanks muchly...  |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
Ruth, you still amaze me after all this time. A story wonderfully told and you always write your words in a way they are "easy" to read. Great poem.  |
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Angelheart Senior Member
since 2005-09-08
Posts 754Jacksonville,FL USA |
this is very good and it is a tear jerker .. reminds me of my ex . which he does not want to have anything thing to do with me, oh well his loss but ya it reminded me of that and it is a good thing too.. it is nice to have good memories some of the times ))))Poetry can get you very far |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
You tell this heart-wrenching story, told simply, yet with great lines. "And here in future’s dreams we’d lie" "The cabin lies in epitaph" These give us such telling images. You've written a beautiful and lasting poem. Best, Ken Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
OhHootieGal~ How LOVELY this ! I feel transported to the cabin~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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StevenS Senior Member
since 2005-09-21
Posts 945L. A. (Lower Alabama) |
I'm truly humbled by the elegance and beauty that surrounds me here in this magical place. "The Cabin" A testament to the enduring nature of love and hope. |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
good read |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you all for your comments and continued support |
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