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No Time Like The Past
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No Time Like The Past |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia 
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Another old one. *************** You've been gone awhile now. I've finally faced the fact... There's no waking from this nightmare. There's no prayer to bring you back. I'll try to find my way, dear But, I never will forget My greatest wish is to hold you near But it's not my time yet It's not the way I want it But somehow life goes on. Each night, I cry myself to sleep Then face another dawn. I'll try to rise above the sorrow There's not a day you wont be missed But, looking back wont ease tomorrow And I can't go on like this. I've got to walk this lonesome valley I have to sail my ship alone Until I meet you on that other shore I'll try to carry on Friends say... No one knows what tomorrow holds... That I can't let life go by. So, each day I cover up my tears I smile and live a lie. They say... There's no time like the present To live a little... And so... I try... But, there's no time like the past... to make me cry. |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
*sobs* goodness, this goes right to the heart...  |
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skyshine
since 2002-02-07
Posts 3058Beneath the northern stars |
Hit me hard..... ~sky I hope someday you get the chance to live like you were dying.... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
{{{{Larry}}}} |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
The feeling this hits right at the core... achingly beautiful...such profound sadness. I bet you could write songs well! "When life gives you sorrow, may you experience the spirit of laughter" |
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WindWalker Senior Member
since 2001-10-12
Posts 1218 |
These lines are so true: "They say... There's no time like the present To live a little... And so... I try..." And Yes this poem does go right to the heart!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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nedj Member
since 2006-06-23
Posts 87Oregon USA |
Uriah, This reminded me so much of one of my oldest poems that I just had to post it here ("On Parting"). I'll post the backstory later, but I suspect there is common ground between us. I have always felt that this poem was among my best for the same reason I loved yours. Not so much because of the artistic craftsmanship, but because it so perfectly expressed the emotion and experience of the moment. Perhaps that is, when all is said and done, the truest measure of poety: capturing experience and sharing it. Thanks for a obviously heart-felt sharing, and for saying it so very well. A poem's just a poet in a word. |
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Serena Junior Member
since 2006-06-25
Posts 47 |
Many things are always easier said... then done. Very heartfelt, thank you for sharing. |
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