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trutodaraiders
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0 posted 2006-12-17 01:32 AM



If courage is a virtue,
And hate's a mortal sin,
Is love a foolish notion?
A game you just can't win.

Is the price you pay too costly?
In a duel you'll surely lose,
Prepare for death sublimely,
Pick the weapon you want to choose.

But select your weapon quickly,
To survive your certain death,
For love's a foolish pastime,
And will end... with your last breath.

The only way to win the game,
Is not to play along,
But no man's heart can do it,
For no man can be that strong.

So don't attempt the game at all,
Just love 'til all is lost,
You'll survive just broken hearted,
But you'll survive at any cost.
      

Poetry is just the evidence of life.
If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. "
Leon Cohen~



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Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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1 posted 2006-12-17 01:35 AM


So don't attempt the game at all,
Just love 'til all is lost,
You'll survive just broken hearted,
But you'll survive at any cost.

ah my sweet Bill... better to have loved than never loved at all!   enjoyed  RDB

trutodaraiders
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2 posted 2006-12-17 01:40 AM


Exactly!! Nice to see you back here. Thank you for sending me that e-mail very sweet of you~ (;
Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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3 posted 2006-12-17 01:45 AM


and thank you for yours!  I have been away for the weekend to a beautiful rainforest! simply wonderful and relaxing!
It is so nice to see you !  RDB

passing shadows
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4 posted 2006-12-17 02:09 AM


love the message here!


serenity blaze
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5 posted 2006-12-17 03:26 AM


I do not know if courage is a virtue. In fact, there are times I can't tell the difference between the courageous and the foolhardy. But both attributes can be applied to the ways of love--and rules of game are best left to sport, like um, football yes?

*geaux Saints*

Enjoyed your thoughts on this.


LeeJ
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6 posted 2006-12-17 08:01 AM


So don't attempt the game at all,
Just love 'til all is lost,
You'll survive just broken hearted,
But you'll survive at any cost.


for certain, your on the right track in the right train....loved this

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