What Is In The Heart - The Letter - Finale - Part 12

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Lady In White

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0 posted 2001-10-29 01:31 PM

                        The Letter – What Is In The Heart – Finale – Part 12

                        There came a day unto her
                        she went to her burled wood box
                        from the chain she took the key
                        and turned it in the lock

                        she read again her letters
                        from the love of her life
                        then looked upon her wedding ring
                        for ever to be, his wife

                        she thought again of the son she bore
                        of his need to find the man
                        who was to him his father gone
                        then left to search all lands

                        her maid had stayed by her side,
                        with her lady gazed o’er horizons vast
                        until she succumbed, now with death belonged
                        lo all these long years past

                        now she alone had to face this time
                        held aloft this letter sent
                        neither the hand of the man she loved
                        nor of the son that went

                        but in the script of a woman
                        who had loved her son so dear
                        she read again the words aloud
                        so as if her spirit should hear

                        “My Dear Lady, the Light, the Life’s blood
                        of the man I held
                        please read these words I would send
                        for I would relate the tale

                        I found your son a’wandering
                        his countenance so very pale
                        he rambled of some story
                        about the seas he sailed

                        his fever ravaged his spirit
                        his soul would not be bound
                        he looked for a man, ‘though surely
                        this man was never found

                        while in the grasp of this fever
                        his eyes burned a brown so true
                        and then he spoke of his M’mere
                        so, Lady, I write to you,”

                        The Lady oh, she read the words
                        her heart was twisted, sore
                        she knew without her reading here
                        her loves were gone e’remore

                        “My Lady, the Light, the Beacon
                        a confession, please, read on
                        I believe the man your son did seek
                        was the father of your son.

                        Several years gone since the time
                        a man came to our shores
                        he spoke of lovely, handsome lands
                        and then he spoke of more

                        he spoke of a Lady, his true love
                        those who heard, were sore, indeed
                        that a man should be so blessed, ‘tis true
                        they would rob him of his seed

                        late one night under skies so dark
                        the scoundrels lay in wait
                        they very near killed your love
                        so filled were they with hate

                        ne’ermore did he speak of
                        the lands he left behind
                        for the very beating he took
                        left him bereft of mind”

                        The Lady felt her tears falling
                        her Love, near beat to death
                        still, the words were calling
                        as she read, she held her breath,

                        “The man you called your husband
                        knew nothing of his past,
                        my mother gave him comfort
                        and in turn, my life, he grasped

                        he died soon after my day of birth
                        his bones rest now in a grave
                        years passed, we mourned ever his worth
                        but a few keepsakes we had saved

                        one small treasure, this emblem
                        ‘tis his seal you know, m’dear
                        and then, these scraps of paper
                        must be your words, he held ever near,

                        ‘M’sir, m’love, my dear heart
                        ‘tis only a matter of days
                        before you return to my dear heart
                        that we would share our loving ways’

                        for though he could not remember
                        he still knew the love of his life
                        and he would have returned to you
                        for you were his truthful wife

                       I knew your Son, though he knew me not
                        I could see the love in his eyes
                        for I carry the brown of our father’s seed
                        and I cried when my brother died

                        so with great sadness, O  m’Lady,
                        it is with heavy heart I write
                        but your husband and son are here
                        and I hold their memories tight”

                        With a cry, her heart always knowing
                        the Lady walked down to the Sea
                        “Come and take me, my husband”
                        and a dove cooed, “Walk with me.”

Thank you all for your patience in the postings of this series.  It evolved on its own, and sometimes, the Muse who guided the pen, played a bit of hide and seek.

For Your Reading Pleasure,

Part 1  ~ /pip/Forum51/HTML/001258.html

Part 2  ~ /pip/Forum51/HTML/001266.html

Part 3  ~ /pip/Forum51/HTML/001453.html

Part 4  ~  /pip/Forum51/HTML/001464.html

Part 5  ~   /pip/Forum51/HTML/001574.html

Part 6 ~    /pip/Forum51/HTML/001640.html

Part 7 ~   /pip/Forum51/HTML/001661.html

Part 8  ~   /pip/Forum51/HTML/001721.html

Part 9  ~ /pip/Forum51/HTML/001883.html

Part 10 ~  /pip/Forum51/HTML/001889.html

Part 11 ~ /pip/Forum51/HTML/001955.html

Janet Marie
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1 posted 2001-10-29 01:37 PM

and now my collection is complete...
and this series...I have tucked away to read in order when time allows me to savor each one....
me thinks a snow covered night in front of the fire will be perfect...
me also thinks I wont be able to wait that long LOL

thank you to thy Muse poetess WhiteLady
jm

This distance has shown how the road remains alone
Now I'm looking in my life ... for a truth that is my own.

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

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2 posted 2001-10-29 01:47 PM

What a wonderful tapestry of love you have woven in these dozen delights. *S* I've enjoyed so much... and will savor often. *S*

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

3 posted 2001-10-29 01:49 PM

Dear Lady; I, like others have been caught up in this tale of love and loss...but, in doing so, have also watched you pen quite a masterpiece! This series is truly remarkable, and never will be forgotten by this reader, as well as many many others. Although I know we had all hoped for a happier ending...but, I believe this one is just 'perfect'. As we know they don't always live 'happily ever after'. I cannot thank you enough for the enjoyment you have given so many with this story.
~warm heartfelt hugs, Nancy~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me.~

Martie

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4 posted 2001-10-29 01:50 PM

Dear Lady..you have made me shed tears over this story...so well done!!!! The ending is pefect, but so sad. Standing ovation!!

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

5 posted 2001-10-29 02:07 PM

Oh My! You not only made me cry but you came up with an ending I never would have suspected in a million years. I thought the ending was going to be that a poor, lonely old woman and maid, (like in Sunset Boulevard) just fade into reading the letters again, with no answer as to where her husband or son had gotten to. Oh my! There is a daughter though! Well, then...now is she coming to meet her, is she going there (nope, our lady is now too old), perhaps this is another series about the adventures of the daugther? Pleeeeeease??? Oh Lady, thank you for this series, now may I suggest you write a book and let us know when it is published, so we may buy it. Mz. Steele, look out "Lady is in town!" BRAVO.

~*~ Carpe' Diem ~*~

[This message has been edited by Mysteria (edited 10-29-2001).]

The Lady of Shallot
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since 2001-10-03

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6 posted 2001-10-29 02:08 PM

I for one, appreciate the hard work and time you put into these. They are wonderful. You have a fine talent and this one is., well, gosh, it's just superb!

-befriend yourself and you will never be alone-

Gentle Spirit
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7 posted 2001-10-29 03:18 PM

Absolutely beautiful and Stunning writing Lady. This is tucked safely in the treasure chest and will be pulled out for reading in the future. Well done indeed sweet poetess.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

(I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~Garth)

Interloper

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Deep in the heart

8 posted 2001-10-29 03:38 PM

AUTHOR!

rwood
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9 posted 2001-10-29 08:13 PM

Dear Lady....such tears...at least she knows...the ending of her life's mystery Some peace is now in her heart. And a legacy of love round the world. You did this so well that I will never forget it. It is etched within my heart. Bravo for talent..Bravo for making me feel for a character...Bravo!

Sincerely,
Regina

Startime
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10 posted 2001-10-30 08:48 AM

Oh gosh, as I read the tears still fall. So many years she waited. You have give this magnificent story an ending that none would have ever thought of. STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. Thank you so very much for writing such a beautiful story. I LOVE IT.......!!!

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

SEA

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with you

11 posted 2001-10-30 09:40 AM

oh, I am crying....this is such a heartwrenching story you have told....

Marge Tindal

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12 posted 2001-10-30 07:50 PM

LadyInWhite~
Greatly enjoyed each tenderly posted piece~
Nicely done~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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