Hope's Window

For her, time stood still that day

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Each tick of the clock

obsorbed into the sand

to be carried away 

by waves of sorrow.

 

Gone were the vibrant colors 

which enriched her being 

replaced by the greys 

of lost tomorrows

 

Her window to the heavens 

remained in her sight 

a sliver of hope 

in her darkest night

 

Her feet soon found perch 

on pains rocky shore 

as grace lit her path 

with healing moonlight
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 3/8/2013 8:26:00 AM
you use the word waves a lot to describe cetain things. its not a problem or anything i am merely curious if you are aware or if its a subconcious thing.
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Debra Squyres
Date: 3/8/2013 12:50:00 PM
I guess I wasn't aware of it, untill you mentioned it...hmmmmm
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Nathan D.
Date: 3/8/2013 8:27:00 AM
i only bring it up because its the answer to why would reveal a lot about your inner workings its merely a curiosity to me
Date: 12/24/2012 9:06:00 AM
Merry Christmas Debra. May grace light your days into the new year. Hoping you are feeling better. :)
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Date: 11/21/2012 9:22:00 AM
Hope and faith are what we have to quell our fears just like a salve. We live our lives in solemn grace when hearts are heavy and tears stain the face. The sun came out to warm the day. And let us know we'll find our way.
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Date: 7/22/2012 12:28:00 PM
Debra, sometimes there is only hope, I enjoyed this journey through "Hope's window" ;)
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Date: 7/20/2012 9:24:00 PM
You give so much in your poems Deb, there is a graceful maturity in these lines that have a touch of mystery to satisfy the mind. Loved it so very much!
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Date: 7/15/2012 3:01:00 PM
Hope is eternal, yet seems further out of sight. Lifes only consulation is it's distant peaceful light. To let us know tomorrow's there to bring us home at last. There is no hope in yesterday, just memories that passed.
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Date: 7/12/2012 9:53:00 AM
I have enjoyed reading your excellent poetry today Debra. I look forward to reading more of it as time permits. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/11/2012 2:56:00 PM
‡ Upon Heaven's Shores, My Dear Blessed Beautiful Lady * So Many Contraries Like Traps Inside & About Which Try & Steal The Beautiful Hope From Priceless Hearts * And The Peter Unto They That, The LORD, Showed Myself Amid A Vision That, Call Nothing That I Have Made Clean Unclean * HE, Whom Calls That Which Never Was, As Though It Is * Casting Away Yesterday, Into The Distant Infinite Winds, Again, Standing Upon Heaven's Shores * Love Your Poem; Feeling The Beauty Inside * My Luv, Rachel ‡
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Date: 7/11/2012 2:49:00 PM
soothing my senses, debra... the meaning and tone in this poem is tender like the " healing moonlight!".. :) huggs!
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