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How can I flood your waters when your barriers hold me back? How can I fill your mind when it's preoccupied and blind? How can I fulfill your needs when there is no way of pleasing these? How must I cross your mountains when your forest is so thick inside? How can I fly through your skies when you cloud the vision of my eyes? How can I swim through your oceans when your undertow keeps pulling me down? How can I walk through your deserts when your sandstorms keep blinding me so? How can I kiss you gently when you disguise the love I know? A collaboration with Carole Duet.

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Heidi Sands

Date: 12/13/2016 6:05:00 PM

Very well done with this collaboration !

White Wolf
Date: 12/13/2016 6:07:00 PM

Thank you very much /|\

Darren White

Date: 12/13/2016 11:12:00 AM

Seamless collaboration, Rick, and such wonderful last stanza that summarizes it all. 7 and fave.

White Wolf
Date: 12/13/2016 3:56:00 PM

Thank you, Darren /|\

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 12/12/2016 4:36:00 AM

Beautiful collab, Rick. This Carole is sumptin' special I see. Great work together on this one. A modern day classic. Wow, you really are spreading those poetic wings, eh. Love and joy to you.

Edward Mccall

Date: 12/11/2016 2:40:00 PM

Rick. I follow Carole that's how I found your work. I must say you and Carole work very well together. Keep going.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/9/2016 7:57:00 PM

I just love this, Rick. Don't know Carole Duet but she did an awesome job with you. SEVEN

White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 8:01:00 PM

Really? Thanks, Andrea! /|\

Eve Roper

Date: 12/9/2016 7:15:00 PM

this is a great question collaboration, Rick and Carole.. especially the last stanza Hugs Eve

White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 7:20:00 PM

Thank you very much, Eve /|\

Wendy Rycroft

Date: 12/9/2016 5:57:00 PM

Wow just amazing x really touching x

White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 6:04:00 PM

Thanks, Wendy /|\

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/9/2016 5:24:00 PM

WoW! Rick, you and Carole wrote a good collaboration. It flowed very well.I agree with Tim, it is a thought provoking write. Well done. A without a doubt seven:-) Alexis

White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 5:27:00 PM

Thank you for your seven, Alexis, I'll pass that on to Carole too /|\

Tim Smith

Date: 12/9/2016 5:08:00 PM

Wow a lovely thought provoking piece Carole and Rick...well crafted collab

White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 5:11:00 PM

Carole is a pleasure to work with, Thanks, Tim /|\

Chris Green

Date: 12/9/2016 4:58:00 PM

You two write incredibly well together. This collaboration, like the other I read is seamless. If you hadn't notated it at the bottom, I wouldn't have known and that is a sign of a great poets. Amazing job you two. I loved this.

White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 5:02:00 PM

We just knocked that out this morning together! Thanks, Chris /|\