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The Hours Are Few

Try to consider your hours of play, That they are the ways of sharing the day; For when all is said and done, And the victory is won; You may want to stay and shine, In the sweet hours of summertime. Always with some songs to cheer, With silver church bells ringing clear, From a great grey lofty steeple, Soaring spire o'er all the people. We walk the street in summer's rain Humming melodies again; On pale white pathway twisting far, Thro twilight's dewy misting star; Where leafy ferns and mosses grow, And shady glen where streamlets flow; Where nymphs who dance on silver streams, Trip their feet in the river of dreams. My friend, where I go you go too, Find joy in life for the hours are few.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 7/5/2012 8:13:00 PM
And you make them SO enjoyable with your bright imagery and marvelous phrasing! Carpe Diem! Blessings, Keith
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Date: 5/8/2012 7:01:00 AM
I sure was with you in this write dear poet ! You truly made me feel the dream here ! Great write my friend...and going to mine favz ! Have an awesome creative day Elizabeth.....much love, james
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Date: 5/4/2012 9:41:00 PM
Wow Elizabeth, your words are breathtakingly beautiful. What a masterpiece and I love the upbeat in this read. Congratulations on your poem being featured here and million thx for sharing your fine poetry. You are an excellent writer. Love this beauty! A precious read with a heart and the wonders of life. Thank you my friend!
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Date: 5/1/2012 9:47:00 AM
Beautiful divertimento and didactic too. Congrats on the selection. LOve, daver
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Date: 5/1/2012 8:16:00 AM
Wonderful work and congrats on feature....Patrick
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Date: 5/1/2012 5:47:00 AM
love your featured poem, Liz, harry
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Date: 12/14/2011 11:13:00 PM
great feelings from this poem,,,our lives are so short,,,but as our hours turn to ash,,,we know its a new begining,,,and we will forever be with him.......
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Date: 6/7/2011 12:14:00 PM
Dance on silver streams...one of many beautiful lines in this write..I enjoyed this very much....TAH
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Date: 6/5/2011 1:27:00 PM
You have an almost stumbling style that tends to write itself. It's like rolling down a hill under it's own momentem. I would still be reading if this piece was thirty stansa's. Enjoyed.
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