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The Room

I look at a dark room With a single black chair I wonder to myself Who had been sitting there. The walls are grey There is a small TV As I look towards it The glass reflects only me Where was all the color? Just shadows on the wall I soak in the sadness My soul absorbs it all Over there on the wall Is an ancient pay phone I hope it's still working I'm feeling so alone I feed it a nickel Wait as it starts to ring Will I find the answer To make sense of everything With the sound of her voice The Whole room comes to life The darkness that I seen Was me missing my wife I was on Yanny's blog and this describes the background picture.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 12/23/2012 9:06:00 AM
Soupmail :D hohoho
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/23/2012 9:08:00 AM
On my way.
Date: 12/23/2012 6:35:00 AM
Well written Richard ! A little Christmas visit to you. <3 Hope your Christmas will be peaceful and beautiful!! Sending you a big, warm Christmas hug !! - HAPPY CHRISTMAS - // Anne-Lise :)
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/23/2012 8:50:00 AM
Always happy to receive a hug.
Date: 12/22/2012 8:30:00 PM
May you never have shadows in your life Rick....wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 8:51:00 PM
The shadows only make the light that much more brilliant.
Date: 12/22/2012 5:13:00 PM
This one sure evokes the feelings of loneliness before calling the wife. Don't know how much of it is real or fictional, but it is effective! Yes, in my letter to myself, I got to thinking of a LOT more other things to tell myself in a letter like that. It would be at least ten pages long in reality. ahhaha
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 5:25:00 PM
The picture on Yanny's blog evoked the emotion so here is the poem. I refrained from offering myself advice for fear I would not end up where I am now. I guess buying Goole would have been helpful.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 5:22:00 PM
When I was regional Manager for Canada Trust I used to be on the road a lot and yes it can be lonely at times. Amazingly just hearing her voice would brighten my day
Date: 12/22/2012 1:00:00 PM
What a beautiful poem. A tender melancholy. I loved how you summed it all up with the last line.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 5:12:00 PM
Thanks Jon
Date: 12/22/2012 12:20:00 PM
Hello Richard, what an outstanding write this is. The color coming in at the end, brilliant. Rollo
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 12:52:00 PM
Thanks Rollo, who going to complain about being reffered to as brilliant *lol*
Date: 12/22/2012 9:14:00 AM
Glad you found her Richard, was she hiding behind the phone? xx
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 11:50:00 AM
Thanks Mandy, now I know where to look next time.
Date: 12/22/2012 7:57:00 AM
Wooow, romantic poem for your wife Richard :D, hopefully you will meet her soon to fulfill all of your yearning point :D - hug, yanny
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Yanny Widjanarko
Date: 12/22/2012 9:04:00 AM
Soupmail! :D hello Marry :D (*waving hand)
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/22/2012 8:13:00 AM
Fortunately she is right here beside me. Tell me about the room in your photo. Where was it taken? Why did you choose it for your background?

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