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Till Last Magnolia Blooms

Coffee bean scent still fills the air with each new sunrise in our log cabin My arms around me,embrace the winds of winter gone Every sky-night windowpanes glow in silent mist Lunar limbs stream through bedroom blinds reflecting shadows on empty sheets Star clusters shine above velvet shores Sand-wish away from my bare toes Another month,another year,another thought I can't freeze time or make a clone First magnolia blooms on a bare branch Buzzing bees extract nectar from moist corollas Coloured wings flutter on melting icicles Sun birds return in a sweet song But what is a song without a symphony What is music with no slow dance? His hand-pressed petal still marks the chapter between stained pages The dusty shelves recall my mind recall my heart,recall my soul For the last time these eyes would linger before leaves curl,before buds wither before moons move on,and I let go.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 8/2/2014 11:52:00 AM
When the reader is "drawn into" the emotional mood of a poem and experiences it with the writer, the read becomes unforgettable. You've accomplished this, Charmaine..... I so enjoyed reading, then re-reading this....Your PS friend, Gene.
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Date: 7/9/2014 6:36:00 PM
sweet yes. If you know anything about Mississippi the state where I was born then you'd know that the magnolia was the state flower. and that my mom planted one in our front yard when we were children. It's like a part of our family. I'm still here. just finding time to come back to the soup. love john.
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Date: 7/9/2014 4:28:00 PM
melancholic but sweet that I do swoon over your misty write.. so happy to read you again, dear charms!.. huggs
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Date: 7/9/2014 4:13:00 PM
this beautiful gem is wafting with nostalgia! An incredible poem to see from you after so long since you posted before. I love that you now have this delight up for us to see!
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Date: 7/9/2014 2:02:00 PM
....:SMILE, |*:*\(*{{....Ps., Going To Her Beauty's Faves ~
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Date: 7/9/2014 2:00:00 PM
...........He, Now Stumbling Alongst This Empty Shore Much More; Burning Skies Black Orbs ~ Rushing Through Time's Tides Embed Amid Her Reef Raging Nights Claws Digging For Light Screaming Unto, His Other Side: She Saw Hee Haw....KLove *
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Date: 7/8/2014 6:38:00 PM
Absolutely beautiful...Filled with so much imagery..I would love to be there...hugs Tim
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Date: 7/8/2014 5:36:00 PM
Just beautiful!! imagery and appeal to all the senses; attractive phrasing strewn along from beginning to end....and yet, such a sad ending! top 7 rating! Brava:) // paul
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Date: 7/8/2014 5:29:00 PM
Enjoyed the ride Charmaine! Always~~~Keith~~
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Date: 7/8/2014 4:14:00 PM
This is stunning with amazing imagery but is oh so sad Charmaine. hugs Jan xxx
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