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Tom and Meg

LIKE SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE... WERE A MILLION MILES APART.. NOW THAT'S A CRAZY MOVIE.. BUT WHILE YOUR IN OZ.. THE LAND OF DREAMS.. I AM HERE IN DEAR OLD BLIGHTY... WASTING NOT A SECOND... LIVING EVERY MINUTE... WISHING EVERY HOUR.. HOPING FOR A FUTURE THAT'S FAR AWAY....... TWELVE HOUR TIME ZONES DRIVING US NUT'S... FOR YOU THE NIGHT.. AND ME THE DAY.. I'M WAKING IN THE MORNING.... WAITING FOR YOUR CALL.. BUT YOUR JUST COMING HOME FROM WORK..... AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT... WE CAN'T GO OUT AND SEE A FILM... OR POP AROUND FOR COFFEE.... HAVE TEA IN BED ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.. MEET YOUR FRIENDS FOR DRINKS... OR WALK THE DOGS... CAN'T CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY... OR EVEN GO SHOPPING... KEEP PUPPY CLOSE WHEN THERE'S A STORM... AND WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOUR NOT WELL...... I SHOULD BE THERE........ BUT I AM A FAR AWAY... MIGHT AS WELL BE IN OUTER SPACE.... DISTANCED BY THE WORLD... SITTING HELPLESS IN MY LIFE... PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO TELL THE WORLD... ABOUT OUR LOVE... ON NATIONAL RADIO... THEN THEY COULD FLY MY HEART TO YOU... NOW TOGETHER THAT WOULD BE GOOD.... MEET YOU ON THE HARBOUR BRIDGE.............

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Date: 12/4/2011 3:52:00 PM
Distance love affairs is not easy on the couple..My aunt always said that absence makes the heart grow fonder..Sara
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Stephen Blencowe
Date: 12/5/2011 9:58:00 AM
THANK-YOU SARA BUT IT MAY WELL BE A BRIDGE TOO FAR....BUT FOR ALL THAT IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE A SPECIAL LADY IN MY LIFE.. EVEN THOUGH SHE'S SO FAR AWAY....

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