Trust

Forlorn are they who can't find love
When aching tears hide smiles;
Drifting through life on their weary way
As lost and lonely sad exiles.

Forlorn are they whose hungry lips
Kiss vacant air but never touch;
The tender mouth of one they love
Lingers there to suffer much.

But dear to me is the one I trust
When I see that look in his eyes;
I will hold his hand throughout the day
And in the night find true paradise.

Not for me should one feel grief
For in him I've found my light;
I'll walk and hold his hand by day
And sleep in his arms at night.





A collab with my friend "Danny boy" Kearley
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 1/29/2013 8:51:00 PM
I really like this poem. Trust is important-and the way you worded it touched my heart to find the light within someone as well, but not to linger too far away from myself to find-because I'm not alone. Thanks LEGANDWRITER
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Date: 5/14/2012 1:27:00 PM
This is a beauty, Elizabeth!:) Feels shrouded and searching in the beginning, but the last verse nicely brings it together. Thanks for your gracious comment on 'the storm', all the while I'd been hoping the wind would come up and send that spider sailing into the water so it could be eaten by a fish! Best wishes, Mikki
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Date: 4/29/2012 9:58:00 PM
a fav you are... pd
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Date: 4/29/2012 9:56:00 PM
Hi Liz, i read this poem already... I just thought i come back and do a poem,,on a trusting subject.. Dan, is a wonderful poet.. love the passion here.. keep your head in the light... your amazing.. always..pd
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Date: 4/2/2012 12:52:00 AM
This is so much more than I was expecting from the title! Well done. Especially the second verse about a kiss ". . . hungry lips Kiss vacant air but never touch. . ." Very forlorn indeed. - Chuck
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Date: 1/21/2012 2:44:00 PM
WoW! This is beautiful Liz and speaks of total fulfillment in the arms of your one true love. Excellent. Give it to him for Valentines Day. He'll love it. God Bless, JB Thanks for the comments on Jessie James poem. Soup mail
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Date: 1/18/2012 1:40:00 PM
Elizabeth.... I just love the way you express your writing and so elegant.
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Date: 1/13/2012 4:01:00 PM
Wow...so romantic and sweet, Elizabeth. I really liked this one! The final rhyming couplet was a slam dunk! I better run over and tell your co author the same!! GWendolen
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Date: 1/13/2012 9:58:00 AM
Aww, this is fantastic collab, Elizabeth. I love the contrary inside the poem. Nicely penned :)
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Date: 1/11/2012 5:09:00 AM
Thank you for your encouraging words!
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Date: 1/7/2012 10:14:00 AM
A delightful read Elizabeth, full of tender warm emotions :)
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Date: 1/6/2012 5:43:00 AM
I more than love this poem. its awesome. u are awesome.
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Date: 1/6/2012 12:03:00 AM
nice collab. you always have had a way with words- JH
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Date: 1/5/2012 11:52:00 AM
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Date: 1/5/2012 8:33:00 AM
Hi Elizabeth. Thank you for your comment on my poem "Inland". I am wondering if you could give it a rating also. Million thx!
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Date: 1/5/2012 8:23:00 AM
Beautifully written Elizabeth. Love Carol x
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Date: 1/4/2012 7:42:00 PM
I love the collaboration from you both! Thank you for your comments on mine Elizabeth. You are such a sweetheart. I've added as a favorite. Million thx for sharing your awesome poetry and for your kind words! Happy New Year!
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Date: 1/4/2012 7:12:00 PM
Not unlike a key, a friend can be an open door in life. To fill the heart with renewed joy each time they quell the strife. I hope you know how you make me glow when you respond in kind. And how your love can soothe my soul and ease my troubled mind.
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Date: 1/4/2012 6:23:00 PM
Thank you for expressing this poem of trust... From a heart of love! Poets like you are a gift from above!!! JP
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Date: 1/4/2012 5:11:00 PM
kudos for the cool collab ye conspiriting comrads!
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Dan Kearley
Date: 1/4/2012 6:04:00 PM
:o)
Date: 1/4/2012 3:59:00 PM
A collab with Dan shows that we can 'cause he's the man that lights the fire when we conspire!..........:)
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Dan Kearley
Date: 1/4/2012 6:07:00 PM
:o) Awwww(Blush)
Date: 1/4/2012 3:32:00 PM
Lovely collab, my friend. You work so well together
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Date: 1/4/2012 3:28:00 PM
Collabing with Lizzy,puts my mind at ease. My minds locked in a cage,and she holds the keys.Writing with her,our words intertwined from the heart.Has been a splendid experience,right from the start. Danny boy :-)
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Date: 1/4/2012 9:19:00 AM
Beauty, love and melody are splashing out from your nicely crafted poem my friend. A very creative work by both of you. ' Not for me should one feel grief, For in him I've found my light; I'll walk and hold his hand by day, And sleep in his arms at night' and thank you for your precious comments on my Photo Poem. m3x9Love and best wishes always...Ravindra....elizabeth wesley
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Date: 1/4/2012 8:27:00 AM
Nice collaboration. Trust and love often go hand in hand. I like the message in your poem. Thank you for your kind comment. Best wishes to both of you with your writing. Karen
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