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Unfinished Love

() I read all your letters as I fall asleep each night all the words of encouragement and beauty you helped me find for time never did cease and beauty rolled away with the tide and now the relentless rain pounds deep inside For your smile that lit my heart through endless nights of despair and your poetic words that always touched gracious heights my life, I now find, is a bitter sweet song of yesterday's memories and tomorrow's alone As the morning sun comes to rise in peaceful hues of painted light where once I sat in despair, but, now I can find, a small inkling of hope as gracious memories pass through my mind Although the Lord took you home.....that cold Autumn night.... () A Brian Strand Contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 11/16/2011 12:36:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win in the Your Choice Once More contest ^Rick. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/13/2011 1:24:00 AM
RICK, CONGRATULATIONS, in BRIANS ;-) contest,..p.d.
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Date: 11/12/2011 6:48:00 PM
Congratulations on this superb first place win with this beautiful heart felt poem!-----Lori
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Date: 11/11/2011 11:26:00 PM
Rick, this is one of your best. A very sincere and poignant, beautiful poem! Congratulations on the win.
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Date: 11/11/2011 5:27:00 PM
this poem is strikingly beautiful Rick. Such a seemingly effortless and natural descript from the heart . Very well done my friend and congatulations to you on this poetic first place win
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Date: 11/11/2011 4:17:00 PM
Rick..your poetry always gets my eyes to leak.....your sense of sorrow is described like a sweet song...congrats on this winning write...and I see you just relived the anniversary of this loss again. Hang in there. All the best, Gwendolen
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Date: 11/11/2011 11:54:00 AM
Although it's always sad to lose someone we love, memories of the good times do ease the pain, Rick. Quite a remarkable poem that touched my heart. Congratulations on taking first place in Brian's contest! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 11/11/2011 9:37:00 AM
Congrats Rick on a fabulous first place win for these amazing lines so lovely my friend..thanklxx for your gracious comment on my Tragedy to Triumph .. a true story which made me stronger... luv..
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Date: 11/11/2011 2:23:00 AM
Congrats on your win! :)
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