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An Ember Remembers

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My love has not diminished.
I would not want to pursue, evoke 
feelings of shadowed prey or some craving 
to a fabricated addiction… I accepted that 
you had grown weary and would not want 
that I linger or impede future chances 
at love or romance.

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There is an ember 
with a feverish desire 
to burst into flames 
at the simple mention 
of your name.

It remembers… 
the dance, the illusion, 
the dream where all things good 
existed in thoughts of you; everything 
new was interwoven with the essence of you; 
and wondrous passion irrefutably emerged like the
luminosity of sunrise continually on display. 
Upon your arrival, eternity became mine, 
and, in a flash, kaleidoscopic color
infiltrated mind, body, and soul.

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You became my reason.

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There is an ember
that hoped to fade away
in its assumption of
love’s retreat; rather,
it glows eternally 
having never known
more profound
inspiration than that
sparked by you.

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12/18/19

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 12/23/2019 7:13:00 AM
Congrats on your placement in the contest my friend. This beauty should have been at the top. One of my favorites of yours.
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Date: 12/26/2019 6:03:00 PM
Thank you, Chris, for your very welcomed visits and support :)
Date: 12/18/2019 7:19:00 AM
- A wonderful poem, H.T. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 12/18/2019 11:57:00 AM
Thank you, Anne-Lise! :) hugs
Date: 12/18/2019 7:09:00 AM
The music is a perfect duet with your beautiful and haunting words this morning. The joy in finding that ember and allowing it to awaken your thoughts, to inspire your smile and to warm your heart is wonderfully penned in this alluring poem.
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Date: 12/18/2019 11:56:00 AM
I'm so glad you enjoyed this combo, my friend :) Your feedback is always appreciated. Thank you ~
Date: 12/18/2019 6:52:00 AM
What a beautiful poem H.T. Thanks for sharing
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Date: 12/18/2019 11:52:00 AM
Thank you, Gregory :) Pleased to share when people here are kind like you :)
Date: 12/18/2019 6:44:00 AM
WOW! This is awesome my friend--every verse so evocative--a splendid dialogue between emotions.. serenading true love. A FAVE foe me, HT.
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Date: 12/18/2019 11:50:00 AM
Thrilled you enjoyed this ~ Thank you, Vijay! Thank you, too, for the honor of a fave :)
Date: 12/18/2019 6:17:00 AM
The tragic consequences of unrequited love.....Love the title as it caught my attention and lured me into the web of this wonderfully contracted free verse excursion.
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Date: 12/18/2019 11:48:00 AM
Thank you so much, John ~ I was glad when the the title pretty much wrote itself ;) I'm so glad you enjoyed this piece :)

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