A Silent Memory

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contest Free Verse...Emile Pinet

Memories are silent thoughts in life's tragedy

We were lovers who crossed the boundaries
   of passion, forever hungry
lost in the fog of wants and needs 
   like two blemished flowers
trapped in the wind of desire
becoming conductors in a symphony of emotion
holding our truths tight to musical cords of understanding
bringing sound and motion to our world of madness
that grew out of our yesterday's follies
which lay hidden in the dark corners of our failures
shared without words of promise

Dare we pass this way again
we would love once more in a binding of failed hearts
that found time for the heartbeat of another
when we danced the dance of lovers
   tied to one another, tied to no one
stopping our lives briefly to exchange melodies
drunk on passionate forces beyond our control
   when beauty was a face
that poured honeyed sighs from a breath
like the lingering scent from a fresh-cut rose
when love was a drink to quench our thirst
   from our wandering desert
parched and yearning to be loved
   before we said goodbye
and planted a final kiss to memory

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Date: 11/25/2024 1:50:00 PM
Dear Frederick, you have a way with words and this is no exception, this poem speaks volumes and i love the way your opening was crafted as well as how youv written “ like two blemished flowers trapped in the wind of desire” that surely is so beautiful!a line i wish i had written! Pleasure reading this poetic gem. So moving! Congratulations on your placement
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Frederic Parker
Date: 11/27/2024 4:31:00 PM
thank you, Ink, I don't have the talent with words you have...but, I try dear poet...
Date: 11/25/2024 11:24:00 AM
Congratulations Frederic! Your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest. You should be proud of your accomplishment. There were so many good poems submitted, yet your poem caught my eye. Well done, my friend Emile.
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Frederic Parker
Date: 11/27/2024 4:29:00 PM
Thank you Emile, 4th out of 125 entries, I'm honored and humbled by this
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