Beyond Here and Now: A Collaboration

Beyond the here and now, I flew
Into a sky, cornflower blue
No drifting clouds to block my view
I lose myself, in search of you

In respite from the noonday sun
Beneath an oak, thoughts on the run
No sooner than I had begun
You're in the frame and we are one.

I felt your presence growing near
As though you whispered in my ear.
No longer will I be in fear
That you were lost forever, dear.

I grieved for you through time apart
Wounded as if by poisoned dart.
Beneath this oak, I now impart
Vows of devotion from my heart.


*Thank you, Danny Turner, 
for offering me your lines. 
I hope I've done justice to your verses.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 10/8/2024 5:46:00 AM
Lin, you bring some gracious sentiment to life in a way that seems perfect to me. We have sadness, but you explain a means to deal with it constructively. It makes me think that we are noble and have honor. It brings a lasting smile inside my head. You're making my day!
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Lin Lane
Date: 10/8/2024 6:32:00 AM
Good morning and thank you, Duke. Danny and I enjoy collaborating. I wish we'd hear more from him.
Date: 10/5/2024 12:37:00 PM
Beautiful words, touched with sadness. A grieving heart, still searching. A lovely collaboration, you and Daniel T. write well together. Kudos to both of you.
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Date: 10/7/2024 12:10:00 AM
Thank you very much for your kind thoughts, Sandra.
Date: 10/4/2024 12:02:00 PM
A wonderful collaboration poem Lin and Daniel, well done you two… Beryl
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Lin Lane
Date: 10/5/2024 12:38:00 AM
Thanks, every so much, Beryl.
Date: 10/4/2024 10:14:00 AM
Nicely done, Lin. Thank you for writing with me. I always enjoy it. You are an excellent writer and friend:)
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Lin Lane
Date: 10/4/2024 10:52:00 AM
It's always an honor to write with you, Danny. Thank you ever so much for always being within reach.
Date: 10/4/2024 10:07:00 AM
An excellent flowing verse Lin, you collaborate well together, it's seamless. Well done both. Tom
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Lin Lane
Date: 10/4/2024 10:51:00 AM
Thank you very much, Tom. We've ridden in a few rodeos together. lol He's a wonderful poet and a loyal friend.
Date: 10/4/2024 9:54:00 AM
Dear Lin and Danny! Absolutely beautiful! I love how seamlessly your verses flow together, creating a touching story of love and reunion. The line "I lose myself, in search of you" is particularly poignant. Your word pictures of the cornflower blue sky and the sheltering oak tree takes me there. I loved the way you've captured the emotions of separation and reunion is truly moving. Autumn Blessings, My Dear Friends Lin and Danny, Daniel
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Lin Lane
Date: 10/4/2024 10:50:00 AM
Good morning, Daniel and thank you for finding the flow of our collaboration to your liking. Danny and I have been friends for years and have collaborated on quite a few. He wrote the line you quoted, and I agree it's the best line in the poem. He's inspired me and encouraged me. Offered his support, poetically as well as emotionally when I've needed a shoulder and an ear.
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