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Our love started out of hate With all the elements of nothing You took my breath away with you silence Saying nothing but you meant everything Stillness that echo so loud I tried not to listen, but I heard every word All the things you never said In between the hate that turned into love We grew apart in a way we grew together Two broken hearts shaped into one…
Contest: Oxymoronica 10th Place

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 2/22/2011 7:49:00 AM
Congratulations Wilma on your win in Kristen Bruni's contest "Oxymoronica". Love, Carol
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Date: 2/9/2011 4:49:00 PM
Congratulations on winning in the contest Wilma.
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Date: 2/1/2011 2:45:00 PM
Congrats Wilma my friend on your wonderful win in Kristen's contest with this terrific write and entry luv... enjoy another chart topping sweet success with luv...
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Date: 2/1/2011 4:30:00 AM
Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Wilma
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Date: 1/30/2011 2:45:00 PM
such a powerful write, the reader wants to know if it lasted? Thanks for all your support! And if you could please add a Limerick to my contest on an animal & comment on my 2 new narratives Raven's Plight & Black Out? Light & Love
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Date: 1/25/2011 2:23:00 PM
Been there done that so many times I could write poetry , oh yea I do.....great use of feelings and expressions..with love Michael
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Date: 1/25/2011 8:41:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your excellent poetry today Wilma. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/25/2011 7:02:00 AM
This is very different, Wilma. I much enoyed reading it. So is it still love if the two hearts have now grown apart? Thanks for your comments, dear! LUv, Andrea
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Date: 1/24/2011 7:21:00 PM
Breathtaking words Wilma and aptly written by a woman in luv.. from one to another.. awesome my friend.. as always.. with luv..
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Date: 1/24/2011 2:01:00 PM
Could it be that two people whose hearts were broken by others found happiness together? Or possibly, a relationship started out in a contentious manner and went on to become something wonderful. I love the last line and the image I have of the broken hearts being sewn together. Wonderful poem, dear. Love, Carolyn
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