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Flotsam and Jetsam

While the shadows fall so widely we shall embrace a moment for a moment will fill all the shells empty; holding nothing but time—days n' days without love The wedding procession covered you in flowers and white floating through the candle light dragging crisp white fingers lightly through lilies fair While the shadows fall so widely and the candle light twirled through your hair Twist a finger, twist a lily While the shadows fall so widely Blush the sun rubbed rose cheeks lift a veil, let the sun shine off your green eyes While the shadows fall so widely You were left a drift your beauty beyond our realm of beauty While the shadows fall so widely Lift the veil from mine eyes tonight as goes the cloud from under your star I see While the shadows fall so widely your foot astray touched the water and you bloomed embracing me While the shadows fall so widely we shall embrace a moment for a moment will fill all the shells empty; holding nothing but time—days n' days without love

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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Date: 5/30/2009 7:42:00 AM
Hauntingly beautiful, and so profound. A MASTERPIECE. Lainie
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Date: 5/27/2009 5:33:00 AM
There is a melody that haunts every syllable here, and a rich repast of beauty floods upon the air, this is a great write ... congratulations on your featured poem.
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Date: 5/26/2009 2:25:00 PM
congrates on the feature and its much deserved a great poem :) love jayne
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Date: 5/26/2009 9:45:00 AM
Congrats once again as you are being honoured once again with another feature of the week. We can’t get this kind of well deserved honour else where other than poetrysoup. Keep writing, you are a great poet… Leke
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Date: 5/26/2009 4:41:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/25/2009 3:00:00 PM
Congrats Sylvanwillow on the re-featuring of this winning poem. Vince
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Date: 5/25/2009 1:58:00 AM
Congratulations on this beautful and excellent piece of art being featured thi sweek. Ernilando
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Date: 5/24/2009 4:46:00 PM
Interesting perspective in this poem. Congratulations on having it featured. I see this poem was a contest winner too. Enjoy your honors. Wishing you ongoing success with your writing. Karen
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