Lamenting Over An Old World

As strangers to this virgin land succumbed to the impossible we are numbed by grief for what is gone Astonished by the solitude... We gaze, without a breath, nor voice upon the blue veined world once loved A home we've left behind! It seems so weightless to the eye And out of the chill of marbled sorrow We weep for countless lost tomorrows Although our eyes might be deceived, from here, the vision is a lie, yet remains so beautiful in the sky We stand wide eyed, upon new shores And look from here, to the earth so far How fragile, is our earth still spinning As we grasp at new beginnings How precarious a world, untouched, can be Have we learned, from where we've been? We must recall,.... recall it all Look how it spins, against the stars Oh God, ...so fragile, frail and small Let me turn my head, I cannot bear to watch, I must close my eyes before it falls....
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Eastman Avatar
July 27, 2015 at 10:19 AM
The rhythm and delivery of this write were grand. Congrats on the win.
A. Sharma Avatar
July 27, 2015 at 1:31 AM
Congrats on ur wonderful winning write Carrie! Brilliant work!
Wigley Avatar
July 27, 2015 at 12:04 AM
Terrific, soulful write, Carrie, lovely. Well done. Viv x
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July 26, 2015 at 5:07 PM
CARRIE Congratulations on your MARS win :) **SKAT**
Allison Avatar
July 26, 2015 at 12:31 PM
Beautiful imagery very creative Carrie - many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
Roper Avatar
July 26, 2015 at 11:09 AM
Beautiful descriptive write congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve
Brown Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Tracie's "A New World" contest Carrie. Love, Carol
Quigley Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Great write Carrie. Congratulations
Williams Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Carrie congrats on your win..David
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May 10, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Congratulations on your winning piece Carrie smashing write xx
Kendrick Avatar
May 7, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Enjoyed reading your contest entry..Very descriptive work..Reads like winning material to me..Another world is what some of us long for now..Thanks for stopping by..Your presence at my work was uplifting...Sara
Williams Avatar
May 7, 2012 at 1:46 AM
Carrie can I join your new world?..good luck..David
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May 6, 2012 at 8:49 PM
A superb creation by you my friend. You have brilliantly sketched the fears of peeping into a new world with the pain of missing what we have enjoyed shared & sung on this beautiful earth. A gem like poem, which one would like to read & read again. You have revealed the most intricate feelings of human mind in this superb write. It is going to be my fav. one. My good wishes for this wonderful entry & thanks for your ever precious comments on my series Poem. Love & best wishes. Ravindra. Carrie R
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May 6, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Carrie, a very beautiful poem and expierance.. good luck in the contest...always..pd
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May 6, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Smile ˜ What A Wonderful Thing This Is, My Dear Beautiful, Beyound Beautiful, Beautiful Carrie * I Only Had Time For Last Comment Again & I Was Just Thinking Unto Myself Afore I Joyfully Beheld Your Precious Name * Where Is My Beautiful Carrie? * And There You Were & Here You Are & I Am Blessed, To Behold Your Beauty. * Smile, I Love Your Poem & All I Could Think About At Verses End Was, Taking Gently Your Beautiful Hand As We Gazed Upon The Earth * Kissing Your Beautiful Lips * Holding You Close * Smiling Into Your Beautiful Eyes * Loving You, Forevermore; John!:) ˜
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May 7, 2012 at 12:12 PM
...."After Reviewing This Most Sincere Comment Unto Your Treasures, My Beautiful Carrie * Yesss, Every Word & Every Emotion; But, This You Know, 'My Beautiful Love.'" ˜
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