Like An Angel

Soft mornings at sea
always felt so good to me.

Like an angel 
come down from the storm.

Come to protect me.
As lights shine from above. 

Maybe if I listened.
I could feel your pain.

It's not likely though.
I'm too busy listening
for my own pain.

As I sat there long enough
I came to realize.
He was no angel at all.
   



wrote  Sept 29, 2015

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 10/22/2017 10:17:00 PM
The last phrase caught me by surprise. Listening to our own pain, so true sometimes that we forget others are dealing with as much if not more. He was no angel! May God Bless!
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Date: 5/29/2017 2:07:00 PM
Well-written poem with a sad note on dejection in love.
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Date: 5/24/2017 6:50:00 AM
A shocking realization, and not a happy one at the time, I am sure.
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Date: 5/13/2017 9:45:00 PM
Oh I can't find any thing of yours I have not already read. Please let me know if you can think of one for me, Debbie. And I don't really remember if you are a mother, but just in case, Happy Mother's Day to you!!
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Date: 4/30/2017 11:05:00 PM
Nice surprise!
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Date: 4/27/2017 4:51:00 PM
it is not an Angel, but a blessing from He. thanks for sharing.
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Date: 4/24/2017 5:42:00 AM
I really enjoyed your surprise ending on this one Debbie. It has a very peaceful flow to it until you get to the end. : ) 7
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Date: 4/23/2017 8:12:00 PM
you could not find Don JOhnson on FB? Did you never have him friended there? That is the only way I saw it by typing in his name where my friends list is. Let me know if you don't have him friended. They may have changed the name of his page.
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Date: 4/23/2017 2:49:00 PM
- .... oh, who was he? - Lovely written, Debbie :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 4/23/2017 7:21:00 AM
This is very cleverly done Debbie. When we become self-absorbed we don't realize what stands next to us. Amitiés
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Date: 4/21/2017 10:48:00 AM
Hello Debbie. I believe in the concept of angels thus I turned to this entry. I read this entry and your words twice. I found your words to be true and then there it was the ending. I thought that clever and also true. Nice work throughout. Your ending leaves the reader to pause.
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Date: 4/20/2017 3:16:00 PM
Fooled me with that ending, well done Debbie...
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Date: 4/17/2017 8:59:00 AM
A terrific piece on how few words convey great impact. A well crafted write with a clever ending...a pleasure to read. lynnxx
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Date: 4/17/2017 2:31:00 AM
The starting point of this poem sounds somewhat sensual and romantic, but a Mirage of some sort is revealed later. But I love the content of language
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Date: 4/15/2017 2:42:00 PM
Hi Debbie, What a well written piece.I enjoyed the surprise ending. No matter how dark the day there are angels amongst us. A without a doubt seven:-) Alexis
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Date: 4/13/2017 9:10:00 PM
Very nice, Debbie. I enjoyed finding this new one of yours to read. Let me find another!!
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Date: 4/13/2017 4:26:00 AM
What an enjoyable piece.
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Date: 4/12/2017 5:19:00 PM
Another "thought" piece that I just way too cool. I didn't expect that ending either but it fits so nicely.
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Date: 4/12/2017 2:03:00 AM
The ending surprised me, Debbie. I was hoping for the serenity and beauty to continue. Yes, I often focus on my own pain as well...I'm sure there still are angels out there. Lovely piece. Hugs
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