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On the Edge of Memory

For you were love and I was your lover When life became realms of wonder sustain Timeless escape that lovers discover Persuaded passions that pulses contain Filled wishful eyes of our hungry desire We welcomed rapture to color the light That dimmed in our dusk dreams of love prior When desire denied the dawn of love's night On the edge of memory, I now pause To find a kindness in the days we spent To understand loneliness was our cause When words spoken or whispered were meant I've written your name on walls of my mind Though they have faded, they're there to remind 4/11/18 Dedicated to...

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Date: 5/11/2018 7:21:00 AM
Beutiful wistful masterpiece Frederick. Congratulations on your win :) xomo
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Date: 5/10/2018 10:51:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Frederic. Well done.
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Date: 4/13/2018 12:58:00 AM
Very touching poem with deep sentiments. Thank you for sharing.
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Date: 4/11/2018 8:41:00 PM
"We welcomed rapture to color the light"...sometimes your poems leave me floored. Beautiful, the entire poem.
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Date: 4/11/2018 5:33:00 PM
Oh Frederic ...I don't think "beautiful" is sufficient. Just ....wow
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Date: 4/11/2018 3:34:00 PM
ohh, this is breathtaking and melancholic in a way, frederic...you amaze!.. huggs
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Date: 4/11/2018 11:48:00 AM
Excellent sonnet Frederic, loved the music too, great mix...
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