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Looking through our photographs reliving days of old as I wept, I felt regret for a love that had gone cold How long had this been going on? In every pose you’d smile our wedding day; the kids’ birthdays pretending all the while How could I have missed the signs? Was I really that naïve? Apparently, you didn’t want me and just couldn’t wait to leave This picture shows our little girl as she stands next to you it seemed so odd through your façade I still didn’t have a clue Here’s one of our honeymoon; our son’s first day of school You didn’t let on, you’d soon be gone I feel like such a fool! Now looking through our photographs my eyes are blurred with tears your happy glow was just a 'show' to end in coming years

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Date: 4/20/2017 4:14:00 PM
Gayle, excellent poem! I prefer the easy to read and to the point poems. You accomplished both. Don't be too hard on yourself, we are all played the fool from time to time.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 4/21/2017 5:44:00 AM
Thank you M.P. I have read a few poems that string beautiful, elegant words together but in the end leave me scratching my head because I don't know what they were trying to convey, so I can relate! thx again for reading
Date: 4/20/2017 11:11:00 AM
Gayle, the way you write and express yourself is in such a genuine form regardless of if this or your other work is fact or fiction. You lead the reader in and along the journey and they leave believing every word you write. Nicely done. Nice rhyme scheme too.
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Chris Green
Date: 4/20/2017 11:46:00 AM
Yep, I definitely agree.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 4/20/2017 11:25:00 AM
Thank you for the kind words Chris. Sometimes our greatest pain produces the richest poetry, don't you agree?
Date: 4/20/2017 8:46:00 AM
beautiful written, but so sad... send million hugs your way. Thanks for sharing truly is a love poem.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 4/20/2017 8:48:00 AM
Thank you so much!

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