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August 3, 2023

Reveries

"Reveries are gifts of moments, even melancholy ones, 
when our hearts were happy."             
                                                        ~  by poet


We planted a flower garden, he and I
Throughout spring's sunny weather
Shared our hopes among heliotropes
We did everything together 
My reveries linger of when my finger
wore a ring that he had given 
My life is marred and I'm scarred
By the thorn love used to scathe me

We grew roses in nurtured beds, he and I
Throughout summer's warm weather
Relished each bloom and its perfume
We did everything together
My reveries are treasured memories
But the summer days have ended
We live apart and it wounds my heart
For the thorn's still causing harm

We shared wine when we dined, he and I
Throughout autumn's chilled weather
Drinking Cabernet, he vowed to stay
We did everything together
My reveries at sunset fill me with regret
Gone are those days of fall, one and all
Chilly winds blow, and soon it will snow
The thorn still pricks my skin

We played in the snow like children, he and I
Throughout winter's frigid weather.
We walked in the moonlight every night
We did everything together
Until we said goodbye, and now I cry
In sadness I weep; without him I can't sleep
My reveries remain, and with them the pain
Of a sharp thorn in my side


We loved each other, he and I
Throughout four seasons of weather
Days of dancing, nights of romancing
We did everything together.
Reveries of us I can't forget, and yet
I wish I didn't remember that December
When it all ended and I pretended
Not to feel the thorn that pierced my heart
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Date: 8/3/2023 3:03:00 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! hugs jan xx
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Date: 8/3/2023 1:22:00 PM
WOW!!! A wonderful write/quote. Red rose picture, so true. I enjoyed it. "Good Luck" I put my "R" in. Have a great day.............
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Date: 8/3/2023 9:11:00 AM
It reflects joys and pain of human life. Beautifully penned. You are a gifted poet.
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Lin Lane
Date: 8/3/2023 9:16:00 AM
Thank you very much for the encouraging compliments you offer, Jay.
Date: 8/3/2023 6:49:00 AM
Wow! This is raw pain, Lin and hauntingly beautiful:) going to my faves:)
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Lin Lane
Date: 8/3/2023 7:04:00 AM
G'morning and thank you, Jo. I had no idea what "R" word I'd choose to write about until I had a reverie this morning. Not one as sad as this, but it led me to write about them. I'm delighted you found it worthy of being faved. Thank you.
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