Settle the Sun

I never said you had to settle for less
this bargain we made  
with sweetest handshake.

I'll look to you in the sun
meet where ground gives way to sky..
see if any lingering dreams came true
never to reason how or why.   

If evening songs become few
you and I will know just what to do-
For two souls in twilight won      
we'll rise and settle the sun. 

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



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Date: 2/11/2025 7:18:00 PM
Very whimsical- and beautiful - enjoyed it
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Quoth Theraven
Date: 2/22/2025 8:54:00 PM
Thankyou Paige. I like whimsical. -Richard
Date: 2/5/2025 3:39:00 PM
May you always rise and settle the sun dear poet what a lovely poem
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Date: 2/22/2025 8:51:00 PM
Thankyou Mystic Rose, very thoughtful of you. -Richard
Date: 2/4/2025 7:54:00 AM
Excellent poem. I enjoyed this Richard. I hope you have a nice day :)
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Date: 2/22/2025 8:53:00 PM
Hello Heidi, How's the winter treating you? -Richard
Date: 2/3/2025 8:08:00 PM
I like your poem. It gives a new view of the sun.
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Date: 1/31/2025 3:01:00 PM
This is absolutely lovely.
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Date: 2/1/2025 11:17:00 PM
Andrea, Merci beaucoup bien sûr. There are just too few suns for wayward hearts like ours. -Richard
Date: 1/31/2025 1:38:00 PM
Sometimes in life we gain more when we settle for less! Perhaps that is why certain relationships last forever. Regards // paul
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Date: 2/2/2025 12:04:00 AM
Yes....forever would make more sense when placed between inverted commas.
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Date: 2/1/2025 11:12:00 PM
Hi Paul, Perhaps. Still working out the meaning of forever. Assuming even stars will all burn out and die. But what've the space between? -Richard
Date: 1/30/2025 12:49:00 PM
"Lucky are the ones that go on dreaming long after desire rests, leaving the heart to sleep." -Richard
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Date: 1/30/2025 5:48:00 AM
- Beautiful when dreams come true, Richard :) - A lovely poem :) - hugs
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Date: 1/30/2025 1:03:00 PM
Anne-Lise, Thank you for the comment in dreams. -Richard
Date: 1/30/2025 3:31:00 AM
Very beautiful Richard! Debx
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Date: 1/30/2025 12:36:00 PM
Deb, Thank you for this. Thought someone else might look to the sun. -Richard
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