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To a Poet Unknown

To a Poet Unknown I see your flag from your own native land And I long to sail and land on your sand, Your poetry speaks to my wand’ring heart, Imagined vision, though we are apart. Your lines so tender, sincere, spoken well, To read and read again, under your spell, Some day will you cross the ocean to me, And face to face, we will share openly. We hear the same song, though not the same kind, You’ll speak a poem to me; I’ll give you mine, Somehow though afar, we bear the same soul I will look for your flag in my time zone. And someday when my desk needs sorting out, My kin will find stacks of loving printouts.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 1/13/2017 2:40:00 PM
Very romantic sonnet, Sunlite. Written w/such grace and loving kindness. A jewel of a poem for real. May love light your path always.
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Date: 12/27/2016 3:40:00 PM
WE ALL ARE CONNECTED BY OUR LOVE OF POETRY.. Such opening up and giving, brings out the best in us and we share to try to give inspiration to others! Your fine poem is proof of that very positive and real effect my friend. A7
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/27/2016 6:08:00 PM
Thank you!!!!!
Date: 12/12/2016 1:52:00 PM
Beautiful, dear. This is such a beautiful testament to an enduring connection
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/12/2016 5:40:00 PM
It's a composite, Eileen. There are so many flags and so many good poems from everywhere.
Date: 12/12/2016 12:51:00 PM
poetry connects us with others in ways so fond yet unknown.. so wonderfully expressed, sun.. huggs
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/12/2016 5:46:00 PM
I goofed, Nette. Didn't mean to call you Casarah. Please forgive. I really appreciate your commenting.
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/12/2016 5:42:00 PM
Meant as a composite, Casarah. thank you so much for reading and commenting.
Date: 12/11/2016 8:12:00 PM
aww... there is a connection and it is a beautiful one that it has inspired this. very nice
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Date: 12/11/2016 6:11:00 PM
Sunlite, this is so beautifully penned, "we bear the same soul" I too feel like this for some of my poet friends here, well done~
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/12/2016 5:42:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 12/11/2016 5:40:00 PM
What a lovely poem Sunlite - I too look out for certain flags and would love to visit these countries and meet the poets who I so admire:-0)hugs jan xx
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/12/2016 5:43:00 PM
Thank you, Jan. I think it's so great the poets come from many places.
Date: 12/11/2016 5:38:00 PM
I really loved this one Sunlite Wanter! Those last 2 lines, really made me smile!
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 12/12/2016 5:44:00 PM
Thank you so much. I mean that.

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