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Before Eternity

I wish upon 

A Shooting Star 

Then, turn around

And there you are

Wrapped up in shimmering 

Cloaks of moonlight 

Your starlit smile

A celestial delight

And in my arms 

I feel you there

The warmth of you 

Through cold night air

Your lingering scent

Warms my heart

So cold, since yours

Refused to start

I want this moment

For ever more

But soon it drifts

To endless shores

And, yet, soft whispers 

Caress my ears

To say: 

Abate your lonely tears

 

I am the cooling morning breeze

The song of birds from distant trees

The sway of summer's golden fields

The light that darkness cannot steal

The colours of a rainbow's sail

That drifts from sky to misty vale

I am the warming hug of dawn

The dusky twilight's sleepy yawn

And there I rest in dewy slumber 

Beneath a veil of untold wonder

 

Do not be shackled by love now lost

Or let living a life be the cost

Find yourself, and you'll find me

For, later

               We have eternity

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Love

◄ The Memory Of Her

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Patricia Ziel

Mon 3rd Jun 2024 22:25

Wow, just beautiful and very touching. Your content is great and your way of expressing is like a dance. Also, clearly very inspired. I am new to write out loud and I am reading older entries from poets whose work triggers something in me. Thank you!

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Stephen Atkinson

Wed 26th Apr 2023 08:31

Thank you John, & Stephen for the much appreciated comments! 🌈

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 25th Apr 2023 07:22

A pleasure to read, Stephen.

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 24th Apr 2023 22:19

Thank you so much for your kind comments Keith, Helene, Clare, Manish & Uilleam! It started out as something completely different, then just took on a mind of its own! (Perhaps Calliope visited, Clare. But I'm sure it was just my wife! 😄😉)
And Thanks for the Like K.Lynn 🌈

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John Botterill

Mon 24th Apr 2023 22:19

Simply wonderful, Stephen.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Mon 24th Apr 2023 08:47

Lovely.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Sun 23rd Apr 2023 16:28

One of the best piece of writing that I've come across. Beautifully written.

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Clare

Sun 23rd Apr 2023 16:20

This is so poignant, beautiful and magical - it moved me close to tears!
I think you may have been visited by the poetry gods. Wonderful writing.

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Hélène

Sun 23rd Apr 2023 15:29

I second what Keith said. A strong, sweet poem for a Sunday morn

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keith jeffries

Sun 23rd Apr 2023 10:42

Stephen,
One of your very best poems. To read this on a Sunday morning is a gift much appreciated.
Thank you,
Keith

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