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Lavender Bliss

January 3, 2012
By WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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A gentle whisper in your hands,
Sh... Time lingers; still and hushed,
Just...quiet.
Thoughts appear in the silence,
Begging, begging...
Another breath,
Barely heard above it all...
A stolen glance,
So many words...
Tempted to run....
Away!
Away!
But will they reach their destination?
No.
They remain only here,
Inside this agonized, spinning mind,
So sick with confusion; so ill by a fantasy...
Over and over,
It burns in my chest...
What are we?
What are we?

Or do we even know ourselves?

Silenced by a soft indulgence,
Tender and fleeting...
And again,
Again...
Amazement.
Longing.
Wholeness.

Are we still captured by the fear of revealing?

Night deepens and conceals the questions,
So many,
Oh, so many...
Unanswered.
But will they stay?

Still so quiet,
They dare to gaze...
In wonder,
Awe.
Our oceans meet...
So similar,
Familiar,
Beautiful.

Softly shining against the glow of moonlight...
Waiting.

A melody drifts,
So close...
Gentle,
So...
Caring.

Subtle sweetness brushes my lips,
Stained with violet,
I faintly hear the song once more...
Wanting to never forget,
To cherish every word...

Holding on...
Breathing in...
Letting go...

I open the door,
Hoping I've somehow now unlocked your heart. 

© Kelly K., Fort Collins, CO

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This is... Very intimate... That's the only way I know to describe it.... I'd love to hear your interpretations of it. As well as my other work(;
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PoetryMaster BRONZE said...
on Jan. 20 2012 at 8:07 pm
PoetryMaster BRONZE, Ottawa, Other
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-A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.
- We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give
- The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

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i agree with ErinMM, this is great:)
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 20 2012 at 7:52 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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Thanks so much!(:
JoyfulCheers SILVER said...
on Jan. 20 2012 at 7:37 pm
JoyfulCheers SILVER, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
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smile at the world and it will smile back

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you did an awsome job with this poem. i love the emotion and the way you wrote it
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 20 2012 at 7:25 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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Than you so much
smichelle SILVER said...
on Jan. 20 2012 at 7:22 pm
smichelle SILVER, Pewee Valley, Kentucky
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I love this, it is amazing and you can really feel the emotion in them.
Luna3952 SILVER said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 6:33 pm
Luna3952 SILVER, Lynchburg, Virginia
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All is fair in love and war.
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John 3:17

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I understand the confustion
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 18 2012 at 9:12 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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Thank you. This seems to be a favorite (:
Studio_Riet GOLD said...
on Jan. 18 2012 at 8:26 pm
Studio_Riet GOLD, Tonasket, Washington
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" Times you see, is a little arrangement that man has made for himself to try to measure the immeasurable mysteries of life." -Calypso to Ulysses (Bernard Evslin.)
"You don't have a soul, you are a soul. You have a body" - CS Lewis

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beautiful rhythm and flow. Love it.
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 17 2012 at 9:21 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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Thanks!(: ^^
live.love.learn. SILVER said...
on Jan. 17 2012 at 9:08 pm
live.love.learn. SILVER, El Cajon, California
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The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or good, but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage, and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected - as ready to say I do not know, if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality - to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
I wish others to live their lives, too - up to their highest, fullest, and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant - to radiate life.
-Elbert Hubbard

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I like it a lot.. very juicy.. has u guessing its very flowy.. its sensual very much so but great work
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 7:20 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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Thanks. This is actually my favorite one because it was a written a few nights after a very memorable experience. Thank you do much(:
InvisibleHeart GOLD said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 7:18 pm
InvisibleHeart GOLD, Barony, Other
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I love the style of this poem. The flow is great and your choice of words and repetition is good. I like this very much, well done.
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 6:32 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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Thanks so much!(:
JerseyGirl716 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 6:23 pm
JerseyGirl716 BRONZE, Central, New Jersey
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"We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot." -Eleanor Roosevelt

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WOAH, awesome job! 5/5!
alex_gold SILVER said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 5:38 pm
alex_gold SILVER, Southlake, Texas
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'You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair - the sense that you can never completely put on the page what's in your mind and heart. You can come to the act with your fists clenched and your eyes narrowed, ready to kick ass and take down names. You can come to it because you want a girl to marry you or because you want to change the world. Come to it any way but lightly. Let me say it again: you must not come lightly to the blank page.'

Stephen King

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Wow! That was really good! Keep writing! I wish I was gifted in the poetry department!
Emma-Riley PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 3:52 pm
Emma-Riley PLATINUM, No, Other
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"Take my hand i give it to you, now you own me all i am, you said you would never leave me, i believe you, i believe..."
-Flyleaf

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written that's all i can get
Emma-Riley PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 3:47 pm
Emma-Riley PLATINUM, No, Other
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"Take my hand i give it to you, now you own me all i am, you said you would never leave me, i believe you, i believe..."
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it seems like two people ar every in love.. but they are seeing each other secretly. thats what i got from the tempted to run.. cud be wrong tho... but they aren't sure what they mean to each other, or who they are... hold on gimme a little bit longer
Emma-Riley PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 2:33 pm
Emma-Riley PLATINUM, No, Other
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"Take my hand i give it to you, now you own me all i am, you said you would never leave me, i believe you, i believe..."
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OMG that is so amazing... i luv it so much!
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 12:43 pm
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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Thank you so much! I can help you write free verse if you want!(: I loove it! It's, to me, the most passionate form of poetry(:
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD said...
on Jan. 15 2012 at 11:09 pm
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD, Hampton, South Carolina
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Love it! It was so full of emotion and I loved the way you set it up, my biggest problem with my poetry is not being able to branch out from the standard rhyming 4 line per stanza poems so I respect someone whos good at doing different ones xD You deserve the 5 stars I gave you, 100%