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Array ( [sid] => 32295 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Melba's Past [time] => 2004-01-21 12:52:40 [hometext] => I wish I could be in the past forever [bodytext] => Happy memories mixed with painul tears come flooding back,
They form a river flowing in waves of red, white and black,
Up in the suns domain; a brilliant blue sky,
An American flag flies high,
Behind is a red-brick school house; it has stood there long,
Since 1936 it has stood tall and proud; 67 graduating classes strong,
Its halls posses my heart, my joy, my laughter
The only laughter I have ever known,
Now as I look back, I find I am chasing after
The happiness that from being there in my heart had grown,
The real world is full of hatred and pain,
The tears have on my face left a stain,
I gaze at the stars up above,
And send to them my wishes and love,
The cold, damp, inky-black night
Sets my heart afright,
I am standing on the cliff by the cemetary; the landscape stretches before me wide and vast,
I close my eyes and remember summer last,
Cheers and songs come back from a year now past,
I hear a whisper, it ecchos eerily,
It wafts through the thick night merrily,
I cannot distinguish its tune or words, it caputures my attention with a snap,
I suddenly recognize it; and as I turn and look back,
I see last year,
My eyes shed many a tear,
All my friends are there,
"We have been waiting for you" they say,
I run to them gladly; not giving this world another thought or care,
This is where I shall forever stay,
In MY world, in MELBA's past,
I have gone home at last.


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Melba's Past

Contributed by MissLee on Wednesday, 21st January 2004 @ 12:52:40 PM in AEST
Topic: SadPoetry



Happy memories mixed with painul tears come flooding back,
They form a river flowing in waves of red, white and black,
Up in the suns domain; a brilliant blue sky,
An American flag flies high,
Behind is a red-brick school house; it has stood there long,
Since 1936 it has stood tall and proud; 67 graduating classes strong,
Its halls posses my heart, my joy, my laughter
The only laughter I have ever known,
Now as I look back, I find I am chasing after
The happiness that from being there in my heart had grown,
The real world is full of hatred and pain,
The tears have on my face left a stain,
I gaze at the stars up above,
And send to them my wishes and love,
The cold, damp, inky-black night
Sets my heart afright,
I am standing on the cliff by the cemetary; the landscape stretches before me wide and vast,
I close my eyes and remember summer last,
Cheers and songs come back from a year now past,
I hear a whisper, it ecchos eerily,
It wafts through the thick night merrily,
I cannot distinguish its tune or words, it caputures my attention with a snap,
I suddenly recognize it; and as I turn and look back,
I see last year,
My eyes shed many a tear,
All my friends are there,
"We have been waiting for you" they say,
I run to them gladly; not giving this world another thought or care,
This is where I shall forever stay,
In MY world, in MELBA's past,
I have gone home at last.






Copyright © MissLee ... [ 2004-01-21 12:52:40]
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Re: Melba's Past (User Rating: 0 )
by Former_Member on Wednesday, 21st January 2004 @ 03:43:29 PM AEST
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This is really deep...and sad...You are a good writer and I hope to see more from you soon....


Re: Melba's Past (User Rating: 1 )
by MoonlitAngel on Wednesday, 21st January 2004 @ 05:43:06 PM AEST
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Wow... I so relate to this. For some reason I've been so stuck in the past lately, moreso than usual. Even though I'm happy to be rid of most of it, there's a part of me that misses something about everything... the simplicity of this, the predictability of that... I've always had problems letting go, but it's getting ridiculous! But anyways, this is such a sad and touching write, I very much enjoyed it. Off to read the next one now.

~ Moonlit


Re: Melba's Past (User Rating: 1 )
by Vitreous_Soul on Thursday, 22nd January 2004 @ 02:29:05 AM AEST
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Stunning. I have been there. If only we could recapture the past, if even for a day.

Great poem, really got me thinking.

Truly,
-V.S.


Re: Melba's Past (User Rating: 1 )
by SensitiveSoAbused on Friday, 23rd January 2004 @ 09:49:02 PM AEST
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this is my life


Re: Melba's Past (User Rating: 1 )
by Valerie_Pearson on Sunday, 1st February 2004 @ 12:15:35 PM AEST
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Miss Lee, this was brillantly put together in prose, but the future holds so many new discoveries, though often filled with pain, happiness will soon arrive, loved the way you wrote this one, take care Val




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