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[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Love Letters
[time] => 2004-12-28 20:35:59
[hometext] => * I'd tell you of the inspiration for this piece... but... somehow I'd rather you think it what it seems to be instead of what it actually is ***
[bodytext] =>
Beneath the lines
Of fading ink
Love exists
On folded pages
And somewhere within
The quiet echoes
Of never forgotten heartbeats
Linger on
Dear you,
I have told you everything
Except the only thing that truly matters…
Saved pages
In a tattered box
Trapped up
In old envelopes
Containing the secrets
Of timid hearts
Whose unending passion
Carries on
Dearest,
You are my everything
But I was never brave enough to tell you…
Tear stained
And worn by time
They remain
Cherished treasures
That had been given
Freely, fully
Though accidentally
With love
Darling,
Everything that I love, you are
Though I never had words enough to say it…
Forever on
Aged parchment
They exist
Having learned
To say I love you
Quietly, in
A thousand different
Secret ways
Until…
- Now -
My love,
I would give up everything
For one more letter, one more
Chance to exist beyond the page
You are my everything, you always were
I cannot bear that you are gone.
I love you.
Still.
Forever yours,
Me
[comments] => 26
[counter] => 503
[topic] => 22
[informant] => Silent-No-More
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[alanguage] => english
[acomm] => 0
[haspoll] => 0
[pollID] => 0
[score] => 75
[ratings] => 15
[editpoem] => 1
[associated] =>
[topicname] => LostLove
)
Love Letters
Contributed by
Silent-No-More
on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 08:35:59 PM in AEST
Topic:
LostLove
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Beneath the lines
Of fading ink
Love exists
On folded pages
And somewhere within
The quiet echoes
Of never forgotten heartbeats
Linger on
Dear you,
I have told you everything
Except the only thing that truly matters…
Saved pages
In a tattered box
Trapped up
In old envelopes
Containing the secrets
Of timid hearts
Whose unending passion
Carries on
Dearest,
You are my everything
But I was never brave enough to tell you…
Tear stained
And worn by time
They remain
Cherished treasures
That had been given
Freely, fully
Though accidentally
With love
Darling,
Everything that I love, you are
Though I never had words enough to say it…
Forever on
Aged parchment
They exist
Having learned
To say I love you
Quietly, in
A thousand different
Secret ways
Until…
- Now -
My love,
I would give up everything
For one more letter, one more
Chance to exist beyond the page
You are my everything, you always were
I cannot bear that you are gone.
I love you.
Still.
Forever yours,
Me
Copyright ©
Silent-No-More
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2004-12-28 20:35:59]
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Re: Love Letters
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by liquidsunshine on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 08:40:21 PM AEST
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I REALLY like this one, SNM. This would be cool to turn into some kind of poetry-video (that's a music video, only poetry and yes, I did just make it up lol)
I think we may have talked about what it's about, but... I'm not sure, so I'll just like it the way it is and not delve too deeply into it.
Lots of love and peace be with you,
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Re: Love Letters
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by shelby on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 08:42:57 PM AEST
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| lovely indeed |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 08:43:43 PM AEST
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| This is a beautiful write. Words unspoken are sometimes the ones that come back to haunt us the worst. Nice work, SNM! |
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Re: Love Letters
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by autumngreeneyes on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 08:57:34 PM AEST
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this may be the most beautiful thing I've ever read..
I wish I'd written it..it sounds a lot like me.. or how I'd like to sound..sigh. |
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Re: Love Letters
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by blossomingcherry5353 on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 09:08:10 PM AEST
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I loved that poem, that happens a lot in life and it's sad for someone to just be timid and not exactly tell the person how you feel, I would know I used to be that way. Great poem, really well written.
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Re: Love Letters
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by Nazmythian on
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 @ 09:39:59 PM AEST
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Learning to say I love you matters little if the words aren't put to use. A lesson I have learned through much trial and error. More error and many such trials. I had a box of old letters for the longest time ... so much went unsaid ... there were also letters of intent, written words that were never sent, gathering the dust of neglected romance. ( sigh )
I really like that one ... and I don't care if I got it or not !!! Nicely written Snemmy.
Naz ~ |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 29th December 2004 @ 02:59:50 AM AEST
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Yearning? It also made me think of poetry as expression, and how it surreptitiously teaches one to love oneself, in complete acceptance.
Unfortunately, I'm bereft of love letters, but not of inspiration after reading this one.
Thanks for sharing it, |
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Re: Love Letters
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by pixie on
Wednesday, 29th December 2004 @ 07:02:10 AM AEST
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awww that was emotional and very deep, this was one of your best :) brilliant work from a brilliant person,
pixie xx |
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Re: Love Letters
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by lostinmyself on
Wednesday, 29th December 2004 @ 09:14:56 AM AEST
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Omg hun, this took my breath away, and it is one of the best poems I have read for a while.
I mean... this just speaks to me, and I fell into it.
(And didn't really want to leave. lol)
This is writing at it's finest.
Beautiful,
*hugs tons*
Phil xxx |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Rakerman1999 on
Wednesday, 29th December 2004 @ 05:38:29 PM AEST
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I've lost count on how many times I've been to this page........I keep getting the same image.
It has an old world feel about it......as if they were letters written to a soldier...maybe WWI. He never returned and she cried over them as she read over and over for a lifetime.
Probably a million miles off....but you write in ways that can be molded to fit everyone experience......an enviable talent. ;o)
Beautifully written..maybe your best
Roses at your feet for this one
Larry |
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Re: Love Letters
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by the_Ghost_Moth on
Thursday, 30th December 2004 @ 06:51:27 PM AEST
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One of the best of it's kind,
not overly sentimental.
Very passionate.
so, who is this bozo?
--Ghosty
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Re: Love Letters
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by Spike on
Friday, 31st December 2004 @ 11:38:27 PM AEST
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So personal and heart-wrenching. I have such a box of letters, can't bear to throw them out. I hope the recipients of my letters over the years have also kept theirs (such egotism!). A lovely posting (excuse the pun).
Spike |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 2nd January 2005 @ 02:55:51 PM AEST
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love unfullfilled...such a shame
a lesson learned too late by someone, but perhaps not so for others that may read this.
nice style allowing open interpritation! |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Whitelightning77 on
Sunday, 2nd January 2005 @ 11:55:22 PM AEST
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SNM - Very touching.
I can relate to unspoken words, missed opportunities if they don't come out.
thanks for sharing
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Re: Love Letters
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by poetryman30 on
Tuesday, 4th January 2005 @ 12:34:58 PM AEST
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This is a truly beautiful piece, SNM...written with a style that only you possess. It never ceases to amaze me how wonderfully you express your thoughts and bring them with such clarity to the reader.
I have learned, in my lifetime, that it is better to express your love and risk riducule or rejection than to leave something unsaid that could cost you the love of your life.
Excellent writing, my friend...as always...
PM30 |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Stitch on
Friday, 7th January 2005 @ 06:55:45 AM AEST
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This is so different for you, and I think my new favorite of yours. It makes me think of two very old people who spent their lives in each other's shadows without ever truly expressing how they really felt about each other. It has a yellowness and curled edge that make it feel so authentic and at the same time so mysterious and beyond our complete grasp. Well, obviously, I like this.
Stitch |
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Re: Love Letters
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by venkat on
Monday, 10th January 2005 @ 01:13:21 AM AEST
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Marvellous..beautifully touching.. "I would give up for one more letter..one more chance to to exist..I can't bear that you are gone.."
Aww..my heart yearns a lot with love :-) venkat |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 11th January 2005 @ 04:40:40 AM AEST
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Love letters are a dangerous thing, breathing life into forgotten sentiments, and keeping the past so present.
I thought this was a meaningful, provocative write. I liked these lines:
Beneath the lines
Of fading ink
Love exists
On folded pages
And somewhere within
The quiet echoes
Of never forgotten heartbeats
Linger on
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Re: Love Letters
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by Willofree on
Tuesday, 11th January 2005 @ 07:21:10 PM AEST
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Well what it speaks to me of is a lost love, but kept alive on the pages of parchment, which can be brought out and read to reexperience ones memories and emotions. However, it probably goes deeper.
Keeping our hopes alive?
A beautiful poem
Willofree |
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Re: Love Letters
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by girltranscended on
Tuesday, 11th January 2005 @ 10:32:08 PM AEST
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O.K. so a letter with you, one does come to mind... brought from the box quite a while ago... and oh, everything else of course strikes home... "somewhere within The quiet echoes", "timid hearts", "A thousand different Secret ways".
But all of it is summed up in your third line:
Love exists
We are learning to be less quiet about it, you and I, in the ways we have made our own.
*throws another rose on the pile at your feet
*throws 11 more
*smiles
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Re: Love Letters
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by arden on
Saturday, 15th January 2005 @ 09:40:06 AM AEST
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Holy sh…..um I wont finish that lol
Just wow. This was amazing? No, beautiful? No, beyond that, incredible ? Hmm close.
Its everything.
I loved this. very interesting and very awesomely written.
Its like so good I don’t know how to give it praise lol
Highly impressed with this piece. Well done.
+5 stars
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Re: Love Letters
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by Bohemian_with_a_pen on
Saturday, 5th February 2005 @ 07:04:10 AM AEST
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| ***** me, this is brilliant!!! |
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Re: Love Letters
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by UnlovedChild on
Saturday, 26th March 2005 @ 04:18:41 PM AEST
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| Very beautifully written. |
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Re: Love Letters
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 4th June 2006 @ 03:29:25 AM AEST
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| This is incredibly heart wrenching!!!! A tear jerker and all that. Again, I say, you are an amazing poetess!!!!! |
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Re: Love Letters
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by windowguy on
Tuesday, 26th May 2009 @ 12:31:01 PM AEST
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| Delightful poem. Tugs on the heart-strings and reflects the deep emotions that such letters inspire. |
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Re: Love Letters
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by PrDWG on
Thursday, 8th March 2012 @ 06:37:34 PM AEST
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| Lovely and smooth and full of heartbreak; just how I love poems! |
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