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Cupid shot an arrow which pierced my soft waiting heart,
and killed the lonely feelings that tore many dreams apart.
The wistful visions of yester-year suddenly became alive,
as reality replaced fantasy and happiness began to arrive.
Half a century of waiting through countless restless nights,
I soar now in the arms of love to ecstatic awesome heights.
For we are a couple as one that knocks on passion’s door,
knowing the cloak of loneliness we both in innocence wore.
For now the nights are harmony and sweetness fills the air,
I cherish the Love in my arms, my face deep within her hair.
First steps on our path to the future have been gently made,
as we journey hand in hand on life’s upward climbing grade.
So now I drink deeply of the bracing wine of love everlasting,
as exquisite feelings run rampant for my mind so captivating .
Now laughter fills the air instead of cries of the poignant past,
for true love endures true and our happiness will forever last.
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Author notes
A true love story unfolding.
Bazza
In a list
A contest entry
- Anything (Invite only) by Beating.
450 points, ended December 10, 2007, 8 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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A most beautiful love poem. Full of great emotion and stunning imagery. Congratulations on your bronze trophy. I enjoyed the read very much.
Kelli
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I certainly hope so.
Very good job on this. Vive l'amour. Good luck with it.
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Excellent
So Happy for you, Barry!
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You always blow me away, and you truly are one of my favourite poets here on allpoetry.
I love this piece, and word after word brought back feelings or memories of my own. There's such a good feel to this piece. I love it! -
Nice. I like it. Cupid pisses people off half the time but apparently he liked you. Keep it up.
Cj
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Excellent job, just absolutely lovely
Such a well written smartly written write!
Excellent job dear poet, just excellent!
ears2hearyou
Kathleen : ))
I really enjoyed that stanza...so now I drink deeply
of the bracing wine of love everlasting...just beautiful,
so many dark writes today, refreshing to hear a positive
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It has been quite a while since I have read anything of yours. I have definitely been missing out. I'm sure you don't remember me though. No matter... the imagery was divine and the rhyming was exquisite. Keep up the fabulous work. You're a truly magnificent poet.
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A joy-filled poem
Hello Bazza,
What a delight to read your poem! I can find only love, peace and joy here!
I like your rhyming couplets. Each of them move your testimony of how you met another lonely soul and your mutual true love began to blossom into such sweetness.
Your title "The Beginning" I guess, means you are relating the first times of your union. However, there is a beginning, a middle and an end within your beginning as you tell your lovely story. A story to inspire anybody living in loneliness and longing for a like-minded soul to share their lives with.
In this modern world of brief encounters this is truly a romantic tale and I love it.
Congratulations and good luck in the contest.
korculablue
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So sorry my friend, my clappers got caught up in my zipper and can't be recovered.....whoops.
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I guess if you were here (UK) and at the top end of society (The Cooperative Wholesale Society (CWS LOL) you would have to say Bagga me and Blardy Hell - think of Charles and Camilla as you utter these words and you might hit the mark. Teaching English to Thais!!!!
Blardy Bagga Me and Farkin 'ell!!!
Will you please stop writing such good pomes!!LOL
I only have two clappers, they are yours. Donald -
Reading this later
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wow. this is really good!!! I love it!!!! just wow. I love the color of the font... purple is my favorite color along with green. lol. keep up your amazing work!!! I wish you the best of luck in the contest that is open... and... best of luck in life! keep it up!
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Tenderly written. Except for a few tiny instances, the flow was magnificent, and the rhyme didn't feel forced. Thanks for the entry!
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Sweet and dealicately written
This is specatualr i lvoed the imaggery and the idea of a cloack of lonlieness was great. I was truely captivated until the end and i felt the sweetness in the poem. I really enjoyed reading it. Truely i did. Thank you for entering xxxx
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A sweet hope filled piece. As always, well written from start to finish. Delightful to read. Blessings. Debbby
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Ahhh.....how eloquently stated. Indeed, you have captured the hopefulness of sweet new love. I embrace the message, clearly defined within, positive throughout to the last line.
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Wow, fantastic. Excellent write and congratulations. Please keep writing. Good luck in the contest.
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What a beautiful poem. This is so touching and sweet it brought a tear to my eye.
Congratulations on finding love!
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Good luck
Hi mate. Sorry to hear of your bother with Bigpond. I think your story is common though. Same here. At least you have AP to communicate through
Anyway.... Lovely write, as always. A heartfelt story of an amazing new start in life. I wish you luck.
Look forward not back.
Take care and stick at losing that Ozzy drawl
WD
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A lovely heartfelt piece here Bazza, so open and so honest with your feelings - so happy for you and i hope it continues on forever,
Best of luck and love,
galfalfa
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true love endures...
It's a lucky man who knows that feeling mate! May you both be happy always...
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Thanks mate, Best wishes from true friends are always a wonderful thing to receive. At present I cannot send email (but can receive)and Bigpond will not assist or answer so I have threatened to refuse bill payment for services not received. Fast unlimited Internet here costs $2.00 Australian per month so that is how much you are getting ripped off by Telstra/Bigpond. These people endeavour to be courteous, helpful and give good service and yet it has taken me over a week of fruitless requests and ultimately threats without result. Australia is drop in the bucket compared to Asia and will have to start looking at the real world. lol A list of simple requests to Suncorp was answered by suggesting I ring (international rates on mobile) and ask someone else, can you believe it ??? second and third emails proved just as useless as recipient would not get off her bum and do her job.
Take care mate ,hope to be active again soon.
Barry
PS trying to teach english to Thai people who have been associated with Yanks has proven to be hilarious experience and I have to (try) and remove Oz drawl, accent and not use slang. They pick ME up on my bad english lol funny as a circus, because it is funny for them to hear me trying to speak Thai with drawl ..
Keep getting asked what "buggar me" and "bloody hell" means .....lol
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Love does have a way
It can make time stand still or it will make it fly......
Age is no factor at all as when we are hit with cupid's arrow we are instantly kids (or fools
) again. LOve can help heal all wounds both physical and emotional. Glad to hear you in it! Good luck in all my friend. Glad to see this write. You passed on the happiness.
Thank you
~Ron~
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this is so beautiful.
all the best barry.
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Could this be the reason i have not read your work for a while? What a wonderful thing love can be Age has not place within it welcoming arms.To find it early or late in life still brings its wonderful warm contented feeling Great work my friend And may happiness sit beside you for a lifetime
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Lovely!
It's so nice to read these honest words that go beyond a mere description of love and express it in all its splendour! One is always inspired by such great experiences in life. It's so good of you to share it with all of us here. Congrats!
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wow very image and emotion filled write
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I also was fortunate enough to find love at fifty. Nice expression of deep felt emotions.
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Hey Bazza my friend what a beautiful piece. I can feel your happiness through the words, it was obviously a very special time for you. The poem overall has agreat flow and I partiuclarly loved the line "and know the cloak of loneliness that we in innocence wore". Great work.
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that was so touching and beautiful
you wrote it smartly and tightly with beautiful clear
air so we could enjoy each word and phrase.
Absolute beauty in this poem.
Our men poets are absolutely incredible aren't they!!!
good good job dear poet!!!
ears2hearyou
Kathleen : ))
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