Posts: 232
From: Heiskell, TN 37754
Registered: Dec 2004

posted November 27, 2005 12:50 AM         

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She sits by the window
her wrinkled hand pulling
back the faded curtains
and she remembers sitting there
so long ago, waiting..waiting.
A man in a uniform,
a haunted smile on his face
a seabag on his shoulder
and a jaunted hat on his head.
She remembers those arms holding her
the love she once saw in his eyes.
Those faded lace curtains
hold so many memories
that she herself is losing.
A golden band glints in the sunlight
as she holds those shades.
She stares hard at it
smiling as she recalls how it felt
when he slipped it on her finger.
Standing by that window
with faded curtains in her hand,
she stares at the rose print
refeeling all the pain of losing him
and the rose she laid to rest with him.
A single tear slips down
a rosy cheek as she remembers.
It's all there in those faded curtains.
All the memories of the man she loved,
of all the good times they shared,
and the many nights he waltzed her
through that very room.
As she holds back the curtain
and looks into the daylight,
she feels something reach her heart
and hold on so tightly.
She closes her eyes and smiles,
remembering the promise she made him
that day in the mountains.
I'll be with you no matter where you are
and I'll always wait for you
if you wait for me.
Lifting a wrinkled hand to her mouth
she gasps as more tears fall.
Those faded curtains her only crutch,
she relives every day, every moment.
She strokes them lovingly,
and feels a hand on her shoulder.
A young man, looking so much like him
stands there with a worried look.
She just smiles and lets go of the curtain,
taking his hand as he leads her away.
Her memories are old and faded,
like the curtains donning the window.
Together, she and that lace have seen many things.
And as she looks over her shoulder and then back at the man beside her, she makes a wish,
May he be so lucky.

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Live your life without regret, don't be someone they forget. Your heart is not yours to keep, it's yours to give...

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From: piopolis, quebec canada
Registered: Jul 2005

posted November 27, 2005 12:56 AM         

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Ah, that brought tears for me
tears of love and joy
remembered and re-knowned
Love and Light is Shown

many thanks

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From: UK
Registered: Oct 2004

posted November 29, 2005 06:28 PM         

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Thats lovely

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From: ireland
Registered: Sep 2004

posted November 29, 2005 07:28 PM         

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haunting and soulful......

xxx

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From: detroit, mi, usa
Registered: Oct 2005

posted November 30, 2005 08:20 AM         

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that is beautiful.

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