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Hi Symphony
you did:) this one was quite amicable, we were both ready to move on, and I had no regrets.. I still have some warm memories, even if there is no contact.
posted by
mneme
on December 28, 2006 at 5:11 AM
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I read this a few days ago...I am not sure if I left a comment..
I should have scrolled down first to look before commenting ...but nevermind.
I can sort of relate to this poem....I wrote a simular poem in my poetry blog...but, that is more of pondering on a past lover....
it is sad when we have to leave past friends and such behind to go on a new path.....so to speak.
posted by
_Symphony_
on December 28, 2006 at 3:53 AM
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Taps,
how nice.. thank you.
posted by
mneme
on December 28, 2006 at 2:35 AM
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Tanga,
thanks for visiting..!
posted by
mneme
on December 28, 2006 at 2:34 AM
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Wiley,
I think we're on the same wavelength - like many of us here. God forbid we should edit out all the emotion, it's what makes us who we are after all.. who can tell what's going to come out?
posted by
mneme
on December 28, 2006 at 2:34 AM
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mneme
I had to read it again. Thank you for the sweet, kind and encouraging words that you left at my post. I appreciate your reading and your comments.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 28, 2006 at 1:38 AM
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posted by
Tanga
on December 27, 2006 at 9:33 PM
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mneme
Nah, no problem luv, it just reminded me and I never know what's going to come out either when I write. It's all emotion with me I think. I do so enjoy your writing my friend and I meant the comment as a compliment to your writing skill luv.
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 27, 2006 at 9:31 PM
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johnmacnab,
I do wonder, yes, although not on this particular occasion. He may have been thinking of me, I don't know, but it was our wedding anniversary. We were very young and it didn't last. At least we didn't argue..!
posted by
mneme
on December 27, 2006 at 4:13 PM
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Hi Marie-Claire,
thanks - it was quite pleasant, a little quiet but I needed that this year.
posted by
mneme
on December 27, 2006 at 4:09 PM
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mneme
A moving poem, mneme. Do you ever wonder, when you have a sudden vivid memory of a dear one from your past, that it is because they are thinking of you even if they are no longer in this world? Of course you do.
posted by
johnmacnab
on December 26, 2006 at 3:17 PM
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i m glad I caught sight of your lovely nostalgic poem.
Hope your Christmas went well.
posted by
marieclaire66
on December 26, 2006 at 11:45 AM
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Bhaskar,
thank you for your thoughts. You have misread the line, though, it should be "thinking" not drinking (I was thinking..). There were other control issues too and I was too young to be hemmed in like that.
Your quotation is kind and thoughtful, and harmony, peace are my bywords... strangely they don't always go hand in hand do they? Always striving for balance through the via media. 
posted by
mneme
on December 25, 2006 at 2:47 PM
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Shams-i-Heartsong
thank you, I'm glad you liked it, and pleased to meet you.
posted by
mneme
on December 25, 2006 at 2:40 PM
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mneme
"Look what happened when I started drinking."
"Our feet shall stand
Within thy gates, O Jerusalem. . . .
Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces."
(Ps. 122: 2-7). Merry Christmas to you and yours.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on December 25, 2006 at 8:19 AM
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Very Very nice
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on December 25, 2006 at 6:11 AM
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Joe Love,
thanks, and Merry Christmas to you - and a Happy New Year...! Pretty much all over bar the Queen's speech here (at 7:20pm local time). She must have got up pretty early, we are ten hours ahead.
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 10:40 PM
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and to you, star4you
I'm glad you are not quitting, BTW. Happy New Year to you.
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 10:36 PM
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merry xmas..........
posted by
star4sky5
on December 24, 2006 at 10:11 PM
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Nice tale of longlost love in your verses.
Merry Christmas to you, Mneme.
posted by
Joe_Love
on December 24, 2006 at 8:11 PM
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Merry Christmas, one and all
and thank you all for visiting... I have so enjoyed my time here and plan to continue through next year too.
See you after the break - Happy New Year...!
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 4:08 AM
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Hi Taps..
nice to see you :) I wasn't thinking about it at all, and then suddenly realised the date - funny how these things just strike you. I wrote the sonnet in about fiteen minutes.. sometimes they seem to simply flow. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you !
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 4:02 AM
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Wiley,
ouch.. sorry. Hadn't intended that at all.. I never know what's going to come out when I write, and as you say, it was a lifetime ago (34 years). The drinking was not to excess, but too frequent - too many nights at the pub, when I sat at home alone. We parted on friendly terms, we were just kids.
Look after yourself, and have a great Christmas..!
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 3:59 AM
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mneme
Well done. I think this poem must bring memories to each and every one of us of someone who has been important in our lives at one time or another. I know it speaks to me of someone.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 24, 2006 at 3:55 AM
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Thank you, johnmacnab
and for you too... hope you are well.
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 3:53 AM
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Tonyzonit,
funny indeed.. maybe I'll write about that one day:) Happy New Year..!
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 3:52 AM
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afzal50
thanks for visiting - Merry Christmas to you too.
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 3:51 AM
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symphony
thanks for visiting.. Merry Christmas!
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 3:51 AM
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Ypunday,
it's been my pleasure, and likewise I thank you for your support and your kind words. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
posted by
mneme
on December 24, 2006 at 3:50 AM
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mneme
"You left me alone while you were drinking;
Look what happened when I started thinking"
Wow, that got me where it hurts luv. Mea Culpa. So long ago, another lifetime.
Well done luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 23, 2006 at 9:57 PM
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Merry Christmas, mneme, and many of them.
posted by
johnmacnab
on December 23, 2006 at 1:06 PM
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Hi Mneme
Funny how forgotten people occasionally pop back in there, isn't it? We can only guess the details of long ago... Merry Christmas!
posted by
Antonionioni
on December 23, 2006 at 8:51 AM
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
posted by
afzal50
on December 23, 2006 at 6:19 AM
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- merry christmas and a happy new year.
posted by
_Symphony_
on December 23, 2006 at 5:51 AM
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Loss and LOve continue-like the universe building & unbuilding all the time
Great sonnet. Maybe I will take heart and post one I wrote a few days ago. This poem has a natural cadence, and effortlessly does the work of a well-crafted sonnet. Sad, but never desolate, since you know LOve's ways. Beautiful, like you. Happy New Year my dear friend. Thanks for your support through 2006. Neil Deo
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on December 23, 2006 at 5:47 AM
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