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DAYS OF GOLD

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RavenEye
 
Reply Fri 27 Jun, 2003 12:38 am
Memories of days of gold
dance fondly in my mind's eye bold.
To remember those days of old,
eases my heart's burdened load.

Desire burns within to revisit those times,
when misery was defeated by the thin of a dime.
Cherished sentiments of this kind,
caress my restless and weary mind.

Often, I wonder about those days of gold.
Are they lost in my faulty memory?
Have they been stolen by the hands of thievery?
Or perhaps, they faded away into a blanket of history?

Today my hands only hold,
rusted memories of those days of gold
when my life was painless, elated and full
and when the depth of my anguish remained untold.

©2003 RavenEye

All comments will be much appreciated!! Thanks!!
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jjorge
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jul, 2003 05:47 pm
RavenEye

Loss, and lost youth are two time-honored poetic themes. You are in distinguished company when you write about them.

You might find it profitable to consider how others have treated these themes. The link below is to a thread that contains numerous poems and quotations you may want to study. You can see how other writers expressed similar feelings.
Note: The thread starts out slow but gets better as you go along.

http://nytimes.abuzz.com/interaction/s.90956/discussion
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jackie
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jul, 2003 06:04 pm
Well said jjorge.

Timeless theme, RavenEye, and I enjoyed reading it.
Yes, and I had some of those thoughts, leaving the nest and having to become an adult. It's like a light/dark difference, almost. You represented those feelings very well.

(I read that thread you speak of jjorge- quality thoughts there.)
also found a place where your photo is posted. What a nice and nice looking man you are... and a poet??? This JD should look again! Smile
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jjorge
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jul, 2003 06:22 pm
jackie,

Now you have me blushing... Embarrassed


regarding JD:

"Heaven" - is what I cannot reach!
The Apple on the Tree -
Provided it do hopeless - hang -
That - "Heaven" is - to Me!
(Emily Dickinson #239)


Alas, she is what I cannot reach.
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jackie
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jul, 2003 09:14 pm
SNIFFLING
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RavenEye
 
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Reply Sat 5 Jul, 2003 12:24 am
Hi jjorge, Smile

Thank you so very much for writing and commenting. It means a great deal to me. I will visit that link and read the thread. Thanks for informiong me about it.

~RavenEye~
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RavenEye
 
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Reply Sat 5 Jul, 2003 12:26 am
Hi Jackie, Smile

I appreciate your kind comments. Thanks for writing!

~RavenEye~
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