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Poetry

retrowire

(10,345 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2017, 11:22 AM Feb 2017

To be of

To both be of and not be of this world

To be apart
And parted from
This world

To feel tied to
And then relinquished
All the same

This rhythm of heart and blood flow
Absolves and creates my pain

From a great height
Rain.

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To be of (Original Post) retrowire Feb 2017 OP

Nice! Bayard Feb 2017 #1

:) nt retrowire Feb 2017 #2

Bayard

(24,145 posts)

1. Nice!

Reply to retrowire (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 12:20 PM

Feb 2017

retrowire

(10,345 posts)

2. :) nt

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 12:27 PM

Feb 2017

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