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A Special Time

The sweep of the willows held me
They are weeping as I, I know not why.
I shall walk within their arms, am I safe.
Where have these feeling boiled out from?

I only have set memories from before.
People places and moments in time
Talk to me, it will share these moments.
What can I say, that will not hurt others?

Therefore I shall keep my own council
I need few things to jog my minds window
Then tears roll down my cheeks, I miss.
There walking toward me are the reasons.

I have made many lovely places to walk
My lawn that stretches to eternity then some.
The wooded glades that rest my Spirit.
Then the Golden sands of constant change

I love the sands, they are my favourite.
I can ask of anyone to join me there
Ones that have gone by, to journey on.
Then special friends, who charm my ways.

Will you join me on the Golden sands?
Lapping Oceans calm the minds sway.
We can walk forever, together each day.
No others to talk spoiling our ways.

I have so many times walked these sands
Changing things and making new plans.
Yet we are not moving, or saying a word.
These are my days of being, now I know how.

One day as the winter comes to a close
I will also have to journey on from my now
Fear not, just whisper my name as a dream
There I will join you, neither of us seen.

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a beautiful invitation to walk in your favorite way. i like how you capitalize some words, a la Emily Dickinson.
greg

As with the children that made their own place to play, I made my own place to walk with my friends and family, when there is no more time.
You can make your own anyplace you desire, it is a place of the inner self where resting a while there you can walk and talk to those you wish to.
Thanks for your visit, there are no footprints on the Golden sands.
I must have a look at the poet you talked of.
Take care and just a whisper will be heard by the universe, Yours Ian ..

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There there little Sparrow
Don't you cry
Winters only come in time.

There there little Sparrow
Don't you cry
Summer berries're ripe and ready
for a pie.

There there little Sparrow

IRiz

A sadness of late have been talking to a Russian girl well versed in English and one that has gone through that time when everything seems to be worthless and the end time nears.
But good to say we have journeyed together, away from those depths, and we are now walking of better places, the tears are now being used in their correct place.
As usual I have had to walk close and sometimes the Golden sands becomes a sanctuary,
But to support young ones at these times is hard, and it triggers past memories hence the write.
Thank you for your lovely expressive support, little Sparrow uses the universal energy to spread love to all he meets on those Golden Sands if you can understand this.
Thanks again for your visit with me, I am fine and extra smiley for your words,
Yours as always Ian x

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I hear you, Ian.
I also hear my sons, their fear to make a wrong choice and to miss opportunities. How sad and funny that one day we wonder how to not to miss and next day how to handle all these choices in a sane manner and the next day there are just a bunch of memories and your kids trying to teach you how to live repeating your own words.

IRiz

Many thanks for your visit to walk with me, that you hear your sons no matter what is fine, the love you hold in your heart will hold them up no matter what.

My children on the Earth plain are spread about, One in Australia, one in Milton Keynes, one in Cornwall and the last my first born I have lost contact with and haven't heard from her in 20 years. Anne's family here in Leicestershire are very close to me and we all love each other lots.
I always say that if they don't contact me then they are fine, but I sometimes miss my family, it split up in 1999 but I am fine it is them that lose as their Father is not young any more..
The children I talk of most, are the Spirit children that have drawn close to me over the past few years, sounds daft I know, but they taught me so much about life, and many other things.
You take care and many thanks for talking again,
Yours as always Ian ..x

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:)
My pleasure

IRiz

One elder colleague once told me when we were having lunch that we have kids for our pleasure so once they grow up it is not fair to have any expectation from them rather leave them to live the way they would like to with our without you...his words keep ringing in my ears...we let our only son go to Canada for higher education...now Canada loves him and vice versa ....
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raj (sublime_ocean)

Only improvement would be if it became a rhymer as realization blossomed. But not to worry I like it a lot as is.......stan

Thank you for your wise words, time when this was written was of the essence,
Later I may rhyme it up a bit but it was as a short note to remind someone of places that are made for a reason.

I hope you are both well out there and enjoying the warm days, it has been too warm here for us old ones, I love the Autumn and the Spring better, they are cooler and there is more change happening..
You go well and take care it is good to walk with you again,
Yours Ian..

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It was nice to read and yet another lesson for me on how to write poetry..
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raj (sublime_ocean)

I only wish that I had been taught the correct way or the classic way of writing poetry.
Here on Neopoet I have learnt more on how to write than anywhere. I follow the workshops especially from those who know of poetry.
I am lucky to able to write at any time for anyone and about most subjects, if I don't know of the subject it is here on the net or in my reference books.
I have dictionaries and thesaurus's also books on slang which are very good, myths and stories from all over the world..
My most interesting words are for people I just sit and write for them,
Time has caught me again so I will bid you bye for now and many thanks for your visit,
Yours as always.. Ian ..

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