Drinking Alcohol taught me how to fly
Then it took away the sky....

Monday, July 25, 2011

BEFORE and NOW



THEN AND NOW


what came before
does not haunt me
whatever in store
is not who daunts me

this moment, this riff
will play, sway
what you do and if
you stay...or betray.

before is never,
all gone away.
now and evermore
wrapped in today.

how did our 'before'
bring us to this place of
deep sea, fine-sand shore
where we now face

the next degree of burn
while clocks tick and
monthly pages turn.
did i never measure

this tower of our love?
its power, its strength?
am i finally tired of
predicting its length

today let us love
you and me,
and tenderly
let it be

--steveroni

13 comments:

  1. This says so much about the ups and downs in our relationships. Those are the strength building times though.

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  2. love is a beautiful thing...it changes over time as do the people in the relationship, but as long as love remains the guide its a smooth ride...

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  3. MAGPIE:
    Ups and Downs in a relationship...

    Like Push and Pull Tug-of-War in all the seas. There IS a force which keeps all from colliding, or falling off this globe. And other forces at work also--in cooperation?

    BRIAN:
    Lest we forget...hmmmmm!

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  4. I swear my two cents is so paltry compared to your shares of joy and compassion!!!

    I cannot thank you enough for your always poignant and amazing shares.

    This made my Monday a much better place to know you are in the world!

    xo love
    Gabaroni

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  5. We are the artist, we can draw the tower of love to any length we want.

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  6. rainfield61:
    Difficult to measure something like love with its constant ebb and flow. The only perfect love being that of the Creator.

    GABI:
    You made tears come to me eyes, girl. How nice a comment! Thank you more than you know!
    PEACE!

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  7. this touched a chord, dear Steve. It talked to me about bringing back the beauty of from the past and reenhancing it perhaps for the first time

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  8. love is the force that is over all. it can heal past hurts, pour hope and melt despair in any heart.

    lovely poem steve.

    Blessings
    Lidj

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  9. Love takes care of everything :):)Beautiful verses !

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  10. "today let us love
    you and me,
    and tenderly
    let it be"

    What more do we need?

    Joy always,
    Susan

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  11. JUST BECAUSE TODAY:
    Me too!

    CROWN OF BEAUTY:
    Love is THE most powerful force there is--anywhere! (IMO!)

    KAVITA:
    Thank you..and I agree, of course!

    SUSAN DEBORAH:
    Guess we need nothing more, except maybe a jug of wine, and a loaf of bread?--grin!

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  12. Steve ... I thank you for these tender words of love ...
    ... It is good if it was good then and now is also good ...
    ... Love is an event that fills us and makes happy ...
    this poem tells of this ...
    Cosima.

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  13. COSIMA:
    Oh my! It is good to 'see' you here, girl! So much in the world going on--nice to be still, and tenderly welcome peace and love in our lives!

    Thank you for comment(s)...

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