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harbor

I will keep my eyes upon you
above all else
minding not the storm
or thirst for
light

hands circled around hope
waiting joyfully
for a comforting touch
gateway
to a better place

hold me
as I have held you
in the sublime
sanctuary
of the heart

Rene ~ August 2012
For Magpie Tales
Inspired by Sydney Carton
and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Image: Under Windsor Bridge by Adolphe Valette ( via Magpie Tales)
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  1. Brian MillerAugust 19, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    nice...i am glad you are there for them...and they for you as well...it is nice to have someone in the storm and in life...smiles.

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  2. Kathe W.August 19, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    lovely-especially the last 5 lines

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  3. Tess KincaidAugust 19, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    Absolutely beautiful...

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  4. UnspokenAugust 19, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Ah, I like this.

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  5. Irish GumboAugust 20, 2012 at 12:14 AM

    This is beauty.

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  6. TrellissimoAugust 20, 2012 at 6:52 AM

    A tender translation of the image...

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  7. BerowneAugust 20, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Glowingly evocative; well done.

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  8. HelenAugust 20, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    Incredibly beautiful ... a poem meant to be recited over and over again ~ lover to lover, parent to child, friend to friend.

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  9. Susan AndersonAugust 20, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Like the loveliest of vows...

    =)

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  10. Little NellAugust 21, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    A gateway to a better place, a harbor and a sanctuary - beautifully calming.

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  11. Silent Otto August 21, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Very beautiful, Rene, a perfect storm of poetic emotion .

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  12. Buddah MoskowitzAugust 21, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    A beautiful, quiet piece. I loved it.

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  13. 21 WitsAugust 21, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    So very touching.

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  14. Brian MillerAugust 21, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    : P

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  15. MaryAugust 21, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    I loved this.

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  16. ayalaAugust 22, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    Lovely!

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  17. PearlAugust 23, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    Oh, Rene.

    Makes my heart ache with happiness.

    Pearl

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  18. Vodka MomAugust 25, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    oh.



    love love love

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  19. Casey FreelandAugust 25, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Mmm, where's my wife? I need to do some mutual heart-sharing activities. :)

    Casey

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