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Morning

May 29, 2011
By Vespa PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
Vespa PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. <br /> ~Leonardo Da Vinci


And when you wake up
and have salt on your cheeks
and tears in your eyes,
You wonder what it is
you dreamt of so sadly,
Then try to remember
the place that you miss.



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on Jul. 28 2011 at 10:19 am
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

A beautiful poem. And one that reached deep inside of me.

I often find myself weeping for what once was, as memories are slipping through my fingers and the past is retreating to the very back of my dreams. I would venture to say that what you wrote is heartbreaking, but I'm glad that I could read it...