I.
With lightning speed
and grievous need
I pulled down the curtain---
What Fate has signed
to lovers blind
only Time is certain.
II.
Broken-hearted:
dreams are parted
and left alone for dead---
Wordless vision---
avoid derision
and hear what Love has said.
Life of worry---
we must hurry
to capture passing time.
We have tasted
tears we've wasted
and never known the crime.
- (June 21, 1982)
Author notes
Fire graphic courtesy of Mary Cat
6/20/04 upon posting:
I wrote this after a personal tragedy, suffering a miscarriage...I was never able to have children afterwards...There was definite raging going on in my life then. The poem came unbidden, line by line, rhyme intact...I would have been amazed, even pleased, had I not been so sad...& angry...
Written June 20th, 2004
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Poignant ...
What Fate has signed
to lovers blind
only Time is certain.
perhaps ...
What joy Fate signed
as love stays blind
as only Time is certain
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sad
Sorry about your loss sweet soul..I do see the poem carries such deep emotion, but how powerfully weaved this piece is. Wonderful rhyme, and expressed well.
Peace, Timothy aka poeticweaver~
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bravo
An excellent poem...I loved it, absolutely loved it...as Oliver said: "More...more, please!" bravo ...bravo ...bravo
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Wow. This is incredibly powerful. Sometimes I wonder if the darkness is sent to us for the purpose of inspiration of some sort. It's difficult to think...but then when I read such power and beauty having come out of such tragedy....
This has a strange in a way, unexpected loveliness to it.
Love and light,
Jenna
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A really intense expression of fury and outrage at unfortunate happenings with no explanation. You are equally skilled at writing rhymed and formal verse in my humble opinion, though I know flowing free verse is where your passion really lies. I'm sorry to hear about your loss, and am very sympathetic.
David
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Alive with Feelings!!!
Like being hit with a sledgehammer, It is that moving, that powerful!
The tingly feeling I usually get from your Poems, went into double overdrive!!
"Broken-hearted:
dreams are parted
and left alone for dead---"
The raw emotions came bursting forth, and I shared your rage, your sorrow, your disillusionment, your pain.
And here you are!!!
I'm Honored to know the Lady,
and Mesmerized by the Scribe.
To know you, is to love you, Wanda.
~ Nicholas ~
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I don't know what to say...
This is fantastic(ally sad). Whew! I can barely comment. This part, "We have tasted tears we've wasted
and never known the crime." Is so powerful. I gulp a dried gulp from a cup filled with sorrow. I hope you'll have plenty of better tomorrows. This is an excellent write. Thanks for sharing it so bravely.
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you have worded this poem very well and the rhyme schem was awesome to. keep it up.great write
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such sadness
the rhyme and well chosen words hide nothing of the emotions here...PK
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EXCELLENT
Oh by far one of the best pieces of verse I have read today. I liked this a great deal. You have truly defined one of mankind's human dilemmas. Wasted time in worry, when truly there is no need... Excellent piece. ~Pamela
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Thank you so much, Pamela...This one was wretchedly painful to write, but it remains one of my strongest pieces, I think, especially in the aspect of rhyme... Wanda
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I sorry about what happened to you here. I love you.
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Thank you for reading & for your kind comments, cleiti...I'm pleased you enjoyed it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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This made me so sad. I'm now feeling soooooooo very lucky. I send you peace and a bit more peace. And some acceptance of a very unfair and indiscriminate situation. xx fevvers
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Took a reading break today in the little room at the office. Was to a reading break! I opened a Bible that is designed by dates to read it all in one year. It fell open to Sept 28.., and Isaiah 54.
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Don't forget to keep going...
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54: 2-4
2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; don't spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.
3 For you shall spread aboard on the right hand and on the left; and your seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 "Don't be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood you shall remember no more.
Thank you, Ben. 
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Yes, it hurt. It hurt then & it hurts now. Yet, in some ways, I was relieved, Ben. I could/can barely take care of myself. The marriage was failing. He even did the old stand-by: "How do I know it's mine?" I was devastated beyond belief. I thought I'd finally "gotten over it". Then, when Don & I ended up together, I realized what I was missing & how much I wanted to have his child, to give his parents a grandchild they could hold & love. It was never to be. I've always been around children; they seem to "take to me" & always have. Friends tell me I would have made a great mother. I'll never know. Maybe that's one reason I "tend to" the kids here so much. I dunno. Sighhh...I'm nothing special, my Friend. Just a woman. Just another person with limitations & regrets. Gotta go; I'm at work now. Talk to ya later, Scribe. Thanks for havin' Faith in me. I don't know that I even deserve that, but I do appreciate it immensely, Ben~Jammin. Wanda
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There are souls that would have been relieved...
That it hurts so much, means good things about who you are. -
I dunno, Ben~Jammin'. If I do, I don't have a clue where it is. Paper & emails pile up quickly around me.
As for this bein' your favorite of mine...sighhh...No matter how much I liked the rhyme, it'll never be a favorite of mine; it hurt too much.
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I think this is my favorite of yours... Your rhyme is elegant and moving...Do you still have the scripture I sent you? Isaiah 50something....
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Thank you for reading & for your kind comments, ocerus...No, no chance of adoption; it's hard enough to take care of myself...besides, I'll be 48 on the 24th...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Dear Wanda, I am so sorry to hear that you went through this and cannot have children. I'm 36 and I don't have any either. But I at least have hope. But hey! Could you adopt?! It sounds like a great idea to me! God bless you, dear, and I wish you al;l the best! - oce (CHICKEN!)
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Thank you, S-W-T...I'm pleased you enjoyed it...It's alright; it happened many years ago...The pain recedes eventually...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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wow. i am sorry that on top of everything else that has happened to you,that this has happened too. i myself am not old enough to have kids (being a young teenager and all) but i can only imagine what it would be like to have this happen to you. i knoe that my words aren't enough to make the hurt okay or even go away,but i am still truly sorry. your poem was wonderfully written,and this does fit what i was looking for. the tables did turn in this poem,and your words were very powerful and touching. thank you so much for entering,and good luck.
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Thank you for hosting & for your kind comments, smilingshadow...I'm pleased you enjoyed it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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beautiful
i am so sorry to hear about the incident and my most sincere wishes go out to you and your family ...i don't know how it is like to go through something like that but i hope you find the strenght in yourself to move forward and cherish the things in life you do have it flows beautifully and the rhyming is effortless .. thankyou for sharing such a personal and emotional piece
best wishes
smilingshadow
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Sometimes, tears are loudly silent.
The song wants to sing,
but lacks music.
Love wants to whisper,
but its voice grows weak
with tragedy.
It takes years of moments
to find the strength
we never knew we had.
When discovery comes,
the aching falls like rain,
growing flowers in barren soil.
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Fragrant rhyme,
to blend the wind
and breath it air
to live again
a little in to form the song
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Thank you, Isis...I'm glad you liked it, Lady...Thanks for your efforts in holding this contest...I appreciate ya... Wanda
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Bravo and Take a bow!!!
Night Hope, your poems are always winners! I loved this piece so much!!! You have such a way with words. Inflicting all the pain and hurt you have on your readers...Most magnificent hun!!
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Thanks for reading so well...I'm glad you liked it, my Friend...None of us ever really knows the pain of another; it's enough that we have compassion & empathize with them as best as we can...Thanks for hosting a great contest...Be well, Poet...I am... Wanda
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This is so sad, but beautifully written. I love the rhythm and flow of this piece, which is a critique cliche, but true in this case I can really feel for you, as I have a close friend who had a stillbirth and was never able to have more children. I've seen the pain that causes, though I know I can't possibly really know exactly what you've gone through. Best of luck, and thanks for entering
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Be at Peace, my Friend...Life has a way of working itself out, even if we can't see it at the time... Wanda
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Excuse I'm spinning so
emotionally out of control
I read you poem
too soon I moan.
I think it means
life is curt between
few moments of joy
overcome by life's noise.
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Thank you, Kind Sir...& yes, the applause did come through...I'm glad you liked this one... Wanda
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This is very good Wanda.
I'm going to try and applaud, but fear I've used them all up today.
If so, I'll be back tomorrow to give you one - if you'll pardon the expression!
R
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Yes, eala, it does...thanks for reading, m'Lady...& I am so pleased for your good news, Li...Love you, Woman...
♥ Wanda
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Wanda, this a beautifully emotive write. I am sorry for your loss...but you are right...life always has a way of compensating...
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Superb work, from another Time...
I LOVE THIS....another time capsule...enshrouded in another era, and perfect LYRICS for a metal-edged song!!! Wow, it's like an archive in here...and look how much your poetry has evolved!!! -
I hate it when it happens, too, my Friend...but I've had half my Life to find Peace for this one...it does come, eventually...there are things we must reconcile within our Hearts so that they may find Solace...we wouldn't know the Pain of loss if we hadn't first known the Joy of gain, Scribe...I choose to see it from that perspective...it makes it easier to deal with...our lives are so much more than the Pain we feel, my Friend...yes, survival can be brutal at times...but Life remains beautiful...there are lil' miracle everyday...we just have to choose to see them...I made that choice long ago...Happiness & sadness are fleeting, Panurge...I strove for contentment...I found it & keep it, to this day... Wander
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dreams...left alone for dead.
I hate when that happens, and it happens all too often.
Too many ghosts follow us around in life...wish we could put them all to rest.
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beautiful
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Really cool write. You have lots and lots of talent.
From the only three poems I have read by you so far, I can't help thinking of what a great person you must be.
I hope, as I grow older (adult, to be more exact), I will evolve with a talent as great as yours.
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Thanks, Sara...I appreciate your Time & your comment...& the great contest ideas...glad ya liked this one...be well, Poet!!! Wanda
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wooow that is really good thanks for enetring well done and good luck
much love
~SARA~
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Oh, wow!!! Thanks, Emily!!! hehehe...my favorite name...I appreciate the accolades...& the comparison!!! 
Thanks, my Friend...TTYL!!! 
Wanda
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Beautifully beautiful...intense, powerful, and extremely well written. I agree with Nicolette, you should try the rhyming more often. You're so good at it! This reminds me of Emily Dickinson's poetry...very, very good. Wonderful poetry, Wanda.
-Emily
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Thanks, my Friend...glad ya dropped in for a look...& yes, it seems the more tragic the situation, the more pure the flow...it is odd...but cathartic...I'll see about more rhymes...I actually did one yesterday, called 'For One in Despair'...I may go ahead & post it...still debating...I'll IM you with the info if I do...thanks again, Nicolette...I appreciate ya!!! Wanda
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Beautiful
Very moving poem...sad yes, but so well-written. I like the almost abrupt sentences - it adds to the impact and the deep emotional content of the poem. Strange how tragedy can produce such beauty! Lovely write, Wanda - you should do this more (not that I wish you more tragedy and heartache) - just that you should try your hand at rhyming poems more! I'll be on the look out....!
~ Nicolette
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Thank you, my Friend...I appreciate your generous comments... Wanda
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Beautifully sad, as it should be in a good poem like this. You've handled it with grace, to be sure. I enjoyed the style and flow and I also enjoyed the emotions you caused me to feel with your words. It's definitely something that left me thinking after reading it. Wonderful write.
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Aww, John!!! It's lasted since 1982!!! I wouldn't DARE burn it NOW!!! hehehe..... what's up, my Friend??? hehehe...Wanda
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I meant it's a good poem. Don't light the stove with it yet!LOL
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'opiate', my Friend?? Uh oh...hehehe...thanks, John...glad ya liked it so much!!! hehehe...DON'T LIGHT THE STOVE WITH WHAT, MY FRIEND??? WHATCHU TALKIN' 'BOUT??? 
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Cool...good music; good poetry, eh???
A heady combination...Thanks for your visit & words
here...I appreciate you, Poet...
~~~ Wanda ~~~
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very...........English
Dear Ms. Wanda,
Don't know a Haiku from a barbeque, but I know what I like,
and I like this VERY much!!!
Very focused and nothing tentative. Rhyming scheme was...
......was.......was.....an opiate.
Nice! Don't light the stove with that yet!!!
Your friend,
John
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Life of worry---
we must hurry
to capture passing time.
We have tasted
tears we've wasted
and never known the crime.
That was my favorite part, it was a good poem, i liked the flow the stucture, its like calm wasn't like explosive it kinda compliment the song i was listnein to but interpol, so good poem, thanks
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Thank you, Sir...very much...I appreciate your remarks... & my condolences to your Mother...it is a very painful experience to go through, in many ways...she has both my empathy & my respect...& THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the Honorable Mention, bowie...it means a great deal to me...as I'd told you before, I hadn't even considered this poem for a contest before...& it took this long, since 1982...to just speak the Truth, out loud, as it were...so, Thank You for that, as well...
Great writes all around, I thought...Congratulations to all!
~~~ Wanda ~~~
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Ahhhhh. My mom had three miscaredges. After the last one I think she decided to not even try anymore, even though the doc said she could. She said she could tell that the baby was going to die, and that God was probebly protecting it from something. This was a really sweat poem and earned a specail honor mention!
Bowie -
Awww. I hate hearing that my Night Hope was sad, but you're a strong person and I know you will be able to get through anythihng that is pushed your way. A great write, hun. I expect nothing less of you with each passing write I get to read of yours. Good luck in the contest. Keep writing. The flow was utterly amazing. Something that just lept form your fingers onto a page... just... I'm in awe.
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JIMBO!!! We had a really nice Bowie kife; an art piece, with inlaid semi-precious stones {sigh}...verrry cool...Love the movie 'The Alamo', too; have it on DVD!!! Wasn't sure about your name...Jim or David!!! hehehe...Thanks much for the comment...& no...I'm done with this piece...was actually QUITE finished the moment I wrote it...been writing poetry since 1973; have rarely gone back & changed anything...maybe because I'd also typed & made 5 copies, then filed chronologically & numerically...hehehe (MAN. THEM LIBRARIANS...I TELL YA!!!)...Thanks so much for the great contest idea...hadn't even considered this piece for one before...Be well, Poet...Wanda...formerly swaneewanda..Night Hope..Day Dreaming...
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good
hmmmm, this poem is very nice! it has a lot of excelent points!The flwo was good as well.
This is jsut the preliminary message saying I have read your poem. I do this so that when it comes to judging it will take less time. But sometimes my doing this inconvinences others, because they have not finished yet. If this happened to you and there was something you wanted to add, take away, or anything like that please conteact me. Thsi is the message sent to all, so reflects none of my real thoughts. Just if this happen reply to this and I will come back and read your finished poem. good luck in the contest, keep up the good work!
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wonderful - tragedy begets beauty in certain ways, here is an example you have shown us. even in sadness there is the light of fine life.
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Wow this is like hrmm OLD!
Its amazing.. I like the second better than the first (personal opinion..
You're an awesome poet :]
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Yes, it does...if you can bear to see it...I'm 45 & have written poetry since 14...it has saved my life time & again...not just my own writing, cathartic as it is, but others as well. I just joined a few days ago & am awestruck by the talent & committment of the True Artististic Souls on this site...bless 'em all! Thanks for the words of Wisdom...Swan
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Thanks, Dear Poet! I'm still adding furiously! (Ha! Pun intended!)...Swan
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Neatly structured, pain comes in its own parcels of beauty. Never underestimate poetry's healing qualities, neither its genius in enticing one towards growth.
Loved this.
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ooooooooo I just love that last stanza...that is the best. And the background to go with the poem...you couldn't have picked a better one. Magnifiecent all around!!
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Beautiful, simply beautiful.... and so sad, too. Like I've told you a million times, I'm amazed at how strong you are after all the things you've been through. This poem is great, I'm so loving the rhymes... just wow, they're so good! Wonderful poem, keep on writing!
~Kelsey
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