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Edited by
TelephoneMan
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Wed 10/14/09 04:20 PM
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The Island Flower
by Telephoneman (composed, April 4th, 2006) Far from here, but yet very close, there is an island where lives my flower Beautiful Princess, steals me heart, my thoughts, the petals of which I even see in my dreams Drifting, flowing toward that Pacific retreat, away from the mainland, and toward a light I see On the island, it shines both day and night, whenever I find the aroma, the scent It is a sweet smelling fragrance, that takes my mind to another place, As it drifts in and out of my being, it is like the lilac, or the rose, it captures me I would be tempted to simply run to the ocean, and jump in the sea, and swim for all that I am worth Because the flower I see, the flower I have found would be there on that island when I get there Waves may surround my body, but I would fight them off, nothing could prevent me from pursuing every stroke First left then right, then left again as my determination would carry me across the whitecaps Through the timezones, passed the islands where my flower does not live, and merely the beauty Of that beautiful flower, would be my compass, as at times I might drift and rest, and then continue on Or perhaps I should sell every possession that I have, yes, for every material thing I would gladly sell Sell it all so that I could buy a boat that I could row to where my island flower lives Because the waves would not harm me, in fact I would command them to help And the winds I would command as well, to help push this boat toward the scent that I can breathe in, Across this continent of land, over the high, high mountains, toward that place where will find rest for my heart My heart that needs the savory aroma of this beautiful flower, her touch, her taste, her every life sense When I get to the island, be it by boat, or by swimming, or by walking on water if I need to learn how, I have no doubt that the flower will be there on the shore, just inside the waves, just inside the vegetation of that island Standing, her petals offered so gently out to me, beautiful, gentle, natural, flower, my heart would find it's heal For several moments I would only be able to stand, heart beating in my chest, warm island sun on my back and arms Gazing at the flower I had come so far to see, letting her beauty penetrate my eyes, my soul, penetrate my heart Allowing me to know, with no doubt whatsoever, that my journey was a success I would only have to whisper, "my flower, come to me" and she would melt at my voice, at the intent of my heart And I would create for her a garden, a beautiful, beautiful garden to match the aroma that she gives to me And I would be her gardener, watching over her, watching out for everything she needs, nourishing her soul That we two would live a long life on the island, together my flower and I, all the days of the rest of our lives Be it twenty, or thirty, or even fifty more years, let them be lived out on that island with the scent of my flower I would give everything I have, everything I have ever saved or created in life, to call this flower mine..... |
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Edited by
TelephoneMan
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Wed 10/14/09 10:56 PM
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FWIW/FYI...
I wrote this poem to a woman I met on the Internet, of whom I became very fond of, and her of I, she was on the island of Guam, 3,500 miles west of Hawaii. Thinking she was the "one"... I boarded a jet plane and flew 9,000 miles from Michigan to Guam to meet her. We decided to remain friends and never did have a relationship out side of friendship, howbeit I am sure we both still adore each other. She is now married to a wonderful man, and we still write once in a great while. And from the writing of this poem, which I sent to her just before coming to visit, until now, I still call her "My Island Flower." I wrote her a series of poems... the next one is posted here as well, called "Swimming".... then I wrote one called "Flying"... they both were written to her... and originally sent to her via e-mail. |
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Other poems in this series:
The Island Flower http://mingle2.com/topic/show/251086 On A Quiet Night http://mingle2.com/topic/show/251087 Swimming http://mingle2.com/topic/show/251090 Flying http://mingle2.com/topic/show/251143 Healing Hands http://mingle2.com/topic/show/251144 |
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