Marilyn MorningstAR
GREAT POETRY & Prose
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LOVE | LIFE |
Our Kingdom by the Sea by Darrel Webb This I promise to do for you In our kingdom by the sea My love took me by the hand Our time we did spend My love and I Walking in the sand
In our kingdom by the sea My love taught me Patience In the matters of the heart Frustration and blackness Did disappear This she did from the start
In our kingdom by the sea A fantasy world did we create Where time became a thing nevermore Our hearts touched Lips met hands caressed Bodies longed for the sweet oblivion For it to never be o'er
In our kingdom by the sea Dawn and dark merged Into a swirling kaleidoscope Our minds afire Senses expanded Taking us to places never dreamt before But we must we able to cope
In our kingdom by the sea My love dreamt of a new world And I a part became Entwined in the fantasy To declare my love anew While we became one, the same
In our kingdom by the sea A prayer I send to the gods above you a gift to me A thing I could never find In another life I will be free
In our kingdom by the sea You are a mystery I hear you call my name As I turn my back I hear your voice Please please make our world the same
Returning to our kingdom by the sea I close my eyes To find you once more In all my searches No love did I find As I walked that shore
Returning to our kingdom by the sea I could not find my love For she returned to her world I to mine far far away from our kingdom by the sea
Returning to our kingdom by the sea If you hear my prayer You are a part of my soul Think of me once Your love will find me And I will be made whole
In our kingdom by the sea Our dream will never end You will always be my queen No matter the distance A dream I dreamt To make the darkness smaller To take another chance
October 8th, 1993 Sheraton Poipu Kauai, Hawaii Written for MM
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THE STARFISH STORY When he got closer he realized she was picking up starfish that had washed up on the sand. The man chuckled and shook his head, “Why are you throwing those starfish into the ocean?” The little girl pointed up, “The sun is hot and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they will die.” At hearing this the man replied, “Don’t you see that there are thousands of starfish along many miles of beach? Your little effort can’t possibly make much of a difference.” The little girl looked up at him with big blue eyes and then bent down again. She picked up another starfish and threw it into the water. As the wave took it away, she smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one.”
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THUNDER By Darrel Webb Helen of Troy was taken Fleets of ships were lost at sea All for the love of a woman Like the one I've found for me
And when the gates were opened And she could not be found His tears filled the oceans And birds did cease their sound
When you love like thunder When you love so strong All the really matters Is to hear her song
Percious fought the Titans To set his lover free His heart would not forget her Their love just had to be
And when the battle was over At last the victors crown He gave up all his kingdoms Until his love was found
When you love like thunder When you love so strong All that really matters Is to hear her song
I would warp the folds of time For the instant that we met I would bring the hounds of hell to heel for the hours that we spent
I love you like thunder I love you to the core I would fly as Iciris To relive the moment Our lips and hearts first soared
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UNDERSTAND H. Darrel Webb Love is something many people think they understand I used it to bring me out of the depths of despair Love is something few people ever find It shows me that you really care
Many have lived with day to day problems Many have given up to despair I have found a way out of the depths Now I want to bring you there
This is about the possibilities Though they all are not bright They are the futures ahead Many will lead us into the light
You are a shining vision Brought down to earth for a time You are an angel Shining so sublime
You will be a goddess From which new worlds emerge Bringing out The love which will surge
Deep in our love We must reside A queen, a beauty In which I will abide
Only in body Am I far away My thoughts and spirit never Leave you any day
These things I promise to you In our kingdom by the sea Our worlds will never be torn asunder Our love will always be
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DEATH | IMMORTALITY |
DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEPby Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004) An early version, printed by others on postcards:
Her later confirmed version:
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The Edge of time
Thorns of cruelty, paralysis, futility Torture of love forsaken recalls the strife Stabbing pain--seeds of man's inhumanity
A child voice pleading fear--a flashing sign Unfulfilled suicide--falling--oblivion Alone, lost there on the edge of time Torrents of rain pouring through muddy slime Slipping, bleeding hands clawing on and on Clinging to life there on the edge of time Arms uplifted calling, asking for a sign Pointing toward a dazzling rainbow chanting Come to glory from this edge of time Inviting heart fulfillment-joy sublime Musical voices softly calling from above No longer alone on the edge of time Toward peaceful tranquility for all time A sobbing child's fear pleading stay! Holding on to the edge of time
Happy child face--two lives--hand and heart entwine Exhaustion--fleeting light briefly awakens 'Twas a long way back from the edge of time. Written by Geraldine Greene Agnew, after her near death experience during surgery. 1959
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The Forgotten By Geraldine Greene Long ago they brought her here This prison for the damned A nursing home they called it. She didn't understand, why She couldn't live with one of them As surely God had planned.
Occasionally they would come, Then hurry on-their duty done, Leaving only things to look upon. No tender touch to warm the heart No words of love-they depart. Oh, where has love gone?
Memories no longer sustain her She's lost all track of time. Her eyes are dimmed-all tears shed. No need to do, to hope, to be To live with all this cruelty, here Alone among the strangers-Love is dead
Written about Mable Darette Greene By Geraldine Agnew, daughter
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GROOMS WEDDING VOWS By Dale Derstine I have dreamed about marrying a girl like you all my
life. I did not know my dream would come true. I would have preferred to
begin my life with you at a much earlier age when we could have experienced
certain things together that are not to be experienced again in this life.
There are advantages and blessings that are received by choosing properly in
our youth. I am grateful that wrong choices are not just a blueprint for
pain, suffering and failure but can also be used for growth and wisdom. Adam
and Eve could not progress until they made a wrong choice. Afterwards, they
were able to appreciate their joy more fully. I feel better qualified to
appreciate you now than I would have in my youth. I am grateful to have been
given another chance to find the girl of my dreams. You are my dream girl. I
am physically, intellectually and spiritually attracted to you. You have
qualities that inspire me to become better than I am. I am honored to be the
recipient of your love. I intend to strive to remain worthy of your love,
admiration, and respect. There is no doubt I will continue to learn many
things from you. You are an extraordinary woman. Your person extends to the
quality of children in which their quality is a reflection of you. You are the person I like. I don't have to, nor do I want to change you into anyone else for me to be happy. I love and accept you just the way you are. After today, I will no longer have to bear the pain of separation from you again, but will enjoy the personal fulfillment of your love forever. It is my desire and intent to culminate my bond to you by taking you to the temple of the Lord to be sealed to you eternally. I don't want to be without you in this life or the next. I commit myself to you publicly without reservations. Everything I am or have, I share with you.
1994
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© 1905-2009 by various authors as stated.