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Saturday, September 7, 2013

For love

Resplendent gems of loft,
Thee make my spirit glow.
Thee crown my being with bliss,
And quench my thirsty soul.
Thy shadow all I seek,
For love,
You tether joys to my heart.

38 comments:

  1. Beautifully peaceful, Ruby! I love the feeling of a quenched soul.

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    1. Thank you so much Gina. It is so good to hear from you after such a long time

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  2. Simply beautiful Ruby! I love that you used "thee" too.

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  3. This has the feel of the Classics. Wonderful job, Ruby!

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  4. "You tether joys to my heart." Beautiful. I love this!

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    1. Thank you so much Suzanne. Your words mean a lot to me

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  5. Ruby, Tom stole my comment! I felt like I was reading something lovely from another time. I'm all swoony from this lovely piece. :))

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    1. Thank you so much Jo. I appreciate all your support to this little piece

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  6. This is cool. I can see it in a Shakespearean play.

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  7. A lovely prayer-like homage to love. Beautifully written.

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  8. Lovely. Just lovely! I especially like the last line. Beautifully written!

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  9. "tether joys to my heart" - love that.

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    1. Thank you so much Janna. That line was instinctive. I wrote it and wondered if it was fine. I am glad it gets the best compliments.

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  10. Wonderful poetic voice.. great lyric

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  11. A divine piece-loved the last line Ruby:-)

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    1. Thank you so much Atreyee. It feels so good to hear from you

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  12. What a sweet sentiment wrapped up in 33 words!

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    1. Thank you so much Sandra. It is equally sweet to hear such kind words from all of you

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  13. You had me at resplendent

    This was beautiful

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    1. Thank you so much Lance. For a change it is the first line getting attention

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  14. If guys crooned this stuff instead of the usual corny pick-up lines, the world would be a better place for us girls!
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    1. Thank you so much Editors. I am so honored to hear from you all.

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  15. What a lovely last line, Ruby!

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  16. love, you tether joys to my heart!... Amazingly put. thy poetry tethers to my heart.

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    1. And thy words just made my day over and over again :) Thank you so much Habiba

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  17. Wow. Ruby! This is some lovely writing!

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    1. Thank you Jenny. It is so good to hear such encouraging words. Thank you so much.

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  18. Beautiful! It sounds like something from Shakespeare. Your talent just keeps growing and growing. Thank you for sharing it with others.

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    1. Thank you so much Sherry. I really cherish your words. Thank you so much.

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Since every thought is a seed, I am looking forward to a delicious harvest.