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December 30, 2019 by Betty Hayes Albright

It doesn’t seem

that long ago

you came

but could not stay.

Our paths were crossed

and time got lost –

seems only yesterday, and yet

the moon still beams

and waxes full

above the sea

beyond the knoll

where we grew young

so long ago

when Eros came to play.

(Just another entropic scribble. 🙂 )

Posted in Deep Water, just a scribble, Poetry 2010 - present | Tagged Deep Water, eros, Love, memories, moon, passion, play, poem, Poetry, wistfulness, youth | 33 Comments

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on December 30, 2019 at 1:21 pm | Reply tref

Bravo!

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- on December 30, 2019 at 1:53 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Tref!
  
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on December 30, 2019 at 1:42 pm | Reply Renee Espriu

Beautiful poem, Betty. I hope the weather is treating you well in your neck of the woods. Stay warm.

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- on December 30, 2019 at 1:57 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thanks, Renee. Weather not too bad at the moment here. Just cold! Hope it’s calm up your way. Take care, and you also stay warm! 🙂
  
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  - on December 30, 2019 at 2:41 pm | Reply Renee Espriu
    
    Weather is up and down but that is WA Winter for you. Cold and yes trying to stay warm. Just getting over a cold my great grandbabies shared with me but other than that, I am alright. 🙂
    
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    - on December 30, 2019 at 6:24 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      Sorry to hear you have a cold! They’re certainly going around. Hope you get over it quickly. Take good care of yourself.
      
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      - on January 6, 2020 at 9:06 am | Reply Renee Espriu
        
        I am good to go today. The hazards of living with little ones. lol
        
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on December 30, 2019 at 4:03 pm | Reply Dennis N. O'Brien

Nice one Betty! Happy New Year to you!

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- on December 30, 2019 at 6:25 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Dennis. A happy New Year to you also! 😊
  
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on December 30, 2019 at 4:11 pm | Reply Val Boyko

Thank you for taking me there … a scribble for the heart indeed 💝

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- on December 30, 2019 at 6:27 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  So glad you like it, Val! 💗
  
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on December 31, 2019 at 3:51 am | Reply OwnShadow

So delicate and wistful – we can all relate to this, especially in this time of reflection.

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- on December 31, 2019 at 1:33 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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on December 31, 2019 at 9:03 am | Reply The Cheesesellers Wife

Oh, very lovely and wistful.

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- on December 31, 2019 at 1:34 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Kim. 🙂
  
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on December 31, 2019 at 10:59 am | Reply grandfathersky

Hardly a scribble my friend! 💐

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- on December 31, 2019 at 1:36 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Nice of you to say, Peter. 😊 Thank you.
  
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on December 31, 2019 at 1:43 pm | Reply Nitin Lalit

A nostalgic poem ending on a beautiful note. I’ll use a cliche here and say that it’s moments and experiences that make life. Hell, they even make the writer. Wonderful Betty!

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- on December 31, 2019 at 1:51 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you so much for the uplifting words, Nitin!
  
  Wishing you all the best for the new year. (May it be better for all of us.)
  
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  - on December 31, 2019 at 1:55 pm | Reply Nitin Lalit
    
    Thank you. And here’s wishing you the same Betty. May 2020 bring you much joy.
    
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on January 1, 2020 at 11:03 am | Reply willowdot21

So beautiful 💜

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- on January 4, 2020 at 12:30 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Willow! ❤️💕❤️
  
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  - on January 4, 2020 at 1:03 pm | Reply willowdot21
    
    My pleasure Betty 💜💜
    
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    - on January 4, 2020 at 1:12 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      💖💖💖
      
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on January 1, 2020 at 3:31 pm | Reply Pleasant Street

Marvelous and sad too. Happy New Year to you–I hope this year brings love and peace

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- on January 4, 2020 at 12:29 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thanks very much, Rose! Wishing you a peaceful, fulfilling year also. 💗
  
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on January 10, 2020 at 2:02 am | Reply Ben Naga

Liking this a lot, Betty. The perfect title or the perfect text? It seems both married to one another.

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- on January 10, 2020 at 4:14 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Glad you like it, Ben. I know “wist” isn’t actually a word but nothing else would do. 🙂
  
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  - on January 10, 2020 at 7:55 pm | Reply Ben Naga
    
    Don’t worry, Betty. Your poetic licence appears to be up to date . 😉
    
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    - on January 15, 2020 at 4:02 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      Thankfully! 😆
      
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  - on January 13, 2020 at 6:15 pm | Reply Sharon Bonin-Pratt
    
    I love your word, “wist” – it spoke to me of my childhood.
    
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on January 13, 2020 at 6:13 pm | Reply Sharon Bonin-Pratt

Ah, to be so young as to believe that love would last forever. Then to recall its depth and passion. yes.

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- on January 15, 2020 at 4:06 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Sometimes it’s the recollection that is the sweetest. Thank you, Sharon.
  
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