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Rafters

Rafters

Such was the elevation of my heart;
That it rode upon the wings of your words.
Yet there was no “good” in good-bye that we said good night
when all I ever needed to hear you say
- Was “I love you.”

© Charles Coakley Simpson 2006

~ by Charles on July 5, 2009.

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Tags: Unrequited love, Poetry, Sensuality, Love, Obsession, Passion, Emotional, Sensual, Intimacy, Loneliness, Spiritual, Desire, Infatuation, Romance, Longing, Sadness, Compassion, Affection, Trust, Angst, Reality, Solitude, Empathy, Companionship, Inspiration, Serendipity, Fate, Destiny, Hope, Melancholy, Beauty, Sacrifice, Humility, Humbleness, Sorrow, Commitment, Devotion, Sentimental, Promise, Disappointment, Expectation, Anticipation, Heartbreak, Impassioned, Heartache, Harmony, Truth, Adoration, Endearment, Tragedy, Goodbye, Relationships, Lament, Denial, Rejection

8 Responses to “Rafters”

I’m a bit of a nOOb, but if i remember correctly, go to where your dashboard is. Go to ‘My Account’ and ‘Edit Profile’, then above where you put your username, in your case Charles. Right below that is primary blog, like you see below, paste in your URL.
In my case it is iggydonnelly,wordpress.
Yours would be http://leoutlandosdamour.wordpress.com/

Primary Blog http://iggydonnelly.wordpress.com/

Name
Username Your username cannot be changed.

When I used to do alot of machine tool programming and had to call the company for tech support, the thechie guy always started by asking; “Are you in front of the CONFUSER right now?”
HA!
Let me know if this helps. If I need to I can post my email addy and you can delete it later.

sekanblogger said this on April 10, 2009 at 10:13 am | Reply
….. romantic in me completely approves of this one…lol!!

shraddha said this on July 4, 2009 at 10:34 pm | Reply
Simply, simply amazing! Poetic brilliance…oodles of it!

The Dark Lord said this on July 5, 2009 at 12:21 am | Reply
I see a heart held in by the rafters. Love still holding even whilst letting it go.

Jaymie said this on July 5, 2009 at 9:36 am | Reply
I love it!

Neha Kapoor said this on July 5, 2009 at 4:30 pm | Reply
What a bitch….she needs to hand back your keys too!!!! Charles, stop using those dating services!!!!!

frigginloon said this on July 6, 2009 at 1:28 am | Reply
Im still laughing from the last comment….
Ya know…

I can relate, but then Im always on the other side of it…

Sigh

bindo said this on July 6, 2009 at 11:04 am | Reply
Ah…this one brings back some rather unpleasant memories for me.
Very good.

~Kristin Nichole

iloveapplesandlint said this on July 7, 2009 at 11:46 pm | Reply

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