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**Posted by tonnaree** August 31, 2014 11:06 pm

Saturday afternoon radio

and I stumble into a song from the distant past

A song that rang out in static bursts from a transistor

taped to the handle bars of my bike

and the music hurts

The song washes over me like

sunlight and summer and ice cream melting down my hand

and the notes make my body ache

for my mother’s voice

for innocence

for a time when death had not touched me

and sadness was a broken toy

Last edited by tonnaree (August 31, 2014 11:07 pm)

**Posted by Titania** September 1, 2014 5:06 am

Sweet ....thank you for this

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** September 1, 2014 4:35 pm

That was a beautiful poem. But such a sad one!

Thank you for sharng!

**Posted by Harriet** September 1, 2014 4:40 pm

Thank you, tonnaree. I love esp. the last line

**Posted by Liberty** September 1, 2014 4:48 pm

You have perfectly captured a certain feeling. I miss my mother too. *hugs* (if virtual hugs are OK on this forum, and you don't mind them ).

Last edited by Liberty (September 1, 2014 4:50 pm)

**Posted by mrshouse** September 1, 2014 4:55 pm

Lovely, tonnaree...
And Liberty, we hug a looooot especially in the comprehensive thread... We have to to survive...

Last edited by mrshouse (September 1, 2014 4:56 pm)

**Posted by tonnaree** September 1, 2014 4:59 pm

I never turned down a hug they are always welcome here.

I have often tried to describe the way certain songs make me feel. Heard one of them Saturday and burst into tears. Then I sat down and wrote this. The words came to me this time almost like they were being dictated.

**Posted by Zatoichi** September 1, 2014 6:20 pm

Very powerful and sad, tonnaree.. ((hugs))

**Posted by SusiGo** September 1, 2014 6:54 pm

This is very beautiful and moving, tonnaree.

**Posted by tonnaree** September 2, 2014 12:21 am

For the record. I'd like this thread to be open to anyone who'd like to post their non-fandom work. So please everyone feel free to share!

**Posted by Davina** September 2, 2014 8:49 pm

I was discussing the effect of certain songs upon the memory only the other day. Funny how they can transport one back to a definite time and place.

**Posted by tonnaree** September 3, 2014 10:20 pm

"Star Struck

"I am a prisoner of your voice
caressed by the warmth
of your melodies
Captured by the spotlight
you sing to me of wanting
and my heart reaches out to you
Although I know your eyes can’t find me in the crowd
and I can never pierce the curtain of darkness
to touch you

Last edited by tonnaree (September 4, 2014 5:11 pm)

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** September 4, 2014 4:17 pm

Beautiful! I really like your style of poetry

**Posted by tonnaree** September 4, 2014 5:09 pm

This Is The Phantom Lady wrote:
Beautiful! I really like your style of poetry

I have a style? *giggle*

Never thought about having a style before but I guess I do.

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2014 12:44 am

Speak to me softly in the nightwords of loveand longingdesire metake meplease don’t break meI am fragile inyour lightTouch me gentlydawn has comecaresses die andfadelove meleave meplease believe memy heart has beenundone

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2014 12:46 am

Speak to me softly
in the night
words of love
and longing
desire me
take me
please don’t break me
I am fragile in
your light

Touch me gently
dawn has come
caresses die and
fade
love me
leave me
please believe me
my heart has been
undone

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2014 12:48 am

All of a sudden there's no edit or delete buttons???

**Posted by besleybean** September 8, 2014 5:51 am

The powers to be have decided we are all totally perfect!

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2014 12:26 pm

besleybean wrote:
The powers to be have decided we are all totally perfect!

lmao

**Posted by besleybean** September 8, 2014 4:33 pm

tonnaree wrote:
besleybean wrote:
The powers to be have decided we are all totally perfect!

lmao

Tee Hee.