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Dear secret, have I depicted your story? Can I finally now lay you to rest? Please understand, I never bid farewell, Esteem I cannot forget, From mutual feelings shown through quiet years, How I miss thy company ever fleeting, Subtlety forever maintained until known ending, Left wondering if it was perceived as intended. Do not blacken my past; it's a sign of respect, So I do ask, "Mysterious," am I testing fate? Paying homage, unable to lower the brush, I have to capture her right, to do her justice, Contemplating the foreboding trail, To a family I loved once so well, Now looking at "heart," once again, Whether I need to anymore, know it's in admiration. I would paint each and every one of you. Remember when? I cannot break free, When taken from my hands for whatever the fee, Cannot replace the memories that have begun to haunt me. I cannot allow to lose anymore whether seen or not, Listening to the soul the "heart" blocked, should have stuck around, Forgetting the potential one saw, Knowing it took longer to see, within, A portrait of beauty, Display of regard, Imprinted, Something the heart cannot erase no matter the strokes, Interrupt me they're becoming endless, I need this painting gone before it gets ruined, Why, oh secret of mine, what was the true reason why I started? To move on. Li amerò fino al mio ultimo respiro do not tell me you never knew what my soul projected I can stand proud for it is this secret painted shall be my everlasting halo

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Date: 5/30/2024 5:59:00 PM
Memories are so precious to some, and need to be held on forever, yearning that the the memory could once again be reality. Some memories we long to forget, but cannot, and in spite of ourselves, we do what we can to hold on to it, converting it to a photo album or a painting This poem IS a work of art
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Lee Norton
Date: 5/31/2024 8:47:00 AM
Your appreciation means a lot to me, and I'm honored that you consider my work a piece of art, wow, I would like to give you a hug! lol, anyway thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and for your kind words Speak Volumes, how they mean so much :)

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