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The Tears of Dawn

September 21, 2009
By Paul_James PLATINUM, Plainsboro, New Jersey
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Paul_James PLATINUM, Plainsboro, New Jersey
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&quot;The only true love I ever knew<br /> Was behind those downcast eyes<br /> The only comfort I ever felt<br /> Was during those long hours of loneliness<br /> When I felt for you<br /> I do believe<br /> Only innocence can save the world...&quot; -Ocean Soul

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Angel-born smiles slip away
To forever sleep in grace,
Leave names to love forever, but what's in a name,
When farewell is too much to say
Through the tears falling from the face
Of those who will forever cherish the days

Please sleep in peace,
As your dreambound voice will sing the melody
Unfit for tears, not for love, not for me…
Sweeter the dreams, bitter the sorrow
At the dawn when I wake up alone...

All the tears shed at the breaking of the dawn…
Each one for beauty, for the loved ones now gone.
They come to comfort me through the lonesome of the night
Until the day they bring me into the light.

Please sleep in peace,
As your dreambound voice will sing the melody
Unfit for tears, not for love, not for me…
Sweeter the dreams, bitter the sorrow
At the dawn when I wake up alone...

I feel your love o'er the distance of our hearts
Let no mountain stay us apart, let our love carry us together
Once upon a time, you were my world, my friends
Today, ever after, you’re the stars in my sky,
My everything, my angels…

The author's comments:
I wrote this in the memory of my late friends, who passed away about three weeks ago. They were the best friends I could ever hope or ask for...
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on May. 26 2016 at 4:18 pm
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This is beautiful
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on Mar. 30 2016 at 8:41 am
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Thank you for posting this! It was beautiful!!
cjfantastic2002 said...
on Jan. 28 2016 at 2:06 pm
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IM SORRY AND I LOVED THIS IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL I COULDNT EVEN TAKE MY EYES OFF OF IT I LOVED THE WORDING IT REALLY TOUCHED MY SOOUL END MADE ME THINK>>>...!!!!!!
Virginia SLH said...
on Feb. 5 2015 at 8:22 pm
I love this I actually started to tear up and I know where you're at my dog just died last year she was my best friend. KEEP WRITING!!!!!!!!!!
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This is so amazing! I almost cried.. so much emotion executed flawlessly!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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on Jan. 8 2015 at 7:47 pm
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Thats beautiful! Keep writing! WOW! Check out my poem and give feedback!
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keep writing i love this so much it is such a beautiful thing!!!
KayleeMcIntosh said...
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<3<3<3<3
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This is an exceptionally beautiful poem. You did a really great job on it. This deffinetly deserves to be put into print.
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keep on writing! love it!
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so sweet and wonderful! im so sorry for your loss
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A truly amazing song! A lot of people can relate to it has a sweet sound but is a sad song :)
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Hi my name is tiffany and  i would just like to say that you are very talented and gifted i hope that you use these gifts to your advantage and goo dluck with life =)
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if some beautiful voice was sining that, i swear it'd be #1 on iTunes! :)
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wow you are an amazing writer!! Pure God given talent! :D
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Your poem is amazing.
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on Nov. 17 2011 at 12:17 pm
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i feel your pain, though my is for family members and friends but i do feel your pain and this song is a great painful song
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Beautiful song
jaybird5897 said...
on Sep. 25 2011 at 8:33 pm
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This is so beautiful! Sorry about your friends.
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and im sorry about your friend. this is a great outlet for grief and anger! keep up the great work!