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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
 You Don't Know Me When our eyes meet You know my name We have been introduced And I know yours If I passed you on the street We would stop and chat About your current activities Of the day and then go on our way But you don't know me You see me every Sunday Sitting in a pew Praising God and saying I love Jesus too. But you don't know me And I don't think I really know You like I want to Sometimes I feel like a lonely little boat Upon a great big sea I keep drifting and a sailing Out where the waters deep Daylight comes and goes The shoreline vanishes from sight If it wasn't for my anchor I would really be lost in the night I wonder if you have the same feelings as I Are you a little boat adrift? Or are you a ship with ruters vast Do you have a engine that roars That swiftly takes you where you want to go Are you a ship that makes waves so huge That little boats are swallowed by their path Is your ship a pleasure cruiser It's destination Fun Or is it a fishing troller Meant to bring some food back home To a hungry one Or are you a Ocean liner Your pace is fast and swift Or do you travel incoherent Beneath the water's deep  Or perhaps you are the faithful Coastguard That patrols the sea swept shore Looking for perilous situations Offering help to those who are in distress I promise When our eyes meet again To look beneath The blue waters of your eyes Perhaps we can both look below the surface And hear each other's cries It may take a little effort and time On both our parts But does it really matter if you are a ship And I'm just a canoe If we are alone upon the waters Passing by like two ships in the night?  [This message has been edited by Septsong (edited 09-24-2000).] |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Septsong, I love this!! It is a great reminder that although we may see someone all the time and say hi to them, that we do not KNOW them. Unless of course we take the time and put forth a little effort. You never know, you may be missing out on someone who could come to be a dear friend rather than just an acquaintance that we see in church on Sundays. Excellent point!!  Lone Wolf Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
This is wonderful Septsong....great message, and I love the graphics!!!!! Bonnie |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
This was fantastic! You should drift back and forth though,  but paddle along his boat. Talk to him, get to know him. Find common interests! Do a project together or something, you know? God will certainly help it along the way! I really, really enjoyed this one!! <*\\\>< I know not what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future. |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
 I recall a time when I was a small boat among great ocean liners. (so, I thought) It seemed that I was also going a much different pace than the world (ships) around me. Those great big ships (relationship opportunities)kept passing in the night. But, with God's help this little boat found the courage to speak up and my wife and I have been sailing in the same waters ever since. I saw so many personality types in your analogy... and you are right, no one will know us until we untie from the dock and try. God Bless You, Bob <>< |
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BloomingRose Member Elite
since 2000-08-09
Posts 3092Florida |
This is such a true way of describing what we all see day by day. We really don't know what is behind a blank stare or a grinning face. We all have a way of masking what we fear others may see. What I do know is that all respond to love. Even if in a silent way. Deb |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is so original! Kathleen |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SeptSong~ It's so nice to see you ! Your poetry is lovely ... what a thoughtful piece. I was inspired by your poem - I tried to sail without a breeze Sat dead-in-the-water Pretty as you please Until a boat with electronic sail passed by me and shared a gale My sails were billowed I now could glide free over the ocean with friendship beside me A life-line of friendship was thrown to me My boat is now anchored alongside a friend who's willing to take me for a ride ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
I can so relate to these heartfelt words, written so beautifully too. I always felt this way in church. The curch I used to go to, no one seemed to care, no matter how hard I tried to make friends. We don't go there any more. Now i trust that God will bring me the friends that are just right for me. love, ellie |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
That you Marge and everyone else for your comments. Smooth sailing to you all. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Septsong, how could I miss the tune "Getting to Know You" coming through loud and clear...[at least in my head...] it is SO important to take time out to get to know others...glad to hear that you know this quite well. |
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