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Dock of the bay
Contributed by
gmcse8
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Wednesday, 10th December 2008 @ 11:13:48 AM in AEST
Topic:
LovePoetry
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I saw her first at twilight on the 4th of July in St. Augustine
in beauty, sitting like Otis, on a dock of the bay.
Silhouetted against a red sky, in years not more than fifteen,
looking at her, I know am lost, I can’t tear myself away.
On that dock, I the sailor in my dress whites, she in a pirates hat,
sit, stay to keep another boy away; we talk as the sun goes down.
Watching the fireworks, and celebrations; for hours we sat,
I see naught but her; oblivious to all, in her eyes I want to drown.
She was perfect, a vision that to all others made me blind,
long hair, longer legs, and eyes that refused to be denied.
A true Southern Bell, engaging, funny, smart and refined,
beauty and perfection, I will never get her out of my mind.
The legs are still long and lovely; the hair is shorter and gray,
she is still funny, and smart, the loveliest thing I have ever seen.
Half a century has passed since that walk on the dock that day,
I wake next to her I still see the girl on the dock of the bay, in my mind still fifteen.
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Re: Dock of the bay
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by Mars on
Wednesday, 10th December 2008 @ 07:01:38 PM AEST
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| Love truly knows no bounds. You didn't love her only for her body, but for who she was. Love can be many things, and this is truly an epitomizes it. |
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Re: Dock of the bay
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 11th December 2008 @ 08:39:02 AM AEST
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a beautiful write. really, really beautiful. your words placed me right there with you. the imagery was out of this world. and the ending just made me smile. a true love story. fantastic, absolutely fantastic.
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