Shawn L. Bird

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poem-when July 31, 2014

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:41 pm
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It was a moment,

a frozen smile

caught forever.

A photograph

recording you

as I longed for

you to be.

A moment when

happiness pushed

away illness and

illuminated

all our dreams

 

20 Responses to “poem-when”

  1. Renard Moreau Says:
    July 31, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    [ Smiles ] Oh, this is a very nice poem!

    Reply
  2. writingwingsforyou Says:
    July 31, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    So very sweet Shawn…a good reminder
    of the photographs of our minds. :0) Marie

    Reply
  3. Wendell A. Brown Says:
    July 31, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    Shawn, your poem is so beautifully wonderful…its magical and a joy to embrace and humbly read! It brought several smiles to life on my face as I read it a few times! Blessings!

    Reply
  4. Michelle Sherlock Says:
    July 31, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    Your poem was beautiful and painful all in one

    Reply
  5. saintcharlotte Says:
    July 31, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    Bittersweet. It makes me feel very nostalgic. This is a lovely poem.

    Reply
  7. Leroy Says:
    July 31, 2014 at 11:59 pm

    nice one Shawn

    Reply
  8. Mark Says:
    August 1, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    Love this one Shawn, beautiful flow!

    Reply

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