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THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE
In the springtime, she stood before me,
woman-child in yellow dress with soft
arms full of lilies and giggling said,
"Speak to me like the rain,
like the caress of snowclouds' shadows over
lavender mountains.
Speak to me like generous sunlight plying
open the rich earth."
I could not say a word.
My bones were cold.
My hands were tired.
My voice was the rasping of dry leaves from disuse.
She returned in the summertime,
grown taller and more graceful,
gowned in gold and green,
arms full of sunflowers and
hair woven with jasmine.
She laughed and gaily said,
"Speak to me like the vaulted August sky,
like the song of crickets
or the rushing shushing
of willows in the evening breeze."
And I wanted her, longed for her,
wanted to touch her and
be touched by her slender, delicate hands,
so I opened my mouth to try,
but no sound would come, and she was gone.
She did not come again until late autumn
Her feet shuffled up the walk,
her eyes downcast, clad in brown wool,
arms empty, hair snagged with dead leaves, cobwebs and dew.
She stood pale and frail before me and whispered:
"Speak to me, damn you!
Speak now, like the chill northern wind.
Speak like the crackling fire on a snowy night.
Speak to me like the splitting ice under the frosty moon.
From your frozen, desolate heart, speak!"
And she began to cry.
I drew her into my arms and held her to me with
fierce love burning its bright torch in my heart.
I took her in, and we lay close through the frozen nights.
I talked to her in every moment, and spoke to her like the rain,
like the willows, like the thunderstorms of July,
like the fire, the moon, and the ice.
We laughed all winter long and were married in the spring.
-Frank H. Weeden
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #1 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 9:07am » |
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Wow!!!
You're going to make a poetry lover out of me yet.
It's kind of funny that I've worked for the Library for 5 years and yet it takes someone I 've never met before to get me to read some poetry.
Pat yourself on the back Frank.
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #2 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 9:08am » |
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Frank,
Your love and devotion to your wife is apparent. You may look to be a hard nut to crack sometimes, but I see that soft part of you.....
Much love to you and Mari my dear Brother...and thank you for all of your support both on and off this board... 
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Wow Frank, got wrapped up in that one, wanted it to go on and on!
Thanks again
Makes me happy!!!
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #4 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 10:23am » |
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That was terrific !
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #5 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 10:28am » |
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Frank, absolutely beautiful! I loved it beyond words could express... 
Thank you.
Langa
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #6 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 10:31am » |
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aye carumba!
Get me a cold shower.
Bravo Frank
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Thanks, everyone.
Redd, it's not autobiographical, but thank you.  I was falling asleep one night, and the line, "Speak to me like the rain," crossed my consciousness. I turned that line over in my head for a few days, and when the piece was ready to be written, this is what came of it.
-Frank
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #8 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 10:33am » |
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All I can say is WOW.
amazing, truly amazing.
Your wife is so lucky
--Beth
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #9 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 10:34am » |
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on Jan 4th, 2005, 10:31am, vig wrote:aye carumba!
Get me a cold shower.
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Vig, I think you meant "caramba" 
Just here to help...
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #10 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 10:38am » |
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yes, exactly,
grazie
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #11 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 11:01am » |
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gracias...paul....
you're gettin all the romance languages mixed up...must be all the romance in Frank's poem...
Frank...beautiful, as always.
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #12 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 12:11pm » |
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I'm very happy to see a poem from you!
(maybe it's been awhile...and I've been away too)
It paints a beautiful story picture that moves and feels.
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #13 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 12:26pm » |
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at least the second one was intentional...
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #14 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 1:33pm » |
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you are very talented... very compassionate and also very brave to put your soul on a platter for all to see.
awesome... love to you ree
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Thank you, Ree. It's not really brave, though. I really have nothing to lose. Even if someone ridiculed what I wrote, it wouldn't stop me from writing, and it wouldn't take anything away from who I am, unless I allowed it to be so.
I'm sure that newcomers and old-timers on this site wonder why I bother posting poetry and Jeeps and the occasional joke. It's my way of (hopefully) contributing something of beauty, and things that help people take their minds off of their pain, if even for only a few brief moments. Some people, like Paul, shoot photographs. Other people, like Zaira and Cerebus draw, paint, and sketch. I like to paint with words. It's a way of giving back to this site, out of gratitude, because this place literally saved my life.
With Love,
-Frank
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #16 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 2:06pm » |
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Thanks Frank 
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #17 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 2:23pm » |
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Enjoyed that,
Paint with words any time you can,
Danielle
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Thanks... I appreciate the feedback.
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #19 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 3:27pm » |
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on Jan 4th, 2005, 1:41pm, Jeepgun wrote:Thank you, Ree. It's not really brave, though. I really have nothing to lose. Even if someone ridiculed what I wrote, it wouldn't stop me from writing, and it wouldn't take anything away from who I am, unless I allowed it to be so.
I'm sure that newcomers and old-timers on this site wonder why I bother posting poetry and Jeeps and the occasional joke. It's my way of (hopefully) contributing something of beauty, and things that help people take their minds off of their pain, if even for only a few brief moments. Some people, like Paul, shoot photographs. Other people, like Zaira and Cerebus draw, paint, and sketch. I like to paint with words. It's a way of giving back to this site, out of gratitude, because this place literally saved my life.
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Love ya Frank...Keep them coming...
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 Thanks, Langa.
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #21 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 3:45pm » |
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I don't know how you do it Frank. You're setting the sites awfully high for the rest of us.
Thanks Frank.
There must be a certain poetry in Jeep worship too. 
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Re: The Language Of Love
« Reply #22 on: Jan 4th, 2005, 3:48pm » |
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Wow! Enjoyed that Frank. Reminds me of my tough-as-nails stepdad "the Colonel" who wasn't afraid to pour out his heart on paper. keep up the good work!
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Thanks, Jim.
Charlie, there really is. Rock-crawling produces a concentration, a one-point focus that is very Zen-like. And of course, being out in nature is always a poetic experience.
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Dude, you have enough amazing material to compile into a book, and YOU SHOULD! Release it and share it and who knows what dreams may come.
Peace,
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