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can't think of a title yet-revisited.
By francoise
02 October 2006
This is the same poem i posted yesterday, with some changes. Does it sound better?


However much your feelings soar,

Stall them.

Try to feed them with friendship instead

Or lay them down in wreaths of sense.

Don’t intertwine them with anything sensual

Don’t let them fall only to end up crawling

So deep,

So enticing,

Towards an endless summer slumber.

 
However much your feelings roam

Stall them.

Take them out into open pastures

Of whimsical conversation and laughter.

Give them only the firmness of your grounding.

The strong oaky turn of your presence.

Simply wipe the sweat of passion from your brow

And tell them

Don’t compete with loves breed.

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Hi F
Written by BrianRobertNeal (1195 comments posted) 2nd October 2006
Slicker than the original version. 
 
However I do get the feeling that in the long run you'll simply ignore all that's been said and follow natural imperatives, like the rest of us, 
 
Brian
hello Brian
Written by francoise (129 comments posted) 2nd October 2006
natural imperatives are good, I just felt my original kept sounding more and more like a recipe or a set of instructions on how to raise cattle! perhaps straying from the point as a result. Thats why I changed it about abit. 
I enjoy this version better. 
 
Francoise

Written by Phil (6645 comments posted) 2nd October 2006
Much better in my opinion. I like the repetition too. Reads well. I still stand by what I said about following your feelings though.  
 
All the best, 
 
Phil.

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