Thursday, January 20, 2011

at all...




it is not that I love
you like a sigh or song - it is
that I love you at all, that

taunts all removal of light bent
from my life - stilling to its frame
but black and white -  and lending
loves memory
infallibly new,  lost only undying
even as time goes by.....

bkmackenzie
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Posted for Poets United Prompt - Music and Movies....Casablanca

19 comments:

  1. nice...now i have a certain song stuck in my head...and i love b&w...

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  2. this so perfect for the theme...ahhh Bogie

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  3. That was as lyrical as a song. I hope you take that as high praise!

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  4. thank you and thanks to Robb for asking me to help with the prompt...it should be a fun aspect of Think Tank Thursday...bkm

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  5. Agreed as lyrical as the song. What a beautiful poem Barb.
    Pamela

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  6. Beautiful response to the prompt and memory of the movie, Casablanca.

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  7. I love that song and the movie now I love your poem and will always associate it with all of the above --"As time goes by"...

    joanny

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  8. thank you all and Joanny...I am happy you know you loved it that much...blessings to all...bkm

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  9. BKM, wonderful poem. So much expressed here. Wonderful prompt, something I have been thinking about, probably too much..

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  10. One of my favorite movies...beautifully handled. Thank you!

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  11. extremely delicate, Gorgeous lines ..*sigh* :)

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  12. You encapsulated the sentiment of rare moments in time; I loved it~

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  13. So romantic, the more so for being in black and white........nostalgic! Good one, bkm!

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  14. As time goes by, it seems nothing escapes deterioration. Except maybe LOVE, which keeps growing in spirit, depth, power, and tenderness.

    A sigh is a sigh, a kiss is a kiss, and love is still love--as time goes by.

    THANK YOU Barbara. Loved it

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