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Cliff House
We drive past the place
where she first said I love you.
Perched on a cliff by the sea.
The location has been closed
for a few years now,
but not in my reflections.
As we drive by, I take her hand
while drifting back to that day.
She smiles at me just then,
as the waves break with commotion
on the shore, and joins me here
in a memory I’ve saved
for all our tomorrows.
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Memories as time travel...
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San Francisco Bay Area - USA
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Bukowski, Billy Collins, Ted Kooser, Haiku & Harvey Kurtzman (a visual poet, of sorts)
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Lavender
Tue, 2024-03-05 20:56
Cliff House
Hello, Wonderful Michael,
Of all the beautiful poetry you've written, this one is gold. I almost feel that by reading this, I am intruding on this most precious memory - but I am so honored that you shared it. You are amazing, and you are both so fortunate.
Blessings, for all the tomorrows!
L
Michael Anthony
Fri, 2024-03-08 10:15
Thanks for your VERY kind
Thanks for your VERY kind words L!
Best
Michael Anthony
author commentWilliam Lynn
Wed, 2024-03-06 13:05
Hello Michael.
Hello Michael.
A wonderful poem with perfect content that sets the bar for many of us.
Thank you!
Michael Anthony
Fri, 2024-03-08 10:16
Appreciate your visit William
Appreciate your visit William, and thank you for sharing your thoughts on this piece,
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Michael Anthony
author commentCandlewitch
Fri, 2024-03-08 10:25
Dearest Michael,
I do so hope that you read this to her as it is so very special! and if she did not smile and kiss you... then she does not deserve you! but, I bet she does, lol!
*hugs, Cat
*
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Michael Anthony
Fri, 2024-03-08 12:36
- Read it to her - check!
- Read it to her - check!
- Smile - check!
- Kiss - check, check, and check!
Thank you Cat!
Best
Michael Anthony
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