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Eden's Plot
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Eden's Plot In the wooded hills is Eden’s plot A thousand shades of green Surrounding secret gardens That few eyes have ever seen The circle moon of opal light Above the towering pine Casts mantles of peculiar white On flowers, lawn and vine Disguising brilliant floral plants That daylight will unfold And a myriad of precious blooms So few can e’er behold For the garden is well hidden Deep in Pennsylvania woods And the old log house still nestles In the hillside where it stood Surrounded by a Shangri-La Of heaven’s most splendid hues Verbascum’s yellows, rose’s pink And periwinkle blues This little piece of heaven Is a wonder to uplift For the soil has been worked by hands That know the future gift And the blossoms tended daily By someone who knows their worth As she cares for each plant lovingly In this Eden of the earth It’s in this secret garden That we see the face of God Coming forth in early springtime Through our sorrow’s winter sod And it’s in this place of peacefulness That splendid dreams were grown Among the thousand shades of green This was my precious childhood home Elizabeth Santos I just went back this weekend to see these lush surroundings which haven't changed in 50 years.I think it's the most beautiful spot on earth. |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Elizabeth, It sounds like a simply beautiful place to grow up. You have painted a vivid and exquisite picture  rp25 May I ask where in PA? I live in PA so I am now curious |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elisabeth, Your poems bloom like flowers each one different each one beautiful. Love Sy |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
RP It's in northern Chester County in an area completely surrouded by Pew (Sun Oil CO) owned lands and farms, so it is the same as it was when I was a little girl Glad you enjoyed it. Where do you live? Liz |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you Sy and welcome back. We missed your beautiful verses Liz |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--You brought this beautiful place to life with your enchanting words...how wonderful to go back and see it unchanged. |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Elizabeth S~ you are lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful place, I'm happy to hear that it still looks the same, that must feel so good! -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Elizabeth... I believe Chester County is south west of me... I live in Berks County...in east PA.. ( I'm about 2-3 hours NW of Phili) |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
I live outside of Pottstown now. What town do you live in? Liz |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Elizabeth.. OMG! lol You are close to me I live in Kutztown |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
My daughter went to Kutztown, and my son is building a home on Schweitz Road near there. See e-mail |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Sounds absolutely beautiful! Thank you for taking us there through your poetry...breath taking work~ |
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