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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-04-11 10:08 PM


Another Year



The passage of time brings another year
and all of the sudden my next birthday is here
this weekend, my life will turn a page
though its only a number, I'll have a new age

In my childhood, I just couldn't wait
to get older, as life revealed my fate
but the years tick by, they pile up too fast
and now theres less future and much more past

the older I get, the faster time flies
the years won't stand still, they flicker on by
it sets me to wondering, how many more
years lie ahead, and in them...whats in store?

as I view my reflection, my hair turning grey
I vow to enjoy at least one more birthday
and though I've aged by another year
I'll celebrate with love and with cheer


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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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Greeneyes
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1 posted 2002-04-11 10:15 PM


Lyra~

Happy Birthday.....Here's to many more wonderful years filled with love, peace, and new beginnings...I think you have a heart of gold, and a soul of good faith....


    

Lauren~


Step through the
barrier of my mind,
enter my soul,
feel my desire,
let my eyes guide you
into the shadows of my heart



[This message has been edited by Greeneyes (04-11-2002 10:41 PM).]

Madame Chipmunk
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2 posted 2002-04-11 10:19 PM


Thank you so much for the sweet birthday wish, Lauren...
I am having a very small party this year because I don't know if it will be my last one or not...
so, I've invited just a few very close friends and some family for cake and ice cream...
I wish you could be there...
~lots of hugs~

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3 posted 2002-04-11 10:20 PM


I'll celebrate right along with ya, Madame C....for this one and many more!
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4 posted 2002-04-11 10:23 PM


Lyra~There WILL be many many more sweetie!
I'll be thinking about you and have a piece of that cake for me!
~Love, hugs, best wishes and prayers~

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5 posted 2002-04-11 10:24 PM


29? or is it 39?.....

Happy Bday Lyra lady....

I hope to celebrate many more with you here
among us.  You are a beautiful addition to
this family....

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6 posted 2002-04-11 10:38 PM




(smiles) YAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET LYRA, WE ALL WISH YOU THE BEST ON THIS DAY, NOW BLOW OUT YOUR CANDLES AND MAKE A WISH!!! (jumps up and down in delight) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this is breathtaking! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton


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7 posted 2002-04-11 11:04 PM



Hey...we're just getting started!  I for one have LOTS of plans for you...you just sit back, I'll start doling them out, very, very slowly....it'll take you, oh, about the next 40 years to get through them all...

That's cream cheese frosting on the cake, right?

Madame Chipmunk
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8 posted 2002-04-11 11:07 PM


Thanks Michael...now you may have a piece of that beautiful cake...
but I'm the birthday girl, so I get the flowers....
~old lady hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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9 posted 2002-04-11 11:12 PM


Thanks Nancy, I will definitely think of you while I have a piece of that cake...
I'll eat one piece for you
and one piece for me
and hope that this cake is calorie free

~birthday cake hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-04-11 11:14 PM


Thanks so much, Barry...
How did you know that I was 39?
......gee whiz, I think I was 39 last year too!
Just like Jack Benny...
Thank you for considering me to be a part of this family...
~brotherly/sisterly hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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11 posted 2002-04-11 11:15 PM


Thanks so much for the sweet birthday wish, Noah...
I really appreciate being surrounded by all the love here at Passions.
~family hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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12 posted 2002-04-11 11:19 PM


Thanks Karilea, for having so much confidence in me...Now, what would you like me to do first?

Oh! and its angelfood cake with buttercream frosting.....my favorite~
C'mon back to Kzoo and have a piece.

~birthday party hugs~

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13 posted 2002-04-12 02:01 AM


So much for my surprise party!
I hope your day is extra special Lyra~
I'll be thinking of you, and don't worry
I've taken care of he fire permit.  
So go ahead and light em all up!!!

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14 posted 2002-04-12 02:06 AM


Happy Birthday, Lyra!
(Your cake sounds kinds wierd...lmao)

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15 posted 2002-04-12 02:11 AM


Lyra,
If it's any comfort...you're not getting older any faster than the rest of us. ROTFL And what's with this preoccupation with hair. I love my gray!

Happy Birthday Dear Friend!

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16 posted 2002-04-12 04:52 AM


I want some cake...I've noticed how the years seems to go faster...James
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17 posted 2002-04-12 05:04 AM


I think I missed my last one and the on before that too...keep looking forward!
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18 posted 2002-04-12 10:26 AM


I wish you the very happiest of birthdays, Madame... and an even happier one next year celebrated in good health. *S*
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19 posted 2002-04-12 10:37 AM


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ONE

Enjoy your cake and your friends and heres a toast for you lyra..*To good health for the future* ..hugsss

               ~Victoria

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20 posted 2002-04-12 11:36 AM


What a great poem! I've been tempted to forget my birthdays the last few years. After all, when you have so many, it's hard to keep up. Happy Birthday, Lyra! And many happy returns of the day! Eat all the cake you want and have extra frosting.

Nan

Madame Chipmunk
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21 posted 2002-04-12 10:20 PM


Thanks so much, Lori...
I'm sorry I ruined your surprise...but thanks for thinking of me...
~surprising hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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22 posted 2002-04-12 10:23 PM


Thanks Duncan...I know that its a weird kind of cake...

But its my favorite!
~angelfood hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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23 posted 2002-04-12 10:28 PM


I really don't mind the grey right now, Larry....at least I have hair.
The chemo turned it all grey instead of taking it out...but I might have another chemo, later on and that might make it all fall out.
It seems that the grey hairs on my head are very hardy and stand up better to the chemo than the dark ones do...so the first time I had chemo, a lot of the dark ones fell out and the grey ones got left behind...and it was totally grey for a while...now the dark ones are growing back and its a nice color salt and pepper...
Here's my new picture

and here's chattering at ya!
~chattery grey haired hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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24 posted 2002-04-12 10:33 PM


Thanks James...
Here...join Homer in stealing a piece of my cake

The years do go faster as we get older, and I don't think its an illusion...I think we are like springs and our coils are tighter as we get older....
~cake stealing hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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25 posted 2002-04-12 10:34 PM


Thanks Shadow,  Please don't miss your next one, birthdays are important milestones.
~birthday hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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26 posted 2002-04-12 10:39 PM


Thanks so much, Suthern...
for your wonderful wishes...I especially like the one for future birthdays in good health

~healthy hugs~

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Madame Chipmunk
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27 posted 2002-04-12 10:43 PM


Thanks so much for your wishes, Victoria...
especially for the good health one...
I really need that right now.

~lots of healthgiving hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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28 posted 2002-04-12 11:01 PM


Thanks Nan,  I hope that you continue to celebrate your birthdays in spite of the calendar...

They are so important and I hope that you have many more of them/
~birthday hugs~

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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