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Reflections on Grief - II
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Reflections on Grief - II |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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Plea from the Departed Grief is inevitable You cannot slide From heaven’s door To gates of hell Without acquiring An unwanted passenger Not just along for the ride But anxious to dictate Each breath you take Don’t let it destroy Your ability to experience joy The memories of what was And knowing it won’t be again Give you claim on sorrow But please don’t let The keen of pain Become your theme song That is not a fitting honor To the melody that was ours Whatever you do Don’t let grief define you It is not forgetting me To remember how to laugh Saying farewell to mourning May feel like losing me again But I will never leave you So let me watch you celebrate The beauty that was us Through your love for me I will live on If you can just Let yourself live |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
I thought I had said all there was to say on grief....exhausted my muse's vocabulary...am glad yours took up the subject, for you voice it eloquently...and with dignity... I know that grief sometimes screams in anguish, but when it is 'worn' in quiet dignity, thats when it speaks best of all  |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
So let me watch you celebrate The beauty that was us Through your love for me I will live on ======================= my dear...you just painted butterfly wings on the "traces left behind"   |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
jellybeans: You know that your response has just given this one-track muse more ammo, don't you??? LOL JM: How utterly lovely. *S* Thank you both, so very much... It is fitting the two of you should respond first... you know both me and subject so well... Thank you! *S* |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yes..I knew it  a keeper for sure! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
suthern A beautiful write and a beautiful read. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
An unwanted passenger Not just along for the ride But anxious to dictate Each breath you take ~*~ I have suddenly realized that grief takes on a physical form... and not always necessarily in one's self... well done, sweetheart. I may have learned a little lesson or two today... because of you. |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
what a follow-up... off to III... regards sudhir |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"But please don’t let The keen of pain Become your theme song That is not a fitting honor To the melody that was ours" Amazing, amazing writing! On to part three. Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Excellent....jo |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Laura, this is masterful....this trio of poems has to be one of the best works I've seen in this site. In the past you've shared with me the feeling that your poetry doesn't compare to that of the quality poets here.... Don't be saying that any more, Suthern gal -- you just proved you are one of them. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________ |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth Such wisdom in your words...I wish I had read this back in 1974 when Michelle died. Thank you for posting it now though...it touches that place in me that needs it still.  |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
That IS the most important part, to not let grief overtake our lives to the point where we no longer can experience joy. It's an easy trap to fall into, too, when the bony finger of reality pokes at our chests in the morning, when we awaken and remember why we're sad. Lovely. Cor |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
So very well done. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Suthern, You Naughty Girl! This one made me cry. Sadelite |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
*keeper* |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SuthernDear~ This trilogy is the best of you ... this poetess thanks you for being who you are. *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
PS: I'm glad it didn't disappoint. *S* Thank you so much! *S* Seymour: Thank you very much, my friend... I'm glad you liked! *S* Sunshine: It certainly seems to be a separate entity... of the cruel overseer variety. *S* Thank you!! Sudhir, Enchantress, iliana: Thank you, my friends... it means a lot to me that you're reading the series. *S* Ratleader: Thank you, oh king of cut and paste! LOL Seriously... I'm grateful. *S* I know you don't say those words lightly... I can't tell you what they mean to me. *S* Martie: You couldn't have handed me a more lasting bouquet than that it touched a place that needed it... thank you so much! Corinne: It's something I believe... even as I know how difficult it is to allow ourselves joy again... I hope that when my time comes I'm mourned... but even more, I hope I'm remembered with smiles. *S* Thank you so much!! Larry: Thank you very much! *S* Sadelite: That wasn't my intention, my friend. *S* But it moves me greatly that you found such meaning in my words. *S* Thank you!! Midnitesun: Thank you so much! *S* Marge: And I thank you for being my friend... it helps me be whatever it is I am. *S* Thank you!!!! |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Three new arrivals means the first three get a bump! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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SimplyGold Senior Member
since 2002-07-10
Posts 1453 |
suthern, Cannot responsd for I am only part way to reading 3 and 4 and perhaps more? I will hold my comments till I can spend more time thinking about each segment. They deserve the time for contemplation. Thank you SG |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Ratleader: Thank you, my friend... I couldn't ask for more than that you like them. *S* Simply Gold: That's a tremendous compliment... and I thank you so very much!! |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
I think moving beyond the point where grief is what defines you may even be harder then the grieving itself... Love this. Always, Alyssa Poems are made by fools like me, |
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