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don't wait |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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If you have things you’d like to say Please don’t stay silent till the day I can no longer hear a word If accolades I have incurred Please tell me now, you’ll fill my heart If you have nice words to impart If you have love you’d like to share I beg you – show me that you care Don’t wait until I breathe no more To hold me close, this I implore To be with you is what I crave I cannot respond from the grave If you have flowers you’d like to give Offer me roses while I live A simple bud with its sweet smell Should be a greeting, not farewell Give us today - some way, somehow We have no guarantee past now |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Love the pic, suthern, and love the sentiment and the words just as much. You took the old saying, "Give me flowers while I'm living," and turned it into a very moving poem. Congratulations, ~ If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it. ~ |
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ebonygirl Member Elite
since 2011-07-14
Posts 2000California U.S.A |
Beautiful and true! Enjoyed your poem Suthern, Ms. e |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Suthern you have got yourself a winner here! A sweet write of wisdom... Lori |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
This touched me deeply. I have a friend who a month ago had a sore shoulder and a nagging cough. We all had nagging coughs last winter and this spring, so she didn't think much of either. When she went to the doctor, she was told she a pinched nerve and she was given pain pills. They didn't work. When she went back, they gave her a chest x-ray and said "Pnuemonia." .. But, something caught the doctor's eye (thank God) and she went to the ER for more tests. She has uterine cancer that metasisized (butchered the spelling and, for once, don't care!) into her lungs. She can't have surgury until the tumors shrink. She finds out next week if they have shrunk. She has been wanting me to take her to the gardens at the University as we both love flowers. It has rained every and/or been chilly every day this last month. Today she asked me if I could take her to her treatment, so I took time off work to do that. I realized how hard it is to ask for help. Her husband needs to make up time at work. I am giving her my Wednesday afternoons until she no longer needs them. This give her time to do things without asking (which we all hate to do). It gives me time with her - she makes me laugh and she is so damn smart. It's a gift to spend time with her; it really is. As for the gardens? Well, I took her the biggest bouqet that the florist could get in a basket tonight. I told them no pastels, only bright flowers that would be in a garden in AK. I can't take her to the gardens right now - so I brought the garden to her. I am not telling you this to pat myself on the back. This women is my hero. I am amazed and gratified that she wants to spend precious time with me. That is a true gift. I am telling you this because your poem speaks to me ~ and now you know why. I love it and you. Alison |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
A wise message skillfully delivered, Ruth. Ida |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I could not agree with more! My signature says it all Ruth, and when I die there will be nothing left, as I give it all now, in words, deeds, and yes, also gifts. It can not be done later. Great message. |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Wonderful write, my friend. And I could not agree with the sentiment more. j. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
ms suthern....moments are golden and wax....they are precious and when you clutch them, they melt through your fingers...enjoyed you here lady! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
JerryPat: Thank you very much! I'm so glad you liked! As for the picture... it's old... but then... it took me over 5 years to get around to posting one... so anyone expecting me to update regularly doesn't know me well. LOL ebonygirl: Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed! Lori: Thank you! I appreciate your comments very much. Allison: Oh, gal... you moved me to tears. I know you weren't patting yourself on the back... you're just being a loving person and the best friend you know how to be... something that doesn't surprise me in the least. Your bouquet of afternoons is even more beautiful than the flowers for it is hard to ask. *S* I think you will get as much as you give... time with those we love is precious. Thank you so much for liking the poem and sharing the reasons... I will keep you and your friend in my prayers. And... I love you, too. Ida: Thank you so much! Mysteria: I know this is how you live your life and I love it that you do... thank you so much for liking the poem! *S* jwesley: It was a similar sentiment that led us to celebrating Daddy's 85th birthday by asking everyone to send a card or write a note remembering some way he'd touched their lives. The response was incredible and he loved every word, every picture, every memory, every hug. Those same people gathered for his funeral and we heard the sentiments and stories repeated... but I'm so grateful that HE got to experience all that love while he was alive. The scrapbook we made was one of his most cherished possessions. Thank you so much for liking this, my friend! DS: That's so very true... and so beautifully expressed. *S* Thank you so very much! |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Give us today - some way, somehow We have no guarantee past now Amen. |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
My very dear friend, Ruth. I loved your poem and its heart. What a wonderful idea for your Dad's 85th birthday! I am so happy for him that he got to treasure the moments and then capture them all in a scrapbook while he was alive. Alison, I am going to email you about the story you related. Owl |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
So very true, Ruth. This is a poem worthy of printing out on hanging on a bathroom mirror that a spouse or friend or lover or family member might see it. Sending  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Marilyn: That's really the gist of the poem... thank you! Owl: Thank you so much, dear lady! I'm glad you liked! *S* My sister got the idea from a Dear Abby column... I'm forever grateful! Sunshine: Thank you! *S* I love that thought and love to think of it making a difference. *S* But I'd be reading it to myself... Kate and Colin can't read... or understand why I'm always writing. LOL |
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shelerellaSP Junior Member
since 2011-08-12
Posts 42 |
"We have no guarantee past now" How true. This meant so very much to me today. Thank you. |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Worthy read and very true, however sometimes people are not very expressive of there thoughts, expressing care is important for getting things going. Fine writing.  "The secret behind survival of mankind is kindness and love within our hearts" |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Life is for the living, and each day a gift, there is beauty every where in everyone as long as we are open to it. YOur poem stirs a lot of feelings, to love and cherish the life we've been given, to perservere and believe in miracles, to love deeply and unconditionly. Warm hugs to you, suthern gal~ |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
suthern, A deep and sincere emotional plea for candor reciprocation. Wants, needs, and desires. Love this write agreeing with all the above replies. It has a contagious sweetness. JL  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
shelerellaSP: Your response would have touched me any day. Knowing why you came to PIP, it moves me even more. Thank you very much... I am so very sorry about your Dad. Prasad: Thank you very much! It is hard for many and was hard for me... But chewing on unsaid words once the opportunity to speak them is gone is even harder. Bluesy: Hugs back to you, gal... with many thanks for your wonderful response! *S* As for loving unconditionally... is there any other way? JL: And your sweet response put a big smile on this face. *S* Thank you very much! |
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Suncleaver Member
since 2009-01-18
Posts 481Stafford England |
Love this one. There is never any promise past the moment, as a moment's turned eyes are an eternity's regrets... |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
This is a wonderful reminder to not waste the days and the opportunities to express our feelings, our love. Much enjoyed, dear Ruth. Love, Margherita |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Wonderful...I feel like I was reading an expressive Hallmark card...James |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Suncleaver: "a moment's turned eyes are an eternity's regrets..." I love that phrase! Thank you very much!! Margherita: We always think we'll have another chance... and that doesn't always happen. *sad smile* Thank you so much! JamesMichael: Thank you for those kind words... I'm glad you liked! |
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