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When I Die |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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WHEN I DIE 7 July 2013 when I die neither the sun nor the moon will notice nor know nor care and all my years and I will be obliterated lost washed away like finger-writing on hard, wet beachsand as the wave returns . . . not gone but never was Owl |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
You will only be gone when there is no one to remember you, Owl. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Jerry, for the kind implication. Smiles. Owl |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
You express your sadness beautifully, dear Diana. Yet, may you remember that we are all divine offspring and we are loved and we have been sent here on Earth for a reason ... in my opinion the main reason is to learn to love each other. Whenever we express love we fulfill our mission and I am sure God is very pleased with you and the use you make of your heart, when you are in full awareness of Who you really are, a unique wonderful being who is given the chance to BE LOVE, TO GIVE LOVE AND TO RECEIVE LOVE. Matthew 10.30 : And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Love is energy that can't be destroyed. What has been given remains forever in circulation ... Love, Margherita |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
For some of us to leave this world and have our traces erased might seem like a good thing. But you on the other hand, have left such a loving trail behind you that there is no way it will ever be as if you never existed. Among animals alone (living and passed) your heart is legend. Lori  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, Lori, what beautiful things you are saying to me! Thank you so very much. It is appreciated very much indeed. Beeeg smiles. Owl |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia |
I don't know if it's true, but I think that even when we die, the universe keeps us in its memory. Something goes, but something remains. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Oh, this is actually painful, Diana but I have to say that I agree with Lori and Margherita. Hugs to you. Ida |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..death..? think of the poems you have yet to write, Diana..that matters a lot..>>spiros ~~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Gale, Ida and Spiros for your kind words. Spiros, in no way do I want to be dead, but it would be so much easier if I were. I don't say that lightly, especially in the light of the shock of the news of Helen's passing. Pressures are just getting too much for me. Owl |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..forgive me, Diana..I had not realized we lost 1slick_lady..hers was a cheerful heart-and still is..she's up there somewhere; a very good place.. spiros ~~ |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
I feel this, and often. Beautiful even if it saddens. |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Spiros. I wrote this before Helen passed away, but my reply to you was after she did and after I knew. I mentioned her passing because I didn't want readers to think that I took her passing lightly when I said that it would be easier if I were dead. Whilst I am not in a position to know well, I believe that Helen was cheerful and brave in the face of her illness, I also believe that, either aside from or including her illness, there were times when she was as sad as a poet can get. Thank you, Kaoru for your reply, kind words and sharing. It saddens me that you feel this way often. Owl |
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