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The Nursing Home....request by Lost Dreamer
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The Nursing Home....request by Lost Dreamer |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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I had put Momma in a rest home. There simply was no other way. She needed care I couldn't give her; Her mind had finally slipped away. I went to visit her twice daily. I took her books and told her jokes. I tried my best to give her comfort... She never smiled. She never spoke. Spring turned to Summer, then to Autumn As life routinely plodded on. I went to visit Mom one Sunday. This time I took my my dog along. I had tried everything to please her And I had hoped my little pup Could somehow tickle Momma's fancy And, in some small way, cheer her up. Well, I could feel something was different The very moment I stepped in. That face that hadn't smiled in months now Began to show a little grin. The puppy licked her face. She giggled! She acted silly, like a child. She rubbed his ears. He wagged his tail! And, through my tears, I saw her smile. I sat and watched them play together Unit my staying time was done. I told her he would come back with me. She smiled and said, "I love you, son". As I stepped out into the hallway A row of wheelchairs all lined up! Small, pleading faces asked politely If they could kindly touch my pup! So, one by one, I let them hold him And watched as they laughed with delight. They giggled as he licked their faces And then they squeezed and held him tight. That night in bed, beneath the covers, Contented smile upon my face, I contemplated all that happened And what had really taken place. I came to realize the answer... That it is one of life's true facts; We all need something there to love us And we need something to love back. |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
How very true Balladeer. My Mom's been in a nursing home for too long....this gave me goose-pimples. |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
Thank-You Balladeer I really liked this poem and thought many others would enjoy it too. It's wonderful the different ways that love can be expressed. Seems animals have a way to do it unconditionally and that's what makes it special. |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
So true...well done ya old roach....(Do you ever write a rotten rhyme?) |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Another tear jerker. This is very touching. Nothing like unconditional love!  ------------------ Denise |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Uncoditional love and a warm disposition...nothing like puppy love! Loved this one! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Wow! I'm impressed! This is so true, sad, and beautiful! It's a treasure! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Balladeer, you have such a way with words and to point those arrows into the heart of importance. |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
will ditto martie on this one, great verse beautiful heart |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Sir Balladeer you verse always touches me. I see depth in you that amazes me. Keep them coming my friend. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Thank you all for having the same feeling reading it as I had writing it. You are special people indeed. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Bal: There's a huge heart lurking under your words.. HUSG ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
One of my very favorites from your works thanks for posting it again! I could read it over and over and over...and will! ------------------ "Tread softly, for I have spread my dreams under your feet"~~William Butler Yeats |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
okay...now I would like to request a repost, please? |
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