A Very Special Request for Lyra... from SuperDave...

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Nan

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0 posted 2003-08-30 08:24 PM

My Passionate Poet friends - Let's gather round one more time for Lyra if we could. SuperDave has a special request for us and hopes we can help him. I think we can manage a little favor for Lyra, can't we??

Here's Dave's request

quote:

>Hi Nan
>
>I know its been a while since you have heard from me,
>and here I am asking for something. Have been trying
>to design a headstone for Lyra and want to put a
>stanza from one of her poems on the back, 4 to 6 lines
>with "Madame Chipmunk" below it. The problem is that I
>am having a hard time deciding what would be best. My
>thought for you to consider is that the poets at PiP
>could choose it.....

So, what do you say, folks? Take a few minutes and check out Lyra's (nearly) complete poetry at http://chipmunk.netpoets.net/ - and come back with some suggestions on this thread, OK?

Don't forget to have an ample supply of tissue before you start. Lyra could bring us to tears easily before she left us, she'll surely do that to us now... And THANK YOU in advance from Dave...

Mysteria

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1 posted 2003-08-30 08:28 PM

You got it - but give me a while this has to be right. Hi Dave.

serenity blaze
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2 posted 2003-08-30 08:37 PM

Yes.

and

Sunshine

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3 posted 2003-08-30 09:12 PM

I'll start looking in the morning. What a wonderful thing for SuperDave to ask...and what a lasting memorial in all of our hearts.

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4 posted 2003-08-30 09:20 PM

4-6 lines..are limited to words or letters?

Sunshine

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5 posted 2003-08-30 09:20 PM

/pip/Forum74/HTML/003736.html

Specifically,

quote:
you are more than my friends
you are my poetic family
thank you for lifting my name in prayer
thank you for your unwavering faith and
especially, thank you for your love

I'm still looking.

SuperDave
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6 posted 2003-08-30 09:51 PM

Poet deVine

The length of the lines shouldn't be a problem. But to get a decent letter height we need to keep it to six lines and a signature of "Madame Chipmunk". I have a picture of her first husband's headstone that I could post so that everyone can have a better idea of what is needed.

David

Nan

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7 posted 2003-08-30 10:14 PM

HUGE SMILES... Affectionately remembering that Lyra had kept Monty's campaign posters adorning his stone... What a great attitude, eh?

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8 posted 2003-08-30 10:20 PM

quote:
enjoy your life now, make the best of your years
after you're gone, there will be time for tears
all we know for certain, is this life we now live
share your love, share your wealth
give all you can give

quote:
with wings outstretched
your song filled with glee
the wind at your back
you're flying free

quote:
when the road of life has reached it's end
where footsteps trod no more
at the gateway to eternity
a place where spirits soar

She always wrote so beautifully. There are so many of her poems I love.

SuperDave
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9 posted 2003-08-30 10:30 PM

Here is the picture of the back of Montford's headstone:

David

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10 posted 2003-08-30 10:50 PM

Hi David...I was just thinking of Lyra today..in fact was mentioning to Keth about how I loved you guys taking me to the airport and the nice lunch and company we shared in Tampa...and was showing her the beginnings of my anniversary poem from that trip...

Hope you are well

hugs
Maureen

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11 posted 2003-08-30 11:39 PM

Hi Dave!
You don't know me....But "The Iron Chipmunk" will forever a treasured memory.

This one spoke of her to me

"when the road of life has reached it's end
where footsteps trod no more
at the gateway to eternity
a place where spirits soar"

Ed

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12 posted 2003-08-31 12:30 PM

I'm doing alright Maureen.

Oh, I know a little bit about you wranx, I read the archives when I get the chance.

David

[This message has been edited by SuperDave (08-31-2003 12:38 AM).]

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13 posted 2003-08-31 12:33 PM

Hi Dave, hope you are well. Chippymunk is always in my heart and this is such a wonderful idea. I agree with wranx as to those few lines being my favourite as well. Lyra's words were always so beautiful... hugs to you, Chris

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14 posted 2003-08-31 12:33 PM

This.....

in the boundless sweep of forever
where time and space can't be explained
ruled by light and justice
where peace and beauty reign

or this.....

at the crossroads of past and future lives
insight too vast to comprehend
are the echoes of souls at peace
resting forever, beyond the end

It's so hard to choose just one.
Bless you, Dave.

Ethel

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15 posted 2003-08-31 12:40 PM

Thanks nightshade!

Now you begin to see my problem garysgirl.

David

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16 posted 2003-08-31 01:11 AM

after I die, my body will lie neath an old oak tree
it's gnarled roots, reaching heavenward with glee
as if praying to be born again as branches
to sway in the breeze to dance leafy dances
to be covered in green
in this sacred place, serene

This says it for me, Dave....

Paul Wilson

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17 posted 2003-08-31 03:42 AM

Dave...Hardly a day goes by that Lyra doesn't cross my mind. I would have loved to have met her, she always sounded so full of life thru her poetry.

I liked the following from one of her last poems. "Cloudrise"
Take Care Dave...Paul
_______________________________________________________________________
quote

Morning clothed in soulful hazy drear
paint my stormy heart with sultry cheer
oh rain and thunder, lightning come to me
unchain the muse within me...set her free
________________________________________________________________________

Through these words I believe she was telling us in her own way she was ready to go and be set free from her pain and suffering

"To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you"

[This message has been edited by Paul Wilson (08-31-2003 04:43 AM).]

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18 posted 2003-08-31 07:37 AM

Oh my goodness Dave, I don't know how you'll choose. The stanzas that others above have pulled are all so beautiful. It will be such a lasting treasure no matter which you choose.

Nan

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19 posted 2003-08-31 10:11 PM

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20 posted 2003-09-01 01:21 AM

"The light reached out
with welcoming smile
and arms outstretched
to guide them home."

Lyra 8/7/02

This is so lovely. Yes, Dear Dave, the tears are freely flowing...

Love to you and your family

~ and Lyra, if you're reading this--and I suspect that you are because angels have an insatiable sense of curiosity!--We all love you and miss you! --and some day I will join you for that unicorn ride that we had planned!

Linda

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21 posted 2003-09-01 08:53 AM

Dave I would have to echo what wranx suggested . . . the message is there
( a senyru would be nice also if she has written one)
God Luck and God Bless
xxoo

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22 posted 2003-09-01 11:57 AM

Since she never wrote a bad line, it's really very hard to choose. And right this moment my eyes are once again too wet to read. But I promise later to read and pick something, though what Ed and Karilea have highlighted are both excellent.

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23 posted 2003-09-01 12:12 PM

Anything from the poem "Beyond the End" would be beautiful, but I must agree with the lines wranx (Ed) highlighted. They ARE Lyra.

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24 posted 2003-09-01 01:23 PM

Hi Dave, hope you're ok. What a lovely thought of letting her passion friends help you seeking lines for her stone.

These are my choice:

the tears of clouds have reason
they paint the world shiny
washing away the sadness of yesterday
revealing the truth
and the beauty
beneath all being

*****

ruled by light and justice
where peace and beauty reign
at the crossroads of past and future lives
insight too vast to comprehend
are the echoes of souls at peace
resting forever, beyond the end

I'm sure you'll find the right lines for her.

She's always in my thoughs this Chipmunk.

Love, Titia

Like scattered leaves...my words will flow

[This message has been edited by Titia Geertman (09-01-2003 01:24 PM).]

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25 posted 2003-09-01 04:02 PM

HI Dave, what a hard choice. I think I agree the most with Ed's(Wranx), and several others seem to have chosen that also. But the others are all beautiful as well. It will be wonderful whichever one you choose.
Hugs
Sandra

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26 posted 2003-09-01 11:06 PM

"memories triggered, of past happy times
if only the cosmic clock would re-wind
and take me back to years in the past
I'd never again live my life so fast"

All such beautiful selections.. a wonderful lady she was, and a wonderful poet..

Oh, make me Thine forever
And should I fainting be
Lord, let me never ever
Outlive my love for Thee

Mysteria

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27 posted 2003-09-03 01:24 AM

I sent you mine via email but this is a favorite of mine from her and strangely it was a dedication to her first husband and son, Eric. Would be beautiful as she was such a free spirit, Dave.
/pip/Forum58/HTML/001802.html

so, butterfly...please flutter by
remind us that we never die
and loved ones whom we thought had gone
live on, somewhere...somewhere beyond

soaring through the earthly mists
to enter heaven's timeless bliss
casting off their human forms
like you, from your cocoon...reborn

[This message has been edited by Mysteria (09-03-2003 01:29 AM).]

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