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SuperDave
Junior Member

since 2002-09-12

Posts 48
Little House on the Hill

0 posted 2004-01-23 08:14 PM

Hello all

getting Reflections in the mail got me moving on this. Should have done it much sooner but have been a bit preoccupied by something that I will address in a another post.

I put qute a bit of thought into the design of her stone so that it would match Monty's.

I had a lot of discussions with family and friends about the poetry on the back.

The unveiling of the stone (memorial service) will be on April 4th at 11am.

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

1 posted 2004-01-23 08:21 PM

It's lovely David.

*s
Maureen

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

2 posted 2004-01-23 08:21 PM

It's lovely David.

*s
Maureen
sorry, my computer stalled

Greeneyes

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

3 posted 2004-01-23 08:43 PM

beautiful!!! thank you for sharing...

~*~
In your light I learn how to love
In your beauty how to make poems
You dance inside my chest where
no one sees you and that sight becomes art

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

4 posted 2004-01-23 08:47 PM

oh, it's very nice Dave. thankyou for sharing it with us. hugs, Chris

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

5 posted 2004-01-23 08:50 PM

Dave, thanx for sharing this with us all.
We loved her very much. This will be a
very beautiful gesture...

Thank again,

Barry

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

6 posted 2004-01-23 08:57 PM

She was such a love~
Thank you Dave, it is beautiful.

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

7 posted 2004-01-23 09:31 PM

Not a day goes by that she is not remembered and missed here David.
Thank you for showing this to us.
Hugs~

the_loner_23
Member Ascendant

since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

8 posted 2004-01-23 10:21 PM

That is so beautiful Dave!!! I wish I had gotten to know her better. I only knew her for a few months before she passed. But I felt comfortable talking to her via e-mail. She helped me out through a few situations. She will be missed by me.

Cold hands means a warm heart

Titia Geertman
Member Ascendant

since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

9 posted 2004-01-23 10:24 PM

David, this is just beautiful and so...Chipmunkish, now we all know where her spirit soars.

She's never out of my mind and often when the Sun is rising, I greet my Chipmunk friend with a smile for I'm sure she's in that light somewhere.

Titia

Like scattered leaves...my words will flow

Duncan
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since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

10 posted 2004-01-23 10:31 PM

Thank you David. I miss her.

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

11 posted 2004-01-23 10:37 PM

Dave...I think of her so often...this is a beautiful monument of remembrance. Thank you for sharing this here...she was special to so many.

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

12 posted 2004-01-23 10:55 PM

Dave, I think it's lovely. And the poem on the back is perfect. She will always be remembered you know. She was that kind of lady!

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

13 posted 2004-01-23 11:08 PM

David, as usual your caring heart for Renee shows through in your selection of this stone, both front and back. You indeed picked a beautiful marker and thank you for showing us. She will always be remembered for her personality, poetry, and caring heart.

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

14 posted 2004-01-24 02:28 AM

Dave, even as I'm reading this now, I'm getting a tear in my eye and knot in my throat from missing her. She is so missed around here. Even though I wasn't here very long, I miss her so much.

Thank you for showing the marker to us. It's very nice.

Ethel

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

15 posted 2004-01-24 09:43 AM

Ah David. Thank you so much for bringing us into your life once more. As Lyra was the impetus for getting Passions "Reflections" underway...it's quite fitting that you share this with us now. I'm going to go ahead and print this out, and tuck it into the book, that I may never forget how it came about that a little chipmunk found herself a home in everyone's hearts.

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

16 posted 2004-01-24 12:47 PM

Thank you, Dave, for sharing Lyra with us once again.

This is a lovely remembrance.

SimplyGold
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since 2002-07-10

Posts 1453

17 posted 2004-01-24 04:54 PM

David,

This is lovely. I'm so glad to see you here.
I haven't been around until very recently. Will catch up.

SG

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

18 posted 2004-01-24 08:38 PM

Awwww, this is so nice. I hope you are doing well.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

19 posted 2004-01-24 09:54 PM

David, thank you allowing us to share this personal moment with you. She was sure right when she called you Super Dave. take care, and rest assured our hearts will be with you on for the unveiling.
namaste, peace to you and the whole family
shalom shalom

Auguste

Member Elite

since 2000-02-16

Posts 3953
By the sea

20 posted 2004-01-25 02:33 AM

Dave, well done! Lyra still lives in our hearts and is dearly missed. She was my friend and blessed my life with not only her kindness, strength, common sense, but her sweet friendship. I SO miss her, as do all of us. She touched us all in a most special way. God bless and hugs. You were also a great blessing to her, as she let me know many times.

Big hugs, Super Dave, yes, you are SUPER!

Michael

The stars will shine when I am gone,
the earth will turn on as before,
the gulls, still race along the shore,
the morning star, still kiss the dawn

Opeth
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since 2001-12-13

Posts 1543
The Ravines

21 posted 2004-01-25 02:33 PM

It seems like it was only yesterday when Lyra and I would discuss poetry on the Moontown Cafe website ~ I always thought she was a truly gifted writer and because of her I am here now.

Beautiful stones, and the passage is well done.

RIP Lyra.

NewEnglandlazurlu
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

22 posted 2004-01-25 10:59 PM

Hi David ... I think of her often and miss her so much.

The stone is lovely and most befitting a pesky garden 'chipmunk.' I think the rhyme you picked for the back of the stone is beautiful. I know she would approve.

Hope you are well ... hugs and loves,
Marti from Boston

ThisDiamond
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since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

23 posted 2004-01-27 07:06 PM

Dave,
Forgive me for being late to seeing this, but thank you for being so caring about everyone...
We miss her too.
Hope you are well.
TD

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

24 posted 2004-01-27 09:36 PM

Dave - I'm picturing this lovely ensemble on the hill overlooking Kalamazoo.. with a grand ole campaign slogan adorning it... You're a wondrous guy, m'friend... This is wonderful...

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

25 posted 2005-08-23 11:26 PM

Dave,
I'm glad you put this here. Thanks...

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

26 posted 2005-08-24 07:54 AM

Thank you so much for sharing her, with us once again. She is very much loved.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

27 posted 2005-08-24 08:33 PM

Dave, everything about that headstone is perfect! ~ except for the date of her passing ~ March 18, 2003. It came far too soon...

Her poem was as lovely and as deep as she herself was. I miss her sweet presence and her poetry.

We still think of you, Lyra!

Love & Eternal Light,
Linda

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

28 posted 2005-08-25 05:04 AM

Dave...Thanks.
Those words are etched in stone and in my mind forever...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

SimplyGold
Senior Member

since 2002-07-10

Posts 1453

29 posted 2005-08-25 09:10 AM

Dear SuperDave,

I'm glad that I checked into this site this morning. The stone is a glorious memorial to Madame Chipmonk. You have honored her as she deserved. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I miss her, if not for her I would never have known about this wonderful community, Piptalk.

I cannot believe that time has passed as it has. It seems like yesterday for me but, much as happened since as you know! I hope you are doing well and moving forward with your plans. You have turned the house into a home and moved little chippy with you, no doubt.
SimplyGold

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