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Silent Vigil |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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I do have to appologize for the sad nature of this piece Silent Vigil Vigil's light gone dim we wait Where hope was once love lives And in quiet steps death creeps Extinguishing all with one breath < !signature--> What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compaired to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 08-02-2000).] |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Nothing extinguises the love. You've expressed grief vividly, Ruth. Very well done. No apologies needed for this! Denise |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
No need to aplogize at all Ruth. Your thoughts were stated so breath-takingly beautiful in so few lines. Sad, but sweetened with the light touch of your pen ... lovely!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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HM3 Member
since 1999-07-15
Posts 169TX |
No need to apologize, but I was warned. Ouch! Take care (((hugs))) Work like money doesn't matter, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching... |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
I agree no apologies necessary my friend. It is a great one the sadness just fits. LW Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
It's a good poem..and the sadness is necessary to the story. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you everyone |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Ruth, You have penned another jewel... and no need to apologise at all.. regards, sudhir |
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courtney923 Junior Member
since 2000-07-30
Posts 43 |
Fabulous. Art with words, flowing like a river. |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Hi Ruth, I must concur with everyone else...the sadness, the grief, was so very easily "felt" in these few gentle and skillfully placed words of yours. ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Claire said it perfectly, Ruth...so well done! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you friends for your kind words What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compaired to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very intense display of sorrow with only a few words...hoping for the best...James |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Ruth, an amazing piece, I am already hunger for more poems from your pen. I hope all is well. take care. "I am melancholy, flower cutting through stone" manic street preachers |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Lady Hoot... no apologies for the truth my dear. Your words were perfectly written. My peace find you and your's. |
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TerryW Senior Member
since 2000-03-23
Posts 779Louisville, Mississippi, USA |
Ruth~ So good to see you again, my dear! I have missed you so much! As always, you work is breathtaking. I wish I was only half as good as you! Love Ya~ ~you reached inside, you touched my heart, and I am all the better for it~ Terry A. Woodson, Jr. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you everyone for your kind comments What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compaired to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Jenn E Senior Member
since 2000-08-02
Posts 589Kelowna, BC, Canada |
Never be sorry for such a beautiful expression of emotion. This was very good. Jenn E |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
sad but true yuh |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thanks Walt and Jenn |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
Hoot-I send a silent prayer to your silent vigil, this was beautiful. Hugs and take care. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
May prayers reach you in vigilant days and may you be blessed in many ways... |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thanks Gemini and Sunshine |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
You already know I like this one. I'm glad to see you posted it. |
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