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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450
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0 posted 2002-01-01 02:14 PM



Farewell, Auld Lang Syne

gently
large, white flakes fall from a gray-white sky
sprinkling fairy-dust as the minutes go by

coating the land with a layer of white
washing from view remnants of dust,
rust, autumn’s crust

chill seeps through the glass
as yellow dog  investigates the grass
licking, sniffing, tip-toeing with his paws

pauses a moment as if frozen in time
then lays a big one there in the rime

and I
taken aback with my lack of premonition
as I suffer the day in a pondering condition
contemplating the passing of the final hours of the year
when the night will bend and fold away the past
then commence the new of two-thousand-two

somewhere the stars twinkle a farewell to contrived hours,
days, months and the year
as we give way to hope edged with a tiny bit of fear
what will it hold, this new one ahead,
dare we plan for no tragedies,
dare we hope for no dread

dare we cling to a tiny thread
of expectation, of promise,
that wherever we are brought
He is there and will bring us through
in His perfected will? We must, surely, we must...TRUST.

©December 31, 2001

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

© Copyright 2002 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
Startime
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since 2000-10-03
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1 posted 2002-01-01 02:17 PM


BRAVO!!!!No matter what else He is there. I love this poem. Thank you. **big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Mistletoe Angel
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2 posted 2002-01-01 02:20 PM




(smiles) BRAVO!!!! Yes, He is always here for us all, and His love will never fail us, for as long as we hold trust close to our heart, love will always find a way! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is a true treasure! We all love you so much, sweet friend! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Virginia, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Lily B
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since 2000-03-31
Posts 91
Auburn, IN, US
3 posted 2002-01-01 02:23 PM


*still laughing!*

Ahhh, your line about the dog laying "a big one... in the rime" took me by surprise and made me laugh out loud.

Thanks...
:)

~Julie~

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