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N orth Carolina Girl
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NC,USA

0 posted 2002-02-01 12:06 PM

The old man sits on the porch in his rocking chair.
To look at him you wouldn`t think he had a care.

Older people are so very special you know.
This old man was especially so.

He had been through wars and survied.
He was married sixty years when God took his wife.

His children come to visit about once a year.
They haven`t any time for this man so dear.

He understands they have a life of their own.
They have no time for him now that they`re grown.

The old man justs sits there and rocks.
Every now and then he will look at the clock.

He knows he has been very blessed.
He hopes when his time comes he`ll pass God`s test.

Then an angel says its time to go.
The smile on his face was a glorious glow.

His chair stopped rocking and everything was quiet.
In his heart he knew everything was alright.

The angel took his hand and led him away.
To his wife in heaven where they now stay.

On the day of his funeral his children all shedded tears.
For their father they only came to see once a year.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

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United States

1 posted 2002-02-01 12:22 PM

NC Girl,
Hey...sad but sweet poem. I like your write!

RosePetal

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since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

2 posted 2002-02-01 12:30 PM

sad indeed..This makes me realize that I should go pay a visit to my grandpa because he is 80 years old and might pass on soon.
(hugs)

RP

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

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Canada

3 posted 2002-02-01 12:31 PM

*sigh* how very sad this world has become that love of family seems to be just a once a year kind of thing...this poem made me weep for him and all the lonely years yet rejoice that he is now eternally with the one he loves. **big hugs**

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

juat shirl
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since 2002-01-30

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4 posted 2002-02-01 12:35 PM

Juanita,
Lovely and sad. But what a long life he had!

N orth Carolina Girl
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NC,USA

5 posted 2002-02-01 01:03 PM

Larry,thanks so much for reading.This is a sad poem and even though his children didn`t come to see him that much,I think he was happy.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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since 2001-12-04

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6 posted 2002-02-01 01:06 PM

RosePetal,thanks for reading and please do go visit your grandpa.I never knew my granddaddy`s so enjoy yours.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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7 posted 2002-02-01 01:09 PM

Karen,I`m very lucky I stay next door to my mama and daddy.My inlaws stay about 10 miles from us and there is not many Sundays that we don`t go see them.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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8 posted 2002-02-01 01:14 PM

Shirl,girl you have made my day.I am so glad to see you.I`m ready for one of your wonderful poems.

Love,

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

strbbux
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

9 posted 2002-02-01 01:57 PM

Juantia it is so so sad how true this is.. It inspires me to post one I wrote when I went to visit my mom who is in an alzheimers home. I can't stand seeing the ones who stare hoping you are coming for them.. I go twice a week, and I get more out of it from seeing my mom than she does..she doesnt know me anymore,,It is sad..great write with very human qualities. floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

10 posted 2002-02-01 02:32 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) Oh Juanita, this is sooooooooo heartbreaking, it breaks my heart to see families detached from each other and then when our elders pass on the tears and shame that follow! (big hugggssssss) Every week now I pay a visit to the Christian Living Center next to my school and meet all the elderly there to keep them welcomed and to help out with the meals and arts and crafts and Corn Crop dances children put on and other activities just because I respect them so much and they deserve so much love and company! (wipes tears) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is soooooooo sad but beautiful, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Juanita, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (02-01-2002 02:32 PM).]

N orth Carolina Girl
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11 posted 2002-02-01 03:46 PM

Floria,thanks for reading and and my daddy is getting where he sees things.It is so sad when you have to see people like this.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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12 posted 2002-02-01 03:52 PM

Noah,I think you`re an angel in disguise.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

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highways, & byways, for now

13 posted 2002-02-01 11:49 PM

North Carolina Girl - I read this and can't find words to express how it touched me. If you have a kleenex I could use one for this cinder in my eye...

BC

sodpossom
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N.C

14 posted 2002-02-02 05:10 PM

Mama
Very touching and sweet!Loved it!

Sunshine

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15 posted 2002-02-02 08:27 PM

I know this is supposed to be a sad poem, and it is, for all those children who never think that time is short...but for me, it made me glad that I was holding my father's hand as he slipped upward...

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

16 posted 2002-02-02 08:32 PM

precious thoughts here Juanita, tonight I think I wrote on a similar theme but chose the clothes that my older relatives would make and they have passed on too, sad to say!

[This message has been edited by ecrivan (02-02-2002 08:33 PM).]

Silver Streak
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since 2002-01-02

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FL, USA

17 posted 2002-02-02 09:46 PM

Very, very beautiful. What a glorious story of a happy old man patiently waiting to meet his creator on graduation day remembering his finest memories. Well done, sir, well done. And to you, Juanita. Well done, sweet poet, well done.

-newell

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Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

18 posted 2002-02-02 11:16 PM

Wow you really got to the heart of the matter in this one...one of my favorites...James

amigo
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since 2001-10-12

Posts 520
the earth school

19 posted 2002-02-02 11:33 PM

well written Juanita, isn't it sad that people just continue with their busy life, failing to think that their turn to occupy the rocking chair is not far off....

N orth Carolina Girl
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20 posted 2002-02-03 12:51 PM

Bill,thank you so much!

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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21 posted 2002-02-03 12:52 PM

Stevie,when I get old you better not forget to come see me!
Love you!

N orth Carolina Girl
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22 posted 2002-02-03 12:54 PM

Sunshine,I`m glad you were with your father and I`m sure it was a comfort to him.thanks for reading!

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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23 posted 2002-02-03 12:55 PM

Martin,thanks friend!

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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24 posted 2002-02-03 12:56 PM

Newell,thank you for the kind words.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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Posts 962
NC,USA

25 posted 2002-02-03 12:58 PM

James,its a sad situation but so often its true.Thanks for reading.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

N orth Carolina Girl
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26 posted 2002-02-03 12:59 PM

Amigo,so very true alot of us don`t stop and think if we live long enough we`re going to be old.Thanks for reading!

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

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