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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA 
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~ Nana and I ~ I stood on the edge of a drowning pond the glint of olive stinging my intentions Visions of dancing fish walking on silty bottom pinned the earth to my sleeve, a global mobile, predestined destiny posed like David in front of stillborn water Wishes were born that day I was 6, and the pebble still rippled on glass Praise the Lord and kiss the sunflower My grandmother took my hand We pressed our ears to the trembling iron of a traffic switch heard magical colors of green, yellow and red change Love and smiles they come easy when you are an angel All children are cherubs waiting for heaven's kiss I think my grandmother was an angel, too |
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strbbux Member Elite
since 2001-12-19
Posts 3859 |
Oh gosh this is so sweet, I just wrote one about my nana too. Are you italian shadow? Your words are so beautiful. I love how you expressed this one. well done, Nanas are wonderful. And now I am one. LOL. floria Floria |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Jeff darling boy I suppose you think that I’m going to praise you to the skies? Hmmm? …….. Well, of course I am, this is utterly utterly wonderful, as YOU very well know. This is exceptional writing, certainly I’ve come to expect the very best from you, creatively and in language form. This is a real beauty, and absolutely wonderful first class piece. YOU do know I LOVE this don’t you? Good it is splendiferous   Love and warm stuff As always Mushy  To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79 |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  (sigh) Your heart is alwaysd golden and shines with so much love, sweet friend, I just know your Nana will love this soooooooo much, for she is an angel just as you are to us all! (big hugggsssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, your words always paint the colors of love so wonderfully, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Jeff, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA |
oh....this hurts to say, Noah, but she passed when i was 15. I could never EVER put into words the many many occasions that are indelibly stamped on my life from her. Still, to this day, she is a wonderful mentor to me. Missing her....sigh.....every day since she was taken to Heaven. But happy that we got to spend so much time together, Noah. It's a happy kind of ache, do you know what i mean? Thankx Buddy for the reply. I feel your warm hand on my shoulder as i write this. Jeff |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
This is so very special, Jeff  I just kept reading it and reading it and it just kept getting better each time.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Grandmothers are amazing creatures...they no longer give life...they just give love.... |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
well as you know i am a nana..and i hope i am remembered in some special way..my first grandson was the closest to me because he lived in my house as a baby..and he almost became my son..he still kids me about the way i always played with his ears haa..lovely poem jeff hugss ~Victoria~
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Dulcinea Senior Member
since 2001-07-22
Posts 774IN |
For me, it was my Grandpa ~sigh~ I still miss him to this day! I love this Jeff! Thanks for the memories! |
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rebekah33 Member
since 2001-12-13
Posts 140MD/NJ |
Thank you for this beautiful piece, it brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye thinking of my own Nana. They truely are angels... -R. "So stop and love and dance and live and laugh until you cry" Edwin McCain |
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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA |
To the great bunch of poets who replied: My grandmother, Nana, was and is a constant reminder of how the world should be treated. She never asked others for herself, but found that giving was life's greatest rewards. Perhaps after reading this, we can all go out, hug tightly our own Nana's, and tell them they mean the world to us. Thankx, Y'all! Jeff |
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