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Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

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Michigan

0 posted 2002-03-24 12:28 PM

For My Grandaughter

May your triumphs be many
and your problems be few
may laughter and sunshine
always rain down on you

may the sweetest of dreams
every night, fill your head
while angels of love
keep watch round your bed

may you always be granted
whatever you need
and with lightness of heart
go about your good deeds

may your lessons in school
be fulfilling and fun
with time left for frolicking
in the warm sun

may you grow to be strong
and joyful and smart
and someday to find
a most loving sweetheart

may you feel the joy
of a new baby's kiss
but most of all
I hope you don't miss

the love of that someone
so special and true
the love of a grandaughter
just like you

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

1 posted 2002-03-24 12:32 PM

Ah well you have to know I am going to jump on this and "ahhhh" it to bits. Not only was that the cutest picture I ever read, but...being a Gramma and loving this job, I can't think of a thing I could wish worth more, than giving my grandaughter someone to love as much as I love her. Did I love this poem you bet I did, big time! This causes a tickle in my heart!

~* Reality is an illusion ~ albeit a persistant one *~
Albert Einstein

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2002-03-24 12:34 PM

(smiles) Awwwwwwww, this is soooooo beautiful, sweet friend, may your grand-daughter too grow up and always fill your heart with endless memories of loves happiness and delight your days with her laughter and innocence! (kiss on cheek) This is a wonderful tribute to your grandchild, sweet friend, you will always be a wonderful grandmother to her, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Madame Chipmunk
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Michigan

3 posted 2002-03-24 12:49 PM

Sharon...thanks so much for that grandmotherly reply...yes...isn't grandmotherhood the best thing in the world?
I think its even more fun than parenthood because you get to spoil them and then you get to send them home for someone else to take care of ......and of course, you get to love them an awful lot!

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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4 posted 2002-03-24 12:51 PM

Noah...Thanks so much for your reply...
You are such a sweet kid and you say such nice things to all of us....

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

5 posted 2002-03-24 03:15 AM

Lyra,
Awww! What a wonderful grandma you are. I really truly love this adorable poem. This will be a lifetime keepsake to her. Nice, nice job Lyra.

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

6 posted 2002-03-24 08:20 AM

A perfect gift for the up and coming Easter basket, on beautiful paper, rolled up and tied with a yellow ribbon, placed in her basket...then later framed...

what a lovely gift, Chipmunk! You leave the best smiles!

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

7 posted 2002-03-24 08:39 AM

Lyra,
It is more fun then parenthood. You love them and walk away. Wonderful write.

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

8 posted 2002-03-24 09:17 AM

They truly are such a joy....even on their
worst day...when nothing seems to go right
for them or us!!!

Nice one Madame C. (get the acorns yet??)

Martie

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9 posted 2002-03-24 09:31 AM

Lyra

I'm four months into being a grandma..and I love it..this poem is perfect!

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

10 posted 2002-03-24 09:51 AM

they grow up so fast..im looking forward to my next little grandbaby...as you know in August..this was so lovely Lyra dear..hugs

cant wait to find out soon what it is going to be

~Victoria~

Opeth
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since 2001-12-13

Posts 1543
The Ravines

11 posted 2002-03-24 10:09 AM

~ Sweet and thoughtful.

strbbux
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

12 posted 2002-03-24 11:53 AM

Oh this is wonderful Lyra, aren't grandchildren such a joy? I am so sure that you are the bestest gramma in the world dear lady.

and I adore your poem. floria

Floria

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

Marsha

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since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

13 posted 2002-03-24 12:29 PM

Lyra my dearest friend, this is utterly utterly wonderful, yes absolutely perfect all the delights with none of the bad stuff. Not that it seems likely I’ll ever get the chance to be one, Krissy says there’s plenty of time, Paul doesn’t fancy the idea at all, and Emma says that reproducing is very low down on her priorities and anyway she can’t afford one. I have suggested that they owe it to me to make me a grandma but not one of them seems inclined. Oh well I get to share, even if it is vicariously, the joy via beauties like this.

This is incredibly beautiful and I love it utterly utterly. Brilliantly done

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

ShadowRider
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since 2001-07-14

Posts 1038
USA

14 posted 2002-03-24 01:02 PM

Munk-Ster Ghandi:
it's sort of like a wonderful second life, isn't it?  Watching our blood grow again.
Your poem so much reminded me of a wonderful song by Joan Baez:
Forever Young   which has some of the best advice (like yours),
and never feels to heat up the heart with warm wishes (like yours!).

I can bet (if i was a betting man: the whole farm!), that you are one of the most
caring loving grandma's yet.  It's a sacred job, and one that MUST be taken
seriously...on the other hand.....its a job i wouldn't trade for anything (being a
grandfather that is!)  *smiles*
~have a hugg~!   you deserve it!
Jeff

amusemi
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since 2001-12-08

Posts 1262
A State of Disarray

15 posted 2002-03-24 01:19 PM

This is sooo beautiful. It should be published...I'm thinkin'!!

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

16 posted 2002-03-24 06:18 PM

Thanks Larry...I wrote that for her last birthday and she really liked it.
She tells everyone at school that her grandma is a poet.

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

17 posted 2002-03-24 06:22 PM

What a lovely thought, Karilea...its too bad that we don't celebrate Easter...and she already has the poem, it was for her last birthday......presented to her....all rolled up and tied with a pretty ribbon.
I don't know whether her mom framed it or not. Maybe we should start celebrating Easter around here....I was always jealous of the kids who got to have Easter baskets...and Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies. All I ever got was to have a Passover seder with chicken soup and matzoh balls. Thanks for your reply.

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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Michigan

18 posted 2002-03-24 06:23 PM

Thanks Sy, You sound like you are somebody's grandpa

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

19 posted 2002-03-24 06:24 PM

Barry, thanks for your reply...you sound like a grandpa too!
Yes...I gathered the acorns in my dreams last night....
they are delicious...thank you

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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Michigan

20 posted 2002-03-24 06:26 PM

Thanks for your reply, Martie....
Four months is a lovely age for a grandchild, but it only gets better...

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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Michigan

21 posted 2002-03-24 06:27 PM

Victoria...thanks for replying...
You can't wait for the grandchild and I can't wait to see the beautiful poem you are going to write for that grandchild.

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

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Michigan

22 posted 2002-03-24 06:28 PM

JCP....thanks so much for your reply...Its good to hear from you again.

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

23 posted 2002-03-24 06:30 PM

Floria...thank you so much...but right now, I am not even supposed to be near any of my grandkids because they go to school and therefore are exposed to all sorts of communicable diseases...and my blood counts are down because of the chemo. I miss all of them terribly, and can't wait to see them again.

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

24 posted 2002-03-24 06:33 PM

Marsha, my sweet friend from across the big pond....It was so nice to talk to you this afternoon.
I bet that your kids will eventually change their minds about having kids.
Most people in their generation seem to get married and have their kids later than we did.
If not, you can always share my grandchildren....I'm sure that they wouldn't mind having another grandma...especially one with such a sweet British accent!

lots of huggggs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

25 posted 2002-03-24 06:39 PM

Hey Jeff...you are not old enough to be a grandpa!
thanks for that magnanimous reply.
I recently heard the Joan Baez song to which you referred and it made me wonder if she had read my poem before she wrote it.

I love being a grandma, but wish I could spend more time with my grandkids....
Since I have been doing chemo, I am supposed to stay away from schoolkids....and also we have been so busy running to Ann Arbor every weekday for radiation that I feel like my whole life is on hold right now.

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

26 posted 2002-03-24 06:40 PM

amusemi....thanks so much for your reply.
You are the second person who has told me to publish this poem....a friend of mine also said it....
But, I have no idea how to go about getting a poem published...
Maybe someday.....

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

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