I Love You and I Always Will (2500th post) in loving memory of my first husband

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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-04-01 08:24 PM

I am dedicating my 2500th post to the memory of my first husband who passed away on May 22, 1999
we had been married for 34 years
I Love You and I Always Will

When they told me you were gone
I couldn't stop the tears
we'd had no last goodbye
after all our tender years

but your spirit was still here
and when you heard my cry
you opened up your eyes
just once more before you died

"I love you" you said "and I always will"

frozen in the grips of death
your life so slowly drained
from your body, once so strong
now weakened with such pain

as I held you in my arms
I felt your spirit leave
the pain wracked look you'd worn for months
became one of relief

I know you still watch over me
your wisdom guides my way
although I'm once again in love
you're with me every day

you'll forever be a part of me
and I will never forget
that one last sacred moment
when you returned from death

to comfort me in sorrow
you used your one last breath
to say
"I love you and I always will"

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

[This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (04-01-2002 08:25 PM).]

Balladeer

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1 posted 2002-04-01 08:38 PM

It gets no more touching than this, Madame C. You were both fortunate to have had such a love for so long....congratulations on 2500!

Martie

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2 posted 2002-04-01 08:40 PM

Ah Lyra...you bring tears to my eyes with the tenderness and love shown in this poem...the kind that never dies. Congratulations!

Magnus

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3 posted 2002-04-01 08:41 PM

Lyra...I didn't need to cry tonight...But,
darn....this is beautiful...and yep, I have
tears in my eyes...

Enchantress
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4 posted 2002-04-01 08:49 PM

Lyra, how like you to dedicate your 2500th post to your fist husband. Congratulations on the 2,500 and also on a beautiful heartfelt write. You have been very fortunate to have two wonderful men in your life. Well done and please keep on writing, and making us smile!!
~Hugs to you dear lady~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Madame Chipmunk
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5 posted 2002-04-01 09:07 PM

Thanks so much, Michael...I have had 2 wonderful husbands, so I guess fortune has been kind to me in that arena...but I never ever thought I would be going through the nightmare I am living thru right now...especially after having gone thru it with my first husband and then losing my son a year later.....so, I guess we all get some good and some bad in our lives and in the end, it probably balances out somehow.
But wouldn't it be nice if we could just erase some of the bad times and make them all good again

Thanks for the congrats!

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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6 posted 2002-04-01 09:09 PM

Thank you so much, Martie. I am very lucky to have had his love for so long and then double lucky to have found David 13 months later.....I don't know where I would be now if not for David.....he is so kind and so good and he understands perfectly about my love for my first husband....

~many warm hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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7 posted 2002-04-01 09:10 PM

Thanks so much Barry, I am sorry that I made you cry

but tears are good for the soul and they also cleanse your eyes.

~hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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8 posted 2002-04-01 09:12 PM

Thanks so much, Nancy...I certainly have been lucky in love, now...if I could only have that kind of luck with my health right now...things would be golden....

~many warm hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Mistletoe Angel

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9 posted 2002-04-01 09:20 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) Oh Lyra, this is soooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, I know that your first husband will always love you so much and will never forget you and these words will always echo on in your heart, just as your second husband will always be true to you and will make you happy forever more! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is one of the most touching posts I have read from you yet, CONGRATULATIONS, 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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10 posted 2002-04-01 09:31 PM

Thank you so much for your reply and your congrats, Noah...
and for that lovely compliment...

~warm hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

catalinamoon

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11 posted 2002-04-01 09:59 PM

Lyra, you have such a loving heart. What a beautiful poem. I still love a man that I have not seen in 25years. I think real love never goes away, it gets shifted a little to make room for new but never leaves.
I hope your health will improve soon.
Peace
Sandra

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12 posted 2002-04-01 10:11 PM

Lyra~ Your writing is so profound and full of love, often I am lost for words while wiping away a tear. Your poetry runs deep as does the love you express.

Many many hugs today and always~

Victoria

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13 posted 2002-04-01 10:12 PM

This is so beautifully written dear one..and i hope you have many more years to come with your dear husband..hugss..

~Victoria

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14 posted 2002-04-01 10:32 PM

Thirty-four years is a long time, Lyra...there was a lot of love and devotion from you to him and back again, that is so evident...and what is most evident, is that there still is....

thank you for this...it shows us that you are indeed made of the right stuff...and that you are a Keeper...

Madame Chipmunk
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15 posted 2002-04-01 10:53 PM

Sandra...thanks so much for your reply...
I most certainly agree with you...
real love never dies...and I also think that a woman will always continue to love the father of her children.

~many warm hugs~

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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16 posted 2002-04-01 10:54 PM

Lori...thanks so much for that sweet reply...

Sorry I made you cry...I should have put a kleenex warning on that poem!

~many sniffly hugs~

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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17 posted 2002-04-01 10:55 PM

Thanks so much, Victoria...I hope so too...that is why I am putting myself thru the torture now...because I want to be here to spend many more years with David.

~hopeful hugs~

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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18 posted 2002-04-01 10:57 PM

Thanks so much, Karilea....
David was married for 16 yrs the first time, and added to my 34......together we were married for 50 yrs...just not to each other.

~many very sweet hugs for a sweet lady~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

butterflykiss989
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19 posted 2002-04-01 11:41 PM

Yep let me just restate what everyone else seems to say... wonderful poem that brought tears to my eyes... and congrats on 2500 thats a wow in itself

SEA

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20 posted 2002-04-01 11:44 PM

this is so touching....one of your very best

Larry C

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21 posted 2002-04-02 08:30 PM

Lyra,
You do know that I am not afraid of sadness. You put such courage and love into such touching memories. Thank you as always. And 2,500...wow.

Madame Chipmunk
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22 posted 2002-04-02 10:39 PM

Thanks so much for your reply, Butterflykiss, and I really love your name.

~butterfly hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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23 posted 2002-04-02 10:41 PM

Thanks so much for your reply, Sue...
I am so glad that you liked it...

~lots and lots of hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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24 posted 2002-04-02 10:43 PM

Thanks so very much, Larry...that was such a nice compliment for you to give me...but I guess we are both members of the C family.
I am Madame C and you are my brother, Larry C.

~2500 hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

JamesMichael
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25 posted 2002-04-03 01:52 AM

So sweet and sincere Madame...James

The Exile
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26 posted 2002-04-03 03:19 AM

This is such a touching piece... the feelings are just so strong in your poems Madame C. Can't wait to see more!

vandana

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27 posted 2002-04-03 02:10 PM

enjoyed

strbbux
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28 posted 2002-04-03 03:32 PM

Oh Lyra, tears, this is so so beautiful, How heartfelt this is, and you know I do understand. This is the most beautiful tribute to your first husband and I am so happy that you were there and were able to hold him and say goodbye, that is so important. I hope you are doing well. I was gone for awhile, so busy, and I have been missing reading all these lovely poems. God bless you, and congratulations on your 2500 posts. love, floria

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29 posted 2002-04-04 12:22 PM

There's so much love and tenderness written here... it touched me deeply. *S* Congrats on your 2500! *S*

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