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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-08-09 11:36 PM


~It Must Be A Miracle~



How do you grow there?
in parch of rock
twisting your tendrils through the sandy soil

your blossoms spreading the beauty of life
a flowering of grace and courage
an elfin oasis of shade
greening the stark surround

What is it that feeds your soul
that surrounds your spirit
in this barren place?

***

It must be a miracle
~

photo by Lyra Nesius





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1 posted 2002-08-09 11:37 PM


Yes, it must be a miracle. A lovely poem. Congrats on your 6000th.

In truth, what defines us is our poetry.

Madame Chipmunk
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2 posted 2002-08-09 11:40 PM


Thanks so much, Anne...for the reply and the congrats
~ hugs and grins

Lyra

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3 posted 2002-08-09 11:40 PM


Those plants that grow in the most barren of soils away from public view..must be a miracle..your 6000th post is due to your sincere effort and spirit, that amazes many of us!Congradulations on so many posts and for many more

miracle hugs


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4 posted 2002-08-09 11:43 PM






Yay!!! Oh my gosh, today is a day "sprouting" with milestones, I LOVE IT, you always make magic possible in your words, I LOVE IT, I truly think it is a miracle too, yay, we all love you so much, CONGRATULATIONS ON 6000, your contributions to this site always make me smile! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Madame Chipmunk
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5 posted 2002-08-09 11:47 PM


Thanks so much, Martin...
I guess I am tenacious and stubborn, just like that little plant...
but, I think all chipmunks are!
~ thanking you hugs from a chipmunk

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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6 posted 2002-08-09 11:49 PM


Noah..thanks so very much for your kind words and your effusive reply...
I think that when you get right down to it...
all life is a miracle.
~ miracle hugs from a chipmunk

Lyra

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7 posted 2002-08-10 12:20 PM


Such a close examination of life that flourishes in spite of odds. The analogy I drew in my own mind/heart leads me right back to YOU. Miracle lady.

congrats on 6,000. I thank YOU.

Madame Chipmunk
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8 posted 2002-08-10 12:29 PM


Thanks Karen, for your kind words and your congratulations...
I sure hope that you are right about the analogy...
except...I don't really live in a barren place.  I am surrounded by love...which is probably the reason that I have survived as long as I have...
I have a wonderful husband and family...and very loving friends both here at Piptalk and also in my "real" life...and thats what keeps me going...
~ thanks from a striped rodent

Lyra

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9 posted 2002-08-10 01:13 AM


I learn something new from you, every day.

You are a gorgeous spirit.

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10 posted 2002-08-10 08:38 AM



Yes...how DOES beauty strive to come forth
through the most barren and obstinate of all
obstacles?

How does a Chipmunk smile?

Through miracles...

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11 posted 2002-08-10 08:41 AM


Even a rock can be beautiful....but when
flowers come through....that is even more
special...

And you posted your 6000th too!  Congrats
to you our little chippermunch....You
know I do that on purpose......

We love you lady.....You are a special part
of all of us....

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12 posted 2002-08-10 08:51 AM


This is a wonderful poem, Lyra. The picture is beatiful, too.
CONGRADULATIONS LYRA!

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13 posted 2002-08-10 08:57 AM


~I believe in miracles~
Congratulations on your 6000th post dear lady!
~Loving hugs~

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14 posted 2002-08-10 09:33 AM


your blossoms spreading the beauty of life
a flowering of grace and courage

==============================

How appropriate are those lines...
they encompass your spirit that we see blossoming here everyday.
A perfect poem to mark your milestone!
Congrats on 6000 shining posts Lyra.

If all the tear drops went to heaven
And if all the pain was confined ...
Would I be your salvation
could I make your spirit shine.

KWSB

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15 posted 2002-08-10 09:47 AM


Hi Lyra, this is a perfect poem for you to write, as you are a miracle in the process of happening.
Around here, these pretty little white flowers grow between the cracks in the sidewalk. Talk about hardy!
Hugs
Sandra

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16 posted 2002-08-10 09:51 AM


Lyra

There are many miracles, most go unnoticed, until someone like you points them out.  Love everything about this!  Congratulations!

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17 posted 2002-08-10 11:51 AM


Madame - it is a miracle of life. YOu write so well about it...

BC

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18 posted 2002-08-10 11:58 AM


Lyra~
I love the word 'tenacious' .... and that you are~
*Hugs* and Congrats~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Madame Chipmunk
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19 posted 2002-08-10 03:33 PM


Thanks Karen...
how very sweet of you to say that.... but the last time I looked, I was still here LOL
~ spirited hugs

Lyra

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20 posted 2002-08-10 03:34 PM


Thanks so much, Karilea...
~ hugs from chipmunk smiling here

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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21 posted 2002-08-10 03:36 PM


Thanks Barry...
I know you do it on purpose...and I love it...so, you have my permission to keep doing it.
It looks like we both reached the same milestone on the same day...
How bout that?
~ 6000 hugs from the chippermunch

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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22 posted 2002-08-10 03:38 PM


Thanks so much, Sue...
I certainly appreciate the congratulatios.
Barry reached the same milestone last night so I guess we should all go out and have a big party....
6000 glasses of Perrier with lemon on the rocks for all please...
clink!
~ hugs from the forest

Lyra

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23 posted 2002-08-10 03:39 PM


Thanks so much, Nancy...
I believe in miracles too...
Now I just need for one to happen and I will be all set.
~ hugs from rodent in need of a miracle

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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24 posted 2002-08-10 03:40 PM


Thank you so much for your kind words and warm reply, Janet Marie

~ warm rodent hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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25 posted 2002-08-10 03:42 PM


Thanks so much for your reply, Sandra...
I wish I were a miracle...I wish I would see a miracle...I wish a miracle would happen to me...
but I guess I'll just have to wait.
Thanks for giving me a great idea for a new poem.
~ hugs from chipmunk hoping for miracle

maybe the BIG ACORN will appear soon!

Lyra

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26 posted 2002-08-10 03:44 PM


Thanks so much, Martie...
I have always been fascinated with how flowers can grow and blossom among the rocks and in the sand, where there are very few nutrients...
They must be special to be able to survive in that kind of environment.
~ lots of big hugs

Lyra

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27 posted 2002-08-10 03:45 PM


Thanks so much Bill...
It is miraculous, isn't it?  I have always wondered how these flowers grow.
~ lots of thank you hugs

Lyra

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28 posted 2002-08-10 03:47 PM


Thanks so much for that very sweet reply, Marge...
thats what my mother always said also...
especially when I didn't want to do something.
~ hugs and acorns

Lyra

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29 posted 2002-08-10 05:24 PM


are there those, somewhere, that see miracles in front of their eyes, yet cannot see them?
They are subtle, now, in these modern times, but ahhhhh they dooooo exist.  What a great 'between-the-lines' read and write, MunkSter!
Hooray for the home team on your 6000th post!
I am always in deep respect for the time you spend in replies.  That is magical!
all my best,
always
to the cutest FurFace
in the world!
jeff

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30 posted 2002-08-10 05:37 PM


Thanks so much, Jeff...
I really really enjoyed your very sweet reply.
I took that photo 2 years ago when we were on vacation.  We drove my little Mazda all across the country from Kalamazoo, Michigan to San Francisco, California.  We had David's daughter and her then fiance...now husband, with us.
I can't remember exactly where I took it but it was somewhere in the desert in Oregon...and I was so surprised to see the pretty plant growing there where it appeared to have no nourishment.  I knew I would use it for a poem one day...but I didn't write the poem until a couple of weeks ago.
~ furry faced hugs


Lyra

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31 posted 2002-08-10 06:56 PM


Hello Lyra

Your words complemented the picture perfectly.  Congratulations on such a wonderful achievement.  You have given so much of yourself to everyone here and I'm sure you know there are many who love you.

Take care.....Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
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32 posted 2002-08-10 07:30 PM


Lyra - congrats on 6000 and what a wonderful poem to share with us - lovely and a joy to read _ Paul
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33 posted 2002-08-10 07:51 PM


You may be a chipmunk but your poetry is never acorny! (ugh!) LOL!!!

Congrats, Madame C! Miracles DO happen....believe it.

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34 posted 2002-08-10 08:55 PM


Thank you so much for your very kind words, Sue...
I will say them back to you with a ringing truth.
~ hugs to another who always gives of herself

Lyra

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35 posted 2002-08-10 08:57 PM


Thanks so much Paul,  I'm glad you enjoyed the poem.
~ lots of hugs from the forest surround

Lyra

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36 posted 2002-08-10 08:59 PM


Michael...thanks so much for your reply...
Is it my imagination or is it true that I haven't seen much of you here lately?
~ acorny hugs

Lyra

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37 posted 2002-08-10 10:00 PM


Life's smallest miracles are those we hold most dear *winking here* - know anyone little?  Congratulation Lyra, and what a lovely poem to mark your milestone.  

I pass this way but once so I hope to meet you.
            
Sharon

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38 posted 2002-08-10 10:02 PM


Thanks so much, Sharon....
Oh...do you mean that pesky rodent who likes to hang around here, pretending she's a person....a person who writes poetry?

Yeah, I know her quite well.
~ hugs from the pesky critter

Lyra

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39 posted 2002-08-11 10:02 PM


Yes, it must be God's miracle, He doesn't abandon!!

*hugs*

marie

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40 posted 2002-08-11 10:34 PM


6,000 more please, Lyra

~wranx

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is sometimes, intolerable.      

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41 posted 2002-08-11 11:02 PM


Thanks so much, Marie...
I hope you are right.
~ hugs from a forest creature

Lyra

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42 posted 2002-08-11 11:04 PM


Thanks so much, Wranx...
~ hugs from a chipmunk to a wranx...
btw, what is a wranx anyway?  
this chipmunk needs to know what kind of creature she's hugging

Lyra

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How, indeed?
I love it

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

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44 posted 2002-08-12 10:58 AM


Lyra~

It is amazing isnt it, where we find hope in the smallest of things.... HUGSSSS you....
Lauren~

The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind pretend I am weightless and in this moment I am happy

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45 posted 2002-08-12 12:31 PM


Thanks so much for your reply, Interloper...
I am still wondering about those flowers.
~ hugs and thanks

Lyra

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46 posted 2002-08-12 12:32 PM


Thanks so much, Lauren...
I see hope, I see lots of hope, I just hope that the hope I see is real.
~ hopeful hugs

Lyra

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47 posted 2002-08-12 07:53 PM


6,000 posts - truly amazing for a little garden pest who scoots all around.

A miracle will also happen for you. There are so many praying and so many pulling for you. Do not fear, you are not alone.

This was wonderful and I enjoyed reading it so much. You hang in there and keep racing around in the gardens and the forests.  Hugs, Marti

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48 posted 2002-08-12 07:57 PM


Simply and magnificently penned Lyra ... a wonderful milestone post. Congratulations on 6,000. I loved your thoughts in this.

Best wishes,
/Kit

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49 posted 2002-08-12 11:59 PM



your blossoms spreading the beauty of life
a flowering of grace and courage
an elfin oasis of shade
greening the stark surround

==============

Sort of sounds like what I see in you and the greenery you add to the stark surrounds is the ever present smiles you give along with your amazing attitude towards life.  Beautiful write and such a superb way to celebrate your milestone.  

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50 posted 2002-08-13 12:37 PM


Thanks so much, Marti...
I keep praying for that miracle...
I think I do pretty good for a chipmunk, don't you?
I can even type and run the computer...
~ hugs from the garden pest...
thanks for those yunmmy tulip bulbs...

Lyra

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51 posted 2002-08-13 12:41 PM


Thanks so much, Kit...
I loved your milestone post about the Lion also...It was spectacular.
Congratulations to you too!
~ hugs and miracles

Lyra

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52 posted 2002-08-13 12:44 PM


Thanks so very much for your kind words, Mark...and for that very special compliment.
~ chipmunk with newly swollen head, hugs you

Lyra

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53 posted 2002-08-13 05:20 AM


Lyra
you are right it must be a miracle...either that or stubborn pride. Wonderful post. Congratulations on the 6000 beautiful sentiments.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



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54 posted 2002-08-13 11:41 AM


Thanks so much, Keth...
I think you are right on both counts...
the miracle and the stubborn pride...
and I think they are related to each other, because stubborn pride often causes miracles.
~ hugs from proud, stubborn chipmunk

Lyra

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