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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2005-11-19 10:10 PM


~the reaper and me~

As a tiny frail child,
when the reaper came for me,
my mind and spirit were too busy
in some boggeldy woods, determined to play.
So disappointment was his that fateful day;
not long before, he had managed to spirit
my older brother Darrel away.
And when my casket was ordered
I was nowhere to be found.
So pale and weak was I, not expected to live,
they had already dug up a nearby piece of ground.
But through that silent night my soul ran
through brilliant waving poppy fields,
and ignored what that country bumpkin doctor said.
I vowed not to be dead before my first birthday.

And guess who still loves poppies
at the ripe old age of sixty? Me!
But oh, though that grim reaper still visits me
around this same time each year,
I tell him where to go, and when!
Of Death, I have no fear.

© Copyright 2005 Kathleen Kacy Stafford - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2005-11-19 10:26 PM


Kacy

I had a visit from him also, when I was not quite two.  I sure am glad you stuck around and gave him the boot!!  I would have missed you!!  Because I'm a bit older than you, I see him coming for me often too.  

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2 posted 2005-11-19 10:30 PM


Sister Martie? We shall overcome. LOL.
Thanks for being such a wonderful kindred spirit, for always gifting me a kind reply.

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3 posted 2005-11-19 11:35 PM


I remember you telling me this story Kacy.  Yep, you had other plans and I, for one, am so glad that you did.  Cheers my friend...  
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4 posted 2005-11-19 11:39 PM


Duncan! what a treat to have you read and reply. Big hugs to you and that little guy who shares your pancake plates and pasta bowls.

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5 posted 2005-11-20 01:47 AM


i think most of us have been there and beaten him. thank god for that

My spirit will rise
above the sea~
There will be no drowning
of my soul or me~

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6 posted 2005-11-20 04:34 AM


Thank goodness he didn't get you, Kacy!  Happy Birthday, special lady!   ....jo
ice
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7 posted 2005-11-20 07:26 AM


­
To fear is futile
When you take visit from he that bears the sickle
It is how you stand up to him that matters
As a child you laughed in his face

"So disappointment was his that fateful day;"

The poppies do not fear him
They stand
against hells dry wind
The beauty in their petals
Are a reflection of heaven
as is the bravery in the words of this poem.

They, do not fear the reaper...
His treachery being only found in nature
In the minds of men

*"Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
We can be like they are"

Apparently some of us are...

--------------------ice
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*from "Don't Fear The Reaper"- Blue Oyster Cult
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8 posted 2005-11-20 08:12 AM



Kacy?  For several reasons...
perhaps even more,

I am going to library this
as an unexpected gift
from a lovely
friend.


kayjay
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9 posted 2005-11-21 01:08 AM


You are just full of surprises.  Thanks for sharing this one.  I think I've seen his shadow once or twice, but he's been pretty elusive for me.  Well said.  Ken

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

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10 posted 2005-11-21 02:08 AM


Like you, I think, there are many things I fear...but that's not one of them.

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