Of Roses, Sage and Love, for Leah and Ralph

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Midnitesun

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Gaia

0 posted 2009-06-03 07:17 PM

The scent of roses and sage,
incense and candles...
fill the air tonight
with chants and prayers of serenity,
in an attempt to lighten
the heartbreak load of adagio.

Waving last year's burning sage stick
over Leah's newly planted Snow Hill Sage,
I felt incredibly sad yet glad
she is beyond physical suffering.
My heart goes out to Ralph,
whose suffering has just begun.

When this life passes, one moves through the light
to join the cosmic universal unity of life.
Some believe we each return to complete unfinished tasks.
I believe Leah's spirit shall return,
for there are more roses, pineapple sage to plant,
and hearts to nurture and heal.

RIP, Leah, who was a special lucky lady,
loved by Ralph, a very special man.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (06-03-2009 10:14 PM).]

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 posted 2009-06-03 09:49 PM

Yo dear Kacy,

This is a kind and effective write for your friends.

Love Bobby

1slick_lady
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since 2000-12-22

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standing on a shadow's lace

2 posted 2009-06-03 09:51 PM

beautiful

and Kacy
you are such a special woman
words can not even define you

Midnitesun

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Gaia

3 posted 2009-06-03 10:09 PM

Bobby, thank you for reading and commenting.

Helen, what a kind comment, thank you dear one.
Ralph will need all the support we can give him as the impact of losing Leah hits him each day. The poetry he wrote expressing his love for her was truly beautiful and heart warming.

RIP, Leah.

serenity blaze
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4 posted 2009-06-03 11:43 PM

She would have loved all of it.

Like you, Leah understood having "church".

thank you so much Kacy

I shake my head

you forget yourself, as you lend comfort to them that grieve. (Leah would have handed you first pick of the vine...)

I'll love her forever--and you too.

serenity blaze
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5 posted 2009-06-04 03:24 AM

Oh she did:
she loved rosemary
and love-lies-bleeding
vines of lace
boughs of red hearts
superceding
simple things
like mint's lament
and ROSES
bigger than a fist
(I think I said that twice before)
and all the honeysuckled scents
that never will
can be
ignored...

She brought me eggplant
purple-proud
and yellow squash
in morning dew
with kisses and a gaiety
secrets
of just you and me...

"Don't let the sun, catch you cryin'..."

She sang that line to me, off-key:

throaty sparrow singing me

my wings unto the sky, she sighed:

"don't let the sun...catch ya cryin'..."

Thank you kacy--a hard day, put to bed.

Midnitesun

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Gaia

6 posted 2009-06-04 06:57 AM

Karen, this reply left me with a quiet tear. Thank you for sharing this beautiful personal story of Leah. It's easy to see why our sweet adagio loved this lady so deeply.
Leah possessed a shining beautiful heart and soul, and though I never met her, I find myself missing her and her zest for life today.
Hugs to you this morning, K, and Ralph...may you find some comfort in your gardens, where Leah's spirit will forever bloom.

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

7 posted 2009-06-04 12:28 PM

I can't read this without tears because this world has lost a beautiful spirit and my friends are hurting.

But a smile keeps peeking through... because friends have a way of making even the darkest times a bit easier to bear... and this thread is pure testament to that friendship thing. *S*

K&K... you're both beautiful... HUGS to you.

Midnitesun

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Gaia

8 posted 2009-06-04 12:34 PM

Suthern, you are wonderful.
Thank you, for being here to offer support for Ralph, who will be needing hugs and understanding hearts.
I remember his Katrina 'Missing Mom' thread.
As I recall, you were the one who was able to locate his mom after they evacuated the nursing home. Always, you are a wonderful friend.

loveya, lady!

Bloodline
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since 2009-05-23

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Oklahoma

9 posted 2009-06-04 08:08 PM

The expression, words cannot express,
no longer applies, you have
overcome it, lovely,

Bloodline

OwlSA
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Durban, South Africa

10 posted 2009-06-04 09:27 PM

Kacy, Karen, Ruth and so many others, you are a shining light and I am sure that Ralph will be uplifted by your compassionate messages. All I have to offer is an explosion of tears. I wish I could do more.

Owl

Midnitesun

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Gaia

11 posted 2009-06-04 10:02 PM

Bloodline, I am humbled by your very kind comment. Thank you so much, for taking time to read and reply.

Diana, thanks, dear friend. Sometime when you can, read his poetry about Leah, the love of his life. He posts under the pen name adagio.

Margherita
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Eternity

12 posted 2009-06-05 01:08 PM

I am really moved by your words and the replies of those who are close to Ralph, in this sad moment in time.

Yes, I think you are right. Leah will whisper her loving presence in midst of roses and sage ...

Love,
Margherita

Midnitesun

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Gaia

13 posted 2009-06-05 03:02 PM

Thank you so much, Margherita, for being here to support our adagio, Ralph, in this time of need. The Pips friendship chain seems to be endless, and appears to have its own unique spiritual power supply.

BluesSerenade
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By the Seaside

14 posted 2009-06-05 11:14 PM

You have such a big beautiful heart.

This was really lovely, Kacy~

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