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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2007-12-16 03:03 AM

FOR SIMME YAGAMBARAM’S CHILDREN AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS
15 December 2007

Once upon a time
God sent an angel to Earth.
He called her Simme
and her mission was
to bless all who knew her, with her goodness.
This she did and more
for she instantly touched the lives of all around her
and taught us, inspired us, encouraged us
and brought us light, love, warmth, faith,
courage, honesty, strength, compassion, guidance,
happiness, smiles and laughter.

Evil forces are always jealous of the good
and they brought her much suffering
but those forces could not make her evil too
so instead they punished her for her goodness
and wrenched her away from her loved ones
and tried to destroy her,

but she triumphed over the evil forces and Death
because God immediately swept her up in His loving arms
and took her back to Heaven from where He had sent her
and now she is in a place
where she is forever safe
and nothing can hurt her ever again
and she will spend the rest of Time
smiling her love and protection and encouragement
down on her children and family and friends.

What we can do for her
is to honour her
and make her smile
by letting her see that we have learnt well from her
and we have made her gifts to us, our own,
and we are continuing her good work
by passing those things on
to everyone we know
without ceasing.

When things seem
dark and difficult
she will want us
to pause in the midst of our pain,
and in the stillness, feel
the warmth
and love
and compassion
and protection
of her loving angel wings
wrapped gently around us
encouraging us to go on teaching others
as she has taught us.

When we are confused and don’t know what to do,
let us pause and think,
“What advice would she give us, in this particular case, if she were still here on Earth?”
then she will send her words
to our innermost hearts and minds
but we must listen carefully.

Won’t you,
for a moment
lift your face
to the Heavens
and smile your courage up at her
and feel her
smiling back?

We thank God
for the honour He bestowed upon us
for giving us Simme
as a mother, daughter, sister, family member and friend.

- Owl

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

1 posted 2007-12-16 05:11 AM

Fine writing...seems you were blessed with an angel of love...James

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2007-12-16 06:20 AM

Thank you, James. Yes she was. She was a colleague of mine at the temp job where I have been working since 8 November 2007.

We heard with horror, on Friday morning, that her husband had shot her dead on both sides of the head and then himself through the heart the previous afternoon. He did this in full view of their 12 year old child and their 10 year old was in the house.

- Owl

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

3 posted 2007-12-16 07:04 AM

Oh m'lady Owl...

you live the mean street.

and oh I wish you didn't.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2007-12-16 07:30 AM

Your words go straight to the heart and I can feel her undefeated, smiling her goodness down from Heaven.
You are no less divinely equipped dear Diana, for you have put the accent on the good, which indeed reigns supreme above all the evil.

Thank you for sharing the gift of love today.

Love,
Margherita

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2007-12-16 07:59 AM

Thanks Karen. I wish I could wake up and find it was just a stupid nightmare.

Thanks, Margherita. Simme (pronounced Simmie) was such a ray of sunshine, that she couldn't but have this influence on the people who knew her.

- Owl

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

6 posted 2007-12-16 09:51 AM

Heartfelt Words

ARCTIC WIND

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

7 posted 2007-12-16 12:20 PM

wow

that's tragic

makes me sit in sadness here for awhile

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

8 posted 2007-12-16 04:23 PM

How tragic for those two children, to lose both parents by such violence, and now left alone.
My guess is there are relatives and friends who will shelter them.
Please accept my condolences and heartfelt healing thoughts.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

9 posted 2007-12-16 05:06 PM

Diana, I am literally keying this reply with teardrops spilling on my keyboard.

Upon first reading this poem, I was saving it because of the message ~ and your fine writing. Now, after having read in your replies what inspired you, I am also saving it as a tribute to Simme the woman. I am sick at heart at the tragedy of it all ~ and her poor, unfortunate children.

Deeply saddened,

Linda

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

10 posted 2007-12-16 08:45 PM

Beautiful words Owl

I thoroughly enjoy it. Have a great day

Lindsay

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

11 posted 2007-12-16 08:58 PM

I am so sorry, Owl that you had to suffer this terrible tragedy. How awful for the family. Please take care of yourself, I worry about you.
Ida

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

12 posted 2007-12-17 04:46 AM

Thank you Artic Wind.

Thank you passing shadows.

Thank you Kacy.  The children will be looked after by Simme's mom.

Thank you Linda, especially for the tribute to Simme.  It crunches me up that the children were in the house and one of them was in the room.

Thank you Lindsay.

Thank you Ida and for your concern for me.

- Owl

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