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Rosemary J. Gwaltney
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 997
northern mountains, Idaho

0 posted 2007-12-25 08:40 PM

The children's Christmas is simple and bright
They sing the music, they laugh in the light;
Sparkling colors are a magical spell,
Their instant joy flows bubbling and well.
~ ~ ~
But round that tree I see a space,
Beside the table an empty place,
A voice is missing, a form of grace,
The sweetness of a little lost face.
~ ~ ~
A vacuum was left by the child who's gone,
Though all seems right, something's terribly wrong.
I'd give up my Christmas and gaity fine,
To clasp that small hand again in mine.

(C) 1998 Rosemary J. Gwaltney
Dedicated to my precious small daughter Sheena, who will forever be with me in my heart.
(Repost)

By the way, I WILL hold her hand again - when we are reunited in Heaven at last. We will know joy there, even greater than that we knew here. An enormous comfort for these long, waiting years.

[This message has been edited by Rosemary J. Gwaltney (12-27-2007 08:01 PM).]

TomMark
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since 2007-07-27

Posts 2133
LA,CA

1 posted 2007-12-25 11:13 PM

A very lovely poem and very touching story. I am sorry for your lost and I am happy that you have such a good spirit to face this now. But we miss our loved ones and we do miss them with tears. We do.
Love you.
wish you a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year.
May God bless you and comfort you, my dear.

[This message has been edited by TomMark (12-26-2007 03:31 PM).]

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2007-12-26 06:39 AM

Dear (((((Rosemary)))), what a sweet tender write. Christmas filled with children's joy is heartwarming, but I can imagine how the loss of your little Sheena must hurt deeply still.

There are divine gifts we enjoy in their fullness only for a short time, but the memory accompanies us through our whole existence and beyond ... I believe your souls are in daily/nightly touch and this love will always dance in your heart, till you will meet again on another plane, as you say with the trusting voice of a Mother.

All my love and tender hugs.
Margherita

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

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Between the Lines

3 posted 2007-12-26 07:30 AM

Those memories are what keep us going~~ a beautiful personal write~~

M

Kahlil
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since 2003-04-12

Posts 1881

4 posted 2007-12-26 09:34 AM

Absent from the table, but not from your heart.

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

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5 posted 2007-12-26 10:31 AM

Rosemary...The circle of love is never unbroken.

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 997
northern mountains, Idaho

6 posted 2007-12-26 12:02 PM

Thank you, kind poets, for reading this. I appreciate your words. Yes, Martie, the circle of love just keeps rolling.

The spiritual wind that holds survivors aloft, plants the seeds from which bloom new hope ... R.J.G.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2007-12-26 03:20 PM

DearestRoseMary~
I tried to read this yesterday, but couldn't without the tears coming~

I can feel your loss of dear little Sheena,
and can only hold out my heart and my hands to hold your tears of remembrance~

Bless you sweet lady~
Good Lord willing ... you WILL hold her again, in the land where 's wait~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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Ceinwyn
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since 2000-07-09

Posts 2175
VA

8 posted 2007-12-26 03:46 PM

May God always comfort you and yours.

Live, Laugh, Love

If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried.

lucky
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since 2000-01-17

Posts 1601
Idaho

9 posted 2007-12-27 08:04 PM

Yes indeed...

"An enormous comfort for these long, waiting years."

love to you ducky
lucky

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

10 posted 2007-12-28 01:48 AM

Precious words and thoughts for your daughter Sheena...James

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 997
northern mountains, Idaho

11 posted 2007-12-29 12:39 PM

Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I really appreciate it.

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