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For Having Known You (A letter to Sy)
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For Having Known You (A letter to Sy) |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Dear Sy, For having known you, I am better than I was. I am more of a woman, more of a child, more of a dreamer, more of a poet more sensitive to the power of a fragile phrase, to the cutting edge of subtle truth. For having known you, I am more ingenuous, more humble, more attuned to the sound of my heartbeat and to the serenity of my spirit. My words flow from more profound springs and trip more lightly over aging stones. My ink is more opaque, my thoughts more indelible on these blue pages of poetry You have been like a moonbeam that settles on the crest of our waters, lingering there, and dancing playfully, like an aesthetic lover, bringing splendor and beauty to the night. You have been the sun of our morning, opening the day with truth and beauty, with wisdom and humor. Only in heaven will we look into your eyes on an equal plane, without dimension or measure, without regard to the height of your pedestal. Wait for me then, dear friend. by the gate. For I look forward to seeing you again. Until then, I am at peace in the warmth of your friendship, and content in the realization that I am so much better than I was for having known you With love and a warm PIP embrace Liz |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Liz... your heart words are just so beautiful for our sweet Sir Sy.... just lovely... love RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
This is a sensitive and powerful tribute to our dear Sy. I have a hard lump in my throat where the tears are caught. We will all mourn together... God's blessings to you. ~alyssa Hupomeno. |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
This is a beautiful letter Liz ... simply beautiful. Sy was a one-of-a-kind sweetheart. He will be missed greatly.  Best wishes and big hugs, /Kit |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Liz, you are a poetess divine with a soul that radiates love and grace.  God bless Seymour ~ and you.  Love & Everlasting Light, Linda  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this speaks for me too since I can't find the words beautiful piece Liz |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LovelyLizzyLady~ Yes~ I so remember the days of you and Seymour and the 'he said'-'she said' poetry that came to be~ Thank God for the archives of PiP, so that I can douse myself in the memories of the beauty of the man~ *sigh* Love you lady~ *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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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
beauty all around us... your breath-taking letter to a man that had such a positive affect on so many. His poetry was, is, and will be on-playing music. miscellanea |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
This is a woman whose heart speaks volumes, for he gave so much to all of us. Thanx Liz for such a tender write. |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
I agree with with your elegant words. I have shared many of Sy's poems with family and friends and I will continue to do so. I for one will never forget Sy. Thanks, Melton |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
...simply speechless... |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
 We sure had some good times with Sy didn't we Lizzie? I am really going to miss his emails to me. What a lovely letter dear friend. |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Liz, I feel the same way. I miss him so much. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Seymour is an amazing gift. He touched so many of us, from all walks of life, and left us better people, simply by being Seymour.  thank you, Liz |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Nobody could have said it better than you Lizzie.... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Amen...your words flow like sweet honey...James |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Liz, I have literally been moved to tears by your words. Yes, Seymour has touched so many lives and fortunate were they, who knew him in person ~ like yourself. "You have been the sun of our morning, opening the day with truth and beauty, with wisdom and humor." ~ Indeed he was! And it is in the morning, when I log into PiP and do not see a post by him, that I miss him the most. You have a loving heart and a graceful pen, dear Liz. Love & Eternal Light, Linda |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Lovely Poem, Liz. Ida |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Lady Santos... On the day you wrote this, it was hard for me to respond, because that was the day I lost my mother by love. Only a few short weeks later, I lost an uncle as well. I've finally gathered my wits around me enough to say...thank you for the tenderness of your words, for the loving thoughts that those of us who knew Sy, even if only through the blue halls, and for memorializing him in such a beautiful way. I've kept many of his daily poems...several of them so very favorite to me in my heart. I'm so glad we knew him, of his life and of Isabel, and of the love he had for his family. Ron brought us all together in some far-fetched netherworld of communication... if only our governments could see what we see. I think Sy would have liked that. |
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