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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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MEMORIES 21 June 1982 You can destroy yourself, And me, Literally and metaphorically; You can hate and despise me; You can discard all your possessions That remind you of me; But nothing, nor you, nor I, Can negate what we have shared. - Owl |
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amusemi Senior Member
since 2001-12-08
Posts 1262A State of Disarray |
Wow. [This message has been edited by amusemi (11-17-2008 04:46 AM).] |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
ahhh...the blessedness of shared memories...you have captured it so well |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Diana... I see this was penned a few years back now.. a very painful write...hold fast your memories though.. love and hugs RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Oh my, dear Diana!! 21 June of many years ago I married ... and you are so right with your words ... even in stormy weather we shall remember sunshine. This touched me deeply. Love, Margherita |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
This is so true. Those memories will forever stay with you. |
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nourzihane Member
since 2008-07-10
Posts 254Algeria |
Dear Owlsa you have a wonderful pen writes the creativity and the beauty thank you love nourzihane |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
amusemi, my reply to your response, before you edited it, is "er . . . um . . er . . er . . smiles . . . er . . . " Thank you steaven. I am glad you think so. Thank you Roniece. Yes, a long time ago, but . . . memories can be persistent. Wow, Margherita - and I wrote several on that day! Yes, he was a very, very special man - but with many problems. Strange thing is that he eventually got over most of them, and we were together for 18 mostly happy months two years after this, then it was me who couldn't handle one of them, and he never forgave me for that. Yes, Oklahoma Rose, you are right. - Owl |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you Nourzihane. I am glad you enjoyed it. - Owl |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
So much wisdom so long ago...  funny, the things we can't forget. P.S. This was written two years to the day following my second marriage. Had we known one another then, I would have thought you had written this one for me.  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Wow! Karilea, did you see that Margherita was married on 21 June, but not 1982? So your second wedding was on 19 June 1982. It is sad that this poem could have been to you. You deserve all the happiness in the world. - Owl |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Sometimes things just don't work for us and you have to wonder if it is just a part of our learning process. I wonder if we are graded on the way we handle it? Ida |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
OwlSA - strong telling words, and so true.. BC |
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amusemi Senior Member
since 2001-12-08
Posts 1262A State of Disarray |
I edited it out, because it was a little to forward and rude. Figured I'd better change it. |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo dear Owl, This is very true. In the line: "But nothing, nor you, nor I," you might think of changing the first "nor" to "not". Love Bobby |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thanks for reading and enjoying, Bobby, and the suggestion, but the way it is, is the way I want it. Smiles. - Owl |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thanks vandana. - Owl |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hi Owl, Love is always a mix of joy and sadness, your poem is clear and loud as your voice to share with us a delicate sentiment...Thank you for the poignant poem beautifully expressed. regards yann |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Ida, Bill and amusemi (2nd message), somehow I seem to have missed your replies. Thank you Ida. I don't know about being graded, but I certainly believe that everything that happens to us, can teach us something. Whether we use it, or abuse it, is up to us. Thank you Bill. I am glad you enjoyed it. amusemi, I didn't find what you said originally offensive. Perhaps I missed the point? Smiles. - Owl |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thanks, Yann. Yes, you are right about love. Thank you for your kind and appreciative words. - Owl |
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