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Sunshine

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0 posted 2011-01-25 11:20 AM

A Thursday Poem on Tuesday

Yep, you knew it would happen

how much I would miss you
this day,

Not being able to sing
any variation whatsoever
of Happy Birthday to You -
so only my heart hears
the melody.

And I think of your sisters
and brothers, all of them,
and it is as if I can eavesdrop
on their thoughts, this day…

so I hope they realize
they are not alone
in their reveries.

And yet, I smile, knowing
how fortunate you believed
yourself to be when you
learned that you shared this
day with the man who,

without his knowing, brought
us together ultimately
through our love of the poets,
along with the
reading, and writing of
poetry…

and it charmed your Irish nature
that his nickname was
the Wiz.

So Happy Birthday, Louise,
and please, nudge Him a hello
from me…
and then either of you
might send me a feather.

Just because.

~*~

In Memory
Louise (Bridget Shenachie) Ryan
(1948-2010)

© KRJ 1-25-2011

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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1 posted 2011-01-25 11:24 AM

I love your Thursday poems...even when they bring tears. They are beautiful and I know she is loving it.

Lori

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2 posted 2011-01-26 12:05 PM

Thank you, Lori. You know...all of our group knew...and she still continues to provide miracles, no matter how small they might seem to some.

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3 posted 2011-01-26 07:34 AM

in understanding

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4 posted 2011-01-26 10:22 AM

a Thursday write on Tuesday, read on a Wednesday...regardless of the day...this is beautiful...I need to go back and read it again, but thank you for sharing...it was enjoyed

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5 posted 2011-01-26 08:34 PM

Sissie...So lovely that you can still share with her so much of your heart, and with us.

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6 posted 2011-01-26 09:35 PM

yes...

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7 posted 2011-01-27 12:29 PM

Deeply respectful and heart warming, yet sad.

Eric

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8 posted 2011-01-27 01:39 AM

enjoyed, jo

Sunshine

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9 posted 2011-01-28 07:35 PM

I want to thank everyone who doesn't mind itting with me on Thursdays, or any day that resembles a Thursday in remembrance. It means a lot to me, and I appreciate those who sit with me.

Thank you.

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