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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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CHORAL THERAPY 11 May 2013 I had to turn the sound down to make a short call to reassure myself of my beloved son’s safety, and having done that, turned it up again and your pure, rich, choral liquid poured again into my soul and flooded every atom of my being and for a while the heart-rupturing loss of the precious cat across the ocean and dog round the corner and my own Heavenly horse, cat and dog, became less severe and they were all smiling down on me and my Earthly cat and dog, and licking and nuzzling my face, and whispering love in the ears of Cleo and Benji and my shoulders broke their brace of iron and slipped into place and my head unclenched and I lay back against your cloud cushion of grace and perhaps a whisper of a smile spread across my face and your Zulu angel voices sustained this magic and in the moments between the songs I breathed ready for the next application of balm and when it was all over I sat motionless for a while and then went about my day carrying your gift in my memory and my aching heart. Thank You, God. Your timing was perfect – as though You didn’t know that, softly lol! If all the world could hear simultaneously this bubbling stream of pure perfection it would wash away crime and hatred and bitterness and subterfuge and vengeance and duplicity and greed and selfishness and arrogance and emotional ignorance and spite for much longer than this choral therapy. Owl |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: Glad that you were able to experience such a precious intense moment and could tap into the well of perfect harmony. Margherita |
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EmmaRose Senior Member
since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376Midwest |
such blissful thoughts conjured by your perfect pitched poem, if only we can get more to listen, that's the dilemma. How? Dear Owl? |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you for your warm response, EmmaRose. Yes, that is a good question. Owl |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
Ahhhhh... You just never know when and where those Zulu angel voices will appear. Enjoyed!  NMMU |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
WOW, Bob, you can say that again (and again and again)! Thank you for the wonderful experience. The video, as happy and joyful as it is, had the tears pouring down my face! There are a whole lot of people that I will be sending that link to. Thank you again! The last thing I was expecting was for somebody so far away to be bringing something to me that is so close to home. More WOW and more thank you. Owl |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
and when it was all over I sat motionless for a while and then went about my day carrying your gift in my memory and my aching heart. What the music gave to you, you've given to me through your words. I take these in my heart to hold through the weekend... thank you!!! |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, I am so glad that the poem did that for you, Ruth. Thank you for your beautiful reply. Owl |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Dearest Diana, You are a wise Wol to recognized the beauty of the music and allow it to fill you as it did. Many of us would turn away, close our ears and hearts and allow our shoulders to remain clenched and closed. xoxoxo Alison |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Alison, for your kind words. Yes, it is sad that so many don't experience the wonderful beauty that abounds around us. I am very lucky, in that the beauty insists on my acknowledgement, exhilaration, celebration, peace and comfort, from all my senses, in times of joy, calm, panic and sorrow. Wol |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fine writing...very fine...James |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, James. Smiles. Owl |
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