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Tim
Senior Member

since 1999-06-08

Posts 1794

0 posted 1999-09-05 03:15 PM

Dad

He taught me how to throw a ball,
...to stand up for what's right,
Upon the wings of angels,
...he journeys to the light.

He took my hand to lead the way,
...was comfort when I fell,
He is the rock of my foundation,
...I bid my last farewell.

Taught me values, how to live,
...as moral as a preacher,
With misted eyes, I say farewell,
...to one who is my teacher.

He taught me to be courteous,
...that if I try I can,
He taught me how to love; to cry,
...and how to be a man.

Deep within a searing pain,
...for life too soon did end,
As journeys home, I bid adieu,
...to father, my best friend.

Mom

A gentle wind blew cross the land,
Reaching out to take a hand,
For on the winds the angels came,
Calling out a mother's name.

Left behind, the children's tears,
Loving memories of the years,
Of joy and love, a life well spent,
And now to God, a mother's sent.

With saddened heart, a child's farewell,
Regrets of love, forgot to tell,
Mother's whispers from above,
"Twas not words that showed your love."

As flesh departs, deep sorrow's pain,
But mother's love, shall e'er remain,
Inside each child, a mother lives,
For of herself, a mother gives.

On angel's wings, a heavenly flight,
The journey home, towards the light,
To those who weep, a life is gone,
But in God's love, 'tis but the dawn.

Sue
Member

since 1999-08-04

Posts 383
France

1 posted 1999-09-05 03:21 PM

This is so true for me, it is beautiful. When I read it I couldn't help thinking, with sadness, about all the people who didn't have parents like that. I can't imagine how bad life would have been without them.

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

2 posted 1999-09-05 05:41 PM

Tim, this is such an absolute tribute to your parents. What a blessing to have such wonderful ones. I did also. And it seems no matter how long we had them, it's never long enough, you are never prepared for them to leave. My mother died when I was young, My dad when I was much older. Both deaths were just as painful. Very lovely poems. They brought tears to my eyes.

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Denise

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

3 posted 1999-09-05 05:46 PM

Tim, this posting is absolutely beautiful. Such a fine tribute to two who made an imense inpact in your life. From what I have seen here, your parents did a wonderful job in raising you, I'm sure they would be proud.

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"Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

4 posted 1999-09-05 05:51 PM

Tim! I have to get more kleenex! Wonderful poetic tribute to your parents. It shows what wonderful parents they were - to have raised a man like you.

Balladeer

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

5 posted 1999-09-05 05:54 PM

Excellent thoughts and sentiments, Tim.

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

6 posted 1999-09-05 06:22 PM

This saddens me! I am sorry for your loss! I couldn't imagine both of them leaving! You have done a beautiful tribute here, such loving words. God Bless You!!!

Pepper
Member Elite

since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

7 posted 1999-09-05 06:30 PM

deeply moving...beautifully written

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Starith
Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 176
Leesburg, FL USA

8 posted 1999-09-05 09:53 PM

Beautiful...(wiping the tears from my eyes)...it is always hard to say good bye...we take so much for granted...most of us realize that too late. Bravo!

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We are only truly apperciated after we are no more!

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

9 posted 1999-09-06 02:12 PM

Yes, yes, yes! I applaud your wonderful creation!

Skyfyre
Senior Member

since 1999-08-15

Posts 1906
Sitting in Michael's Lap

10 posted 1999-09-06 02:34 PM

A moving tribute ... may the Lord bless and keep them.

Nocht

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"Nunc lento sonitu dicunt, morierus"
(Now as I hear this bell tolling softly for another, it says to me, "Thou must die.")

Capulet[R+J]
Junior Member

since 1999-08-07

Posts 41
Calgary,Alberta Canada

11 posted 1999-09-06 03:01 PM

Tim, this took my breath away.

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Love can be searched for in Infinity, Found within Eternity,.. Lost within Seconds..

Julie
Senior Member

since 1999-08-20

Posts 739
Houston, TX

12 posted 1999-09-06 04:20 PM

What a beautiful tribute! I can imagine
the tears, as you were writing this with
joyful memory.

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Julie
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
Marianne Williamson

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