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Tim
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since 1999-06-08

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0 posted 1999-06-16 05:15 PM

Gentle Rose, for e'er I will remember
Thy perfect grace, asleep in final slumber
Angelic face, upon death's pillow lay
As mourners weep and silent dirges play
Cries of grief and sorrow, silence of the tomb
What requiem, for rose that ne'er will bloom?

What bell does toll the passing of a child?
A life so young, so pure... unreconciled
That death should grasp her now without remorse
Just as her life sets sail its rocky course
Come Terpsichore and sing your songs of dance
And curse the evil Thanatos whose lance
Strikes deep into the mourner's grieving soul
Rise up I pray, her life I do extol
A gentle rose, whose beauty graced this earth
A loving soul, so caring full of mirth
I beg of thee, no songs of sorrow weep
But shout our hymns of praise, so all might keep
Her in our hearts for e'er, for we have known
A gentle rose, that God now calls his own.

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

1 posted 1999-06-16 05:51 PM

Absolutely beautiful, Tim. Nothing is sadder that the death of a child. You expressed it very well.

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

2 posted 1999-06-16 05:54 PM

Your work is wonderful, Tim - please honor us with more...

Genea
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since 1999-06-15

Posts 321
USA

3 posted 1999-06-16 06:35 PM

Tim,
Beautifully sad...like the rose symbolism.
~Genea

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

4 posted 1999-06-16 07:55 PM

Beautiful and sad. I always think when a child dies, they have a special place in Heaven. Thank you for a touching poem.

Nan

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5 posted 1999-06-17 08:50 PM

This has special meaning today, Tim - so let's bring it front and center... Thanks

Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

6 posted 1999-07-04 02:47 PM

Today, I think of a gentle rose...

MuseFaire
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since 1999-06-27

Posts 12

7 posted 1999-07-04 06:07 PM

this has sort of an "old world" feel to it.. excellent job of setting the tone.

-the muse-

thursdayschild
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since 1999-07-01

Posts 169
Houston, Tx.

8 posted 1999-07-05 02:03 AM

Profound sorrow eloquently expressed.

Artur Hawkwing
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since 1999-06-30

Posts 444
USA

9 posted 1999-07-05 02:19 AM

This brings me to think about a different flower for its name... the forget-me-not. Neither the rose or the forget-me-not is soon forgotten. Eloquently expressed.

Sally S.
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since 1999-06-07

Posts 847
Ohio

10 posted 1999-07-05 08:41 PM

Beautiful...and heartbreaking. This was a truly touching poem. Thank you for sharing it.

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

11 posted 1999-07-05 09:04 PM

absolutely wonderful!!!

Tim
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since 1999-06-08

Posts 1794

12 posted 1999-08-02 12:13 PM

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Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

13 posted 2004-07-03 11:02 AM

Tim, this is beautifully melancholic and the meter and syallable count are perfect. This poem touches me very much and I agree that there is nothing worse than losing a child.

Melissa~

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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

14 posted 2004-12-16 06:46 AM

Tim, consider reposting this one when you are lost for words ...

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