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Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
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0 posted 1999-12-04 10:54 AM


I'm Just a Fragile Meadow Lark

The day so fresh, the air so young
The sun is eyeing morning dew
A glorious song is to be sung
And heard by only scattered few

Why does my heart not sing along
The melody I have within?
Why try to land on willow leaf
And not on oak's more mighty limb?

Before the summer day has passed
And crimson leaf has shown its face
Will I now choose the windy way
To find a winter feeding place?

I'm just a fragile meadow lark
And spread the wing so delicately
Why don't you then, the other lark
Sing sweet melodies to me?

If you would see the lush of feather
Open now the fragile wing
Then you would fly at eagle speed
To touch the warmth and softly sing

Elizabeth Santos

© Copyright 1999 Elizabeth Santos - All Rights Reserved
Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07
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Tamarac Fla
1 posted 1999-12-04 11:55 AM


Elizabeth,
I would sing to thee
If only I could sing.
I sing like a toad would croak
And that would only be a joke. *L*
Your poem was delicious.

Elizabeth Santos
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Pennsylvania
2 posted 1999-12-04 12:19 PM


Sy,
Is this Jeckell speaking?
Liz

Ohme
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3 posted 1999-12-04 12:23 PM


This is lovely.
hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
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Glen Hope, PA USA
4 posted 1999-12-04 01:41 PM


The sweetest song I ever heard
Was not the song of morning bird
Nor, from lofty choirs high
That pelted notes into the sky
Or from loud triumphant bands
Where instruments rung in the stands
No, the sweetest song I ever heard
Came simply in a spoken word
That fell upon my waiting ears
And touched my heart for many years

Thank you for the inspiration as always my dear friend


Elizabeth
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5 posted 1999-12-04 01:42 PM


Beautiful, Elizabeth!

Elizabeth the First ( )

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6 posted 1999-12-04 02:13 PM


The song sung here by the meadowlark
fell on birds of feather ...
we will join you in your song
and therefore ... flock together.

No sparrow sings
that we do not hear ...
and therefore we hark,
all join in and sing the song
of the lovely meadowlark.

Bullfrogs croaking, owls hooting,
crickets chirping their praise.
All join now the meadowlark
as in voice we raise.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Girlfriend ... YOU ROCK !


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Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania
7 posted 1999-12-04 03:59 PM


Ohme. Thank you. I keep seeing your name.
Glad you liked it

Elizabeth - A wink to you too
You have got the prettiest name.
See ya
Liz

Ruth, You did it again! You outposted a post!
Beautiful! Thank you

Margie, You sing love, love ,love!
I love it!
Liz

Marilyn
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since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621
Ontario, Canada
8 posted 1999-12-04 10:53 PM


A song of family you do raise,
A song of joy, a song of praise.
As we do join, melodious tune,
As each and everyone does crune.
The sound does pierce the heavens above,
Our voices raised in not but love.

Denise
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9 posted 1999-12-05 04:46 PM


This is beautiful, Elizabeth! Such a beautiful song!

 Denise


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