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wordancer Senior Member
since 2000-07-30
Posts 809VA 
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Children, can't you see! Now at last . . . I'm free from the awesome responsibility of being the mama that I needed to be. I’m so alone at last, as I have often been in the past. With my love you have left the nest; and as you travel on your life’s quest, it is time for me to take a rest Yes, it is time for this mama to be at ease! As I practice my guitar under the willow tree, my silver-streaked hair blows free in the breeze. To pluck moonbeams from the crystal night air weaving a tapestry of splendid fantasies; to find a new way, an alternate reality. For fifteen years I cared for you alone, keeping it all together till you were grown; in the endless struggle to give my children a decent and happy home, how could you know the terrible toll so dearly paid by this yearning soul? As you make your way into the world, can you not see what I must do? It’s time for my life to begin anew. Yes, it is time for this mama to be at ease! As I practice my guitar under the willow trees, my silver-streaked hair blows free in the breeze. To pluck moonbeams from the crystal night air weaving a tapestry of marvelous fantasies; to find a new way, an alternate reality. "Come...dance with me, into my world of words." |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Wordancer; Isn't it lovely to have a new freedom at last? You've written well of this time in our lives, this new adventure. I have six children and my youngest is 13, oldest 31. My caboose has kept me young! Ellie Belief is a truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart. Joseph Fort Newton |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I think they will learn even more from their mama as they see her stretch her wings and fly! This is a beautiful poem! Denise |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
im glad to be able to read this..i often wonder how mothers feel when their children leave the nest and yours offer some answers... good luck in the quest to be yourself!  |
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pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa |
well mama..not bad.. hope this new life is all you hoped it will be.the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
My wife says she feels the same way and this papa feeels the same, as well. Melton We're enjoying our kids' inheritance. |
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kcsgrandma Senior Member
since 2000-09-24
Posts 1522Presque Isle, ME |
Very lovely, Wordancer! I, too, am finding myself, silver-streaked hair and all, although my nest is not quite empty yet. It is wonderful to take back your own identity after living for other people for so many years. Keep weaving and singing!< !signature--> To love another person is to see the face of God. - Les Miserables Marilyn [This message has been edited by kcsgrandma (edited 01-01-2001).] |
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Wikket Member
since 2000-01-29
Posts 340Santa Clara, CA USA |
Freedom is a good thing...so much time left to enjoy the little things in life. I wish you all the happiness in your artistic journeys...  ~~Jamie "...I mean, when I first met you, you were all like, 'Oh Phooey, I burned the darn muffins.' Now, you walk into a bar, and sailors come runnin' out!" |
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wordancer Senior Member
since 2000-07-30
Posts 809VA |
Thanks for all your wonderfully kind comments. …and I’m beginning to see that one never really find themselves; but only to become acquainted with various facets of oneself as they move on, in life…hum, perhaps there is a poem in this observation I just saw? …and the dancer of words, wanders on deep in her thoughts… "Come...dance with me, into my world of words." |
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