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a particular kind of grace......
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a particular kind of grace...... |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England 
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The old woman sits at the table alone... She looks around at all the things they gathered to make this house their home... She looks back on their marriage, like a stranger peeking in on someone else's life.. She's been many things: a daughter, a mother, a woman, and....oh, yes....a wife...... Her children have all left her to herself... But she still dusts the pictures that look back from that old shelf... The children never visit or write..it's like somehow they don't exist at all... But in her memory, she sees them as her babies, it doesn't seem that long ago they were small...... The old woman sits there in silence... She sees his face and wonders why he was taken away... Many years have gone since then, but he is still her love today... She knows somewhere in time they'll meet again.. and that puts a young girl's smile on her face.. She's not afraid... For whatever life may hold in store, She'll meet it with her own particular kind of grace...... I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! |
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poutprincess Senior Member
since 2000-07-06
Posts 735Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
i often find myself fearing for the future..of being left alone in the end..old and disheartened...but this beautiful poem does bring a spark of hope...and i do hope that i too can grow old with "a particular kind of grace"! [This message has been edited by poutprincess (edited 08-03-2000).] |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
poutprincess... I'm so glad that this carries a spark of hope with it! I really think all of us are uncertain most of the time.. Thank you so much for reading and your reply! I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~Sunny~~ |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah, a touch of grace bestowed by a touch of class... well done! Karilea When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
She's not afraid... For whatever life may hold in store, She'll meet it with her own particular kind of grace...... ...... splendid work, regards, sudhir |
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Jon Mewett Senior Member
since 2000-03-04
Posts 1304 |
Graceful for sure...sorta sad as well...true and hopeful..a lovely poem. Regards  JON |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Sunny1~ I enjoyed this sentimental little piece. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Sunshine.... As always, I really appreciate your reply....it means a lot! Thank you.....(sibling!!) Sudhir.... I also thank you for your kind reply and am sincerely glad that you liked this one!! Jon.... Thank you, and nice to meet you! Yes, it is kind of a bittersweet poem, but so is life!! Marge.... I have been your understudy.... you write with such a tender touch! Thank you for your reply.... I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~Sunny~~ |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia |
A lovely line to end on, a touch of hope "Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule."~ Samuel Butler ~ |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Hi Tess.... I've always thought that the ending was the most important part... Maybe it's the same with how we live? Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed this! I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~ Sunny ~~ |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
I just love this! "her own particular kind of grace." Just beautiful. Bonnie |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Hi Bonnie... If we have nothing else in the end, may we all still have our own particular kind of grace to carry us over! thank you for reading..... I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~ Sunny ~~ |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Hi Sunny, All I can do is to sit back, read what you have written, reflect, and enjoy. And by the way, there is a lot of room in back of that "Big green truck" for a picnic basket, and a checkered table cloth. |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Bill.... What kind of wine goes well with southern fried chicken, potato salad, homemade biscuits, garden veggies, and homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie?? Oh, yes, and I wanted to thank y'all for stopping by!!! I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~ Sunny ~~ |
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ddgoose Member
since 2000-07-25
Posts 250Baltimore, MD, USA |
Sunny Loved your poem. A true meaning to the words, "true love never dies nor does it fade away". |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Oh, Sunny, this brought a tear to my eye. So sad and so lovely, all wrapped up into one fantastic poem! 'a particular kind of grace...' a dynamite line and title! Denise I like your picture too! So nice to see you! |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Sunny, this is a strikingly poignant moment, captured well from within and without. Lovely work! ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
ddgoose... I'm so glad you liked this....yes, I think true love lasts, beyond this life... (thank you) denise... This is a bittersweet poem, but then, so is life...(thank you) claire... Thank you....I guess the muse from my future was making herself known! I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~ Sunny ~~ |
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