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Ist Anniversary - Thank You
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Ist Anniversary - Thank You |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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1st Anniversary - Thank You Passionate Poets On July 4th 1999, I sat and wrote a little rhyme “Ode to Mikey” it was called And everyone was just appalled They said you should write poetry But it was all so new to me Then verses started pouring out Just like an endless water spout A few months later on the net I came across a site of poets Passionate poets of dream and wish They reeled me in like an old catfish I made some friends very dear to me I learned so much about poetry Hoot and Balladeer and Nan Explained things so I’d understand And many others encouraged me To write in face of adversity And there were some who were just teens Who inspired me to write my dreams This is an anniversary cheer I’ve been writing poems for just one year Thanks to you my poet friends Your talents and friendship have no end I’m so amazed by what you write You are for me a guiding light A place where I can find some peace A warm embrace and great Poetry Here’s to you, for all you’ve done For all the songs that you have sung For all the prayers and wishes, too All I can think to say is - Thank you! Love Liz |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Liz, You are so graceful in whatever you write... Blessed with sheer talent for poetry, words just flow from your muse... And you say its been just a year of poetry writing... I can't possibly agree... I feel poetry has been your forte since your very existence... and many others here will happily second my opinion... You are so gracious too... saying thank you and all... It is me who has to feel thankful for the wonderful poetry that you have placed here for me to read and enjoy, and made my day enjoyable... Many regards, Sudhir |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth~ Within your thoughts and phrases a poetic dream is spun Sent on flit of wing the journey has begun Thank you for the spirit that dwells within your pen For sharing pieces of your heart again and again Happy Anniversary, dear poetess. Love you ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sudhir, You have been such an inspiration to me and others and have brought a whole new style of writing to Passions, plus an extraordinary talent. Thank you Liz Marge, We came to Passions together, and you have certainly inspired many with your endless talents and your pssionate poetry. I won't be posting as much any more, but will read as much as I can. Thank you, dear friend Love Liz |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
You have an amazing talent..and one of the most loving hearts I've ever seen...what ever you write, whenever you can, I will read it. Thank YOU for allowing us to read your beautiful words.  |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Dear Liz--what a wonderful anniversary...I'm so glad that you found poetry, for surely your heart has been writing it since you were wee and thus now it sparkles forth endlessly...and we are all blessed to be a part of this opening. Hugs! |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Dear sweet Liz, I still recall the day nearly 6 months ago when I was new here and read one of your amazing poems in the Corner Pub...I beleive it was about a bird...and I was stunned with its imagery and grace... in your reply to my words of praise you told me you had only been writing for a few months and I was again stunned...I later went and read many of your back page poems and could not believe the talent and developement of your work. I had been taking a writers workshop class at the time and your work was way above the work of several English teachers in the class with me. Heck, it was far above the work of the teacher of the workshop who was heavily published. Some poets are discovered, some are taught, then there are the ones who are born. You have poetry flowing in your veins ... Happy Anniversary my kind, gentle poetic friend. Thank you for all that you have taught me about poetry, and about courage. Thank you for all the encouragement you have shown my work here... for all the understanding you have shown me. You are so very special to all of us here. love ya sweet poet janet marie |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
PDV, Your resonse brought tears, because I just don't think of my poetry the way you do. I'm so pleased that you enjoy reading it, though and thank you. Martie, Poetry has been a great hobby and distraction for me during this past year, but greatest of all, it has brought me friendships, and that has been wonderful. Thanks for being such a faithful reader and keep writing your exquisite poetry Janet Marie, What an amazing response to this poem. If what you are saying is true, you should be teaching that course, because your poetry is wonderful. THank you, sweet poet for reading and responding to mine and to everyone's poetry. You have brought life to these forums. I may not post much anymore, but you have my e-mail address and can write any time and in the meantime, you show those English teachers how to do it! Love Liz |
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OLIAS Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090Pearl city Iowa |
I know I'm very new here but I have been inspired by what you write and everyone else at passions, maybe not to write but to read and learn from you, I cant believe you have only been on here a year. Maybe there is hope for me yet, Thank you for sharing all your work and congratulations. Olias |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
Liz, I thank you and salute you for your talent that lies within, I have also admired your work, you have a gift. Hugs and cheers. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
You are the cornerstone of this site, Elizabeth, with your magical writing style. Corinne |
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TerryW Senior Member
since 2000-03-23
Posts 779Louisville, Mississippi, USA |
Liz~ Happy anniversary, my friend! I am so glad that you did get "reeled in"! This place wouldn't be the same without you!  Love Ya~ ~you reached inside, you touched my heart, and I am all the better for it~ Terry A. Woodson, Jr. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, You are an extraordinary person and I can only say you have been a becon to me. And as such I will always look for your light. Love Sy |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Elizabeth, from my first day here, your writing has always spoken to me, inspired me, and amazed me. . . You do indeed have a wonderful gift my friend. . .and I have to agree with my friend deVine when I tell you Thank YOU for sharing yourself with us all. . . You are indded a beacon. . . continue to shine. . . ------------------------------------------------------ That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Olias, Thank you for your remarks and may you continue to enjoy Passions Gemini, Thank you very much Corinne, I will certainly continue reading your work, it is wonderful.Thank you for commenting on so many of my poems Terry, Thank you very uch Sy, You have been my greatest inspiration for writing and you still are wih your magic pen. I will still lok for your poetry, though I won't be posting right now. Keep writing those wonderful verses Sven. I remember when you came into Passions and how much your poetry has changed and developed in that time, always the romantis, my favorite kind of poetry. Keep up your fine work Liz |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Dear Liz What can I say, only that I have to agree with everyone else that said you have poetry running through your veins. Maybe it has only been a year that you have been writing but you most certainly had the talent hidden away inside you ready to develop when the time was right. Good on you Liz I love reading your work and think you are a most talented poet and an inspiration to many with your writings and what you share of yourself with us.Thanks to you for being here in passions for all of us to see and admire. Love to you sweetie always Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Liz, Happy Anniversay hon!!! I am so glad you found poetry and Passions for the words you pen my dear leave me breathless. You are a most talented and inspiring poet. Thank you for sharing your beautiful words. *hugs* Maree It's been too many nights of being with to now be suddenly without "Jewel" |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
We are truly the lucky ones to have you here!! What a blessing your poetry is and a gift that you have worked to it's fullest. You write with such amazing grace and style. So THANK YOU!!! and Congrats |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Tracee, Thank you for your very sweet remarks. It means a lot to me Maree, I marvel at your talens. You have produced some amzing work. Keep it up and thank you Butterflies. Thank you so much for your kind comments. They are so much appreciated Liz |
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SEA
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Liz~ Happy Anniversary!! Your poetry is beautiful, and I think you are an amazing poet. -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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Eloise Senior Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 1096Wyoming |
Liz, Happy Anniversary. I so look forward to reading all of your poems. I don't always have the time to comment, but I do read them and have enjoyed each and every one of them. Your words don't just come from your pen but from your heart. And we have all felt that. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent with us. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
SEA, Thank you for your kind thoughts Eloise, Your remarks warm my heart. I thank you for reading my poetry. But now I must attend to family matters and will not be able to post as much. But I will be reading. Thank you so much Liz |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Happy First anniversary. I am really glad that yo started writing Marge, I still can't believe that you only been writing a year, your poems are beautifully crafted. Man wish I was as fast a learner. Congads on the first year. keep them flowing and may your pen never run dry. |
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BSC
Moderator
Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Happy Anniversary Liz - I am amazed that you have only been writing for a year....Your poems touch my heart in so many ways, and always give me so much inspiration, your writing is just incredible. Thank you for sharing it all so freely. Bonnie |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Happy Anniversary Elizabeth! My gosh ... I just assumed you'd written for yeeeeaaars! You talent is so incredible and I haved enjoyed each and every poem of yours that I've been fortunate to read (and you "know" I enjoy twinning with you now and again!) You've been a wonderful inspiration to me Elizabeth. Thank YOU for posting such wonderful works of poetic art! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
hehe. Liz, you thanking Passions is like the ocean thanking the fish for swimming in it! In your one year here, you have adorned this site with some of the most beautiful poetry we will ever see. We are the ones who are blessed to have you share your wonderful gift with us......be well and join us when you can. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Liz, Happy Anniversary!!!!!! Wonderful milestone to pass. Just have to take this opportunity to say I love to read your work. You speak to me on many levels and are an inspiration to strive for more. Great work!!  Lone Wolf Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. --William Wordsworth |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Liz, you've come a long way but your words and the way in which you express your emotion haven't changed but I applaud your upbeat way of dealing with situations...I remember saying how when one gift if taken so another arrives and yours arrived in a wonderful style that is a favourite of us all and a plesaure ... Continue to share, you would be surprised how your way can lift us all from sad to happy, from happy to sad but always coming back for more... You said on one post of mine (the one about your dad) that you would have known it was me without a name, the same is true for you, sheer beauty in such poetic range of emotion is something you share along with Fabergé..  ...yep, I remember what I said and how many poems ago was that?.. HUSG |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Wow, just one year, so hard to believe, you write as if you've been doing it all your life! Happy Anniversary! Denise |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Brian, Thank you for your kind comments Bonnie,You, have been an inspiration to many with your soul searching and beautiful poems. I'll look forward to more Kit, my poet twin, I have also enjoyed reading your poetry which could have been mine, even our topics were similar. Keep writing, Balladeer, Thank you for being an inspiration, a teacher, a great friend, and an amazing poet, from whom I have learned so much. I will drop in now and then, but right now, I must take leave for a little whole Take care Lone Wolf, Your remarks are very warming, Thanks so much Rainbow, You have a very good memory. I remember all of those remarks we both made. You are a very special lady, and I hope one day to meet you (That's not impossible). For now I am not going to post, But I'll be back when I feel better about things, and that won't be too long, hopefully. I hope you are well HUSG Denise, Thanks for all your support. Hope to see you again soon, my friend. My door is always open Love Liz |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Liz I thought you'd been writing long before that? Well, we're more than blessed to have you among us Happy Anniversary!!!Big HUGS |
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insect Senior Member
since 2000-04-22
Posts 1014 |
_______________________________________ PRO~POET This certificate is appreciation for all the imagination and dedication in participation of poetry passion congratulations ~ ELIZABETH SANTOS ~ ______________________________________ |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
WhtDove, Thank you for all your support, which was so much appreciated. Will be back in the not too distant future Insect. Thank you for the certificate. What a sweet gesture. Good luck Liz |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Liz Has it really been only a year - it seems like I've been reading your poems for years. Every one of them has been great. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Only because you say it's so that you've only written for a year, strikes me with surprise you know, for you write without poetic fear. For years I wrote, all to myself stored papers high, there on the shelf, would turn crimson, if someone had read my little poems, it could've turned my head... but you, Dear Elizabeth, are true grace and form, I thought writing, for you, was the norm, and here I see it's been just a year, to you, my dear, a toast and cheer!< !signature--> Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ [This message has been edited by Sunshine (edited 07-06-2000).] |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thanks, LngJohn for the comments. I have been writing, and still am continuing to write, but I must stop posting for a while. I hope you stick around the forums for a while. You were gone for such a long time Best regards Liz Sunshine, What a lovely poem you greet me with , and you honor me so with your words. I won't be gone long, so keep up with your beautiful verses. You are a wonder, in your writing, and in your character Love Liz |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Liz, I can't begin to thank you enough for your gracious poetic words. I do like straight forward poetry even though I'm a free form artist. So much of your work has taught me of things I've wanted so to write, how can I say thank you for all you've given me. Your a Mozart born with a talent and I know all would agree. A very sincere thank you for sharing your words with me. Dale |
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JulieAnn Senior Member
since 2000-06-12
Posts 754Earth 3rd Rock from the sun!! |
great heartfelt poem....I am sure that everyone here wants to THANK you for your wondeful posts....yet true as you say it this is a wonderful site and I am greatful to the founders... it has helped me through a rough time in my life like I never thought anyone could!!! Great tribute!!! Julie :) |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Dale, Thank you so much. You and Rosemary have been so wonderful and great subjects for my poems. I will be back soon. Take good care of her and keep writing Julie. Thank you for your comments. This is the best poetry site and I hope you continue writing. I'll see you soon LOve Liz |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Dearest Liz, You are such a bright light in the forums. Ya know, I will always remember the poems you wrote for me: A reply to one of mine, the tranqility challenge and the lilac. You were the first ever person to write a poem for lil' ol' me. Your poetry has inspired me and uplifted me, given me much pleasure and moved me to tears. I can't believe you have only been writing for a year....just goes to show, your talent is in a class of its own! Thank you for sharing your wonderful poems with me and all the others....I have loved each and every one of your poems that I have read. Keep writing although you don't have time to post. I wish you all the best and I will keep praying for you and your husband. Thanks for all the smiles you have brought to my face. Love ya! Oh yeah, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! Love and hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Dear Lizzie, You've been a wonderful friend and inspiration and your poetry is wonderful , I'll be reading your work. Look at how many poems you inspired me to write. I wish you the best of luck in your upcoming endeavors and will be anxious to hear from you Love Liz |
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Dr.Moose1 Member Elite
since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448Bewilderment , USA |
Elizabeth, 'Tis I should be thanking you ! So ...Thanks! Doc |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Well, I'm older than dirt and have been writing almost as long as I've been breathing... but I'll never possess half the talent, perception, grace, and imagination you weave into your words... I do, however, have the sense to appreciate genius. You may have taken your sweet time starting this poetic journey, but you define poetry, dear lady... And that's one dictionary I'll never tire of reading! Take care of you and your family... and take our love and prayers with you. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I'm not the only one older than dirt... so is my computer! LOL. Sorry for the stutters. *G* [This message has been edited by suthern (edited 07-10-2000).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
But this does give me the opportunity to echo those who've said WE should be thanking YOU!!! *S* [This message has been edited by suthern (edited 07-10-2000).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
So.... thank YOU! Very much! [This message has been edited by suthern (edited 07-10-2000).] |
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