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This Life Within
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This Life Within |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
The first stirring of life Like the breathe of a butterfly Overwhelms me You didnt ask to be little one And my fears slowly fade In the wonder of you. The doubts invade in the hours before dawn How can I do this on my own? Then like an answer unexpected and sweet I feel you deep within. And know I'm not alone. never say never |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Paula, you've given me goosebumps. The first time I ever felt that "flutter"--I was so filled with awe...I'll never forget it, it was the first time in my life that it occurred to me that I might be worth something after all...thanks for the reminder. Beautiful. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Of course you are worth something with or without that flutter...its just that a child belongs to you and only you for nine months and no one can feel that but you never say never |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
This is beautiful although I can't say that I ever felt the flutter as you have.  It is also a sweet tribute to mother/child bonding |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Paula, this is excellent... you have captured this precious emotion and gift of love with grace... perfect...wonderful writing. take care jm There are places inside our souls - that have never been touched. There are places inside our hearts - that need to be loved this much. ~jm~ |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Mark...its a womans gift to feel this flutter...her reward for nine months of work. jm...thanks it was a memory come back one day never say never |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Paula~ I loved that first flutter! I can remember it like it was a second ago. You did an excellent job with this poem. It's fantastic! -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Sea...it is the one thing that as a woman and a mother is truly our own...that tiny flutter. never say never |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Beautiful Paula, can't say I will ever get the chance to feel the flutter lol, but seriously a lovely poem. "A frog, it cannot comprehend the sea Nor me happiness" Paul Draper-Mansun |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Brian...thank you. never say never |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
you can always find a way to do it on your own...this poem touched me, as I have been there before... |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Yes you do what you have to do to survive. never say never |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Well Paula I'm almost big enough to experience the flutter, however, biologicaly I cannot possibly do so. ButI can read this beautiful poem and appreciate the wonders of the miracle that grows within. I can only imagine what the experience must be like. My wife constantly wanted choclate sundaes, very little wonder my daughter was born with a sweet tooth. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
One of the most amazing experiences ever... thank you for the gentle reminder... Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
LOL ethome...you are too cute...and with me it was rootbeer and oatmeal...ewwwwww Sunshine...it is one of the few things that as a woman we alone can experience. and it just sort of hit me when my son kissed me goodnight the other night never say never |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
precious! |
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