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That Miracle....Breath
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That Miracle....Breath |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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(thank you friends for all your beautiful thoughts and prayers for baby Andrea...she is doing better..) That Miracle I have been around this wonder many times, thinking, thinking of how fragile a window life is and someone walking across the glass of it tip toes with velvet slippers or stomps in boots that break and cause stormy shards of glass, and the sound is the same, the tinkle of life the soft muted step that reflects the moon and that is held by so many sharp stones, it is the same. It seems that just a twist this way wrong or that way right would send it all falling falling, sliding into some deep abyss where things go that try too hard, or sailing across the sky flung like a Frisbee to fall again and bounce maybe up against some wisdom that has been sitting there in the grass arms resting behind head and just the trace of a smile waiting. While, a baby can be born, it can be the size of a telephone its heart beating like a frenzied ticking clock and to touch it softly enough is impossible, but touch is what it needs and so we touch it with our big love and send prayers for it that echo all around the tiny incubator that hums and breaths its necessary rhythm and life just is, it trembles so and sighs and takes one more breath and lives and that, my friends, that miracle just makes me smile. In the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (ee cummings) |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
I too am smiling my friend and doing so between tears of joy. There are miracles in this world and the power of poets prayer I have no doubt have leant much to the birth of that miracle and that oh so precious breath. A beautiful and tender piece from you. You know we all love you my friend and especially this cowboy. |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
"and so we touch it with our big love and send prayers for it that echo all around the tiny incubator that hums and breaths its necessary rhythm and life just is, it trembles so and sighs and takes one more breath and lives" Sweeter words I cannot imagine Thank you God - thank you Martie  |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Martie, you've expressed it sooooooooooo well that's all I can say other than thank you for another great read! Coco |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Martie~ Lovely thoughts ... I think you said just what I was thinking ... but more tenderly than I could possibly express it. The prayers continue, my friend. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
and cause stormy shards of glass, and the sound is the same, the tinkle of life the soft muted step that reflects the moon and that is held by so many sharp stones, it is the same. It seems that just a twist this way wrong or that way right would send it all falling falling, sliding into some deep abyss where things go that try too hard, ===================== but touch is what it needs and so we touch it with our big love and send prayers for it that echo all around the tiny incubator that hums and breaths its necessary rhythm and life just is, it trembles so and sighs and takes one more breath and lives ====================== from your mouth to Gods ears baby.. and your poets pen to our hearts ... yes... smiling now... and breathing a sigh of blessed relief thank you for sharing her with us love ya me 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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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
wonderful poem Martie... yep... life is indeed a miracle... |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Martie, this is just beautiful, I am lost for words. Maree "If my words could blanket the skies and fill every corner and crevice of this earth, still this won't be enough" "Maree Russo" |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
Martie~ beautiful! and i now i release a happy sigh of relief. your writing always hits me straight in the heart. thank you for sharing that and this wonderful new child with all of us. i am so happy that she is doing better now. the power of prayer can make almost any miracle come true--you just gotta keep praying and keeping the faith. so happy for you and the baby's family. take care. ~amy~ |
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Robert Joseph Member
since 2000-10-07
Posts 491South Carolina |
Martie, a good report...in a beautifully written piece. Thanks so much for sharing the reward of believing. Robert Joseph |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Martie, This is so beautifully written and full of love. I am so pleased baby Andrea is improving. Still sending my thoughts and prayers...... Hugs, Marina It is a blessing to have wings for words, and passion in pen Marina Crossley |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
gotta send my smiles and the softest of hugs too....babies....its almost impossible to say how precious they are, but this poem does it |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Martie- this is so beautiful...touched my heart deeply. i'm so glad to hear that the baby is improving. my prayers will continue as little Andrea continues to heal. ((((HUGS)))) -vicky "...until you have read the verse on his heart, you have not truely met the poet." -vlraynes |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Martie, I've thought many times of the thin blanket of oxygen that sustains us all... We can't even climb to our tallest mountian without losing our breath. (Still wonder if you seen Michelle framed) I end up doing so much for RJ... I told her you were first on this one. We love you Always. Dale < !signature--> Writing isn't just something I do, it's something I am. To write of feelings that touch all hearts in some manner is my delight. -Marge Tindal [This message has been edited by lucky (edited 10-17-2000).] |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Such beautifully written thoughts Martie, so glad to hear that the little one is improving. Still sending prayers for continued improvement on little angel wings. Bonnie |
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Poertree Senior Member
since 1999-11-05
Posts 1359UK |
martie, this is perhaps one where the emotional content and the imperative of the message overshadows the poetic technique, which is nevertheless still pretty good. i guess this is exactly how it should be in a piece like this - i'm glad to hear things are improving.. philip |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Martie, a miracle indeed, and this is such a beautiful poem. I am so glad the baby is getting better, but I won't stop our prayers just yet. It's become quite busy in our little hospital chapel, with people sending their prayers heavenward. The chapel is normally busy anyway, people giving thanks for all sorts of things. My team, are making sure that the candle never goes out, and that people can if they wish send their prayers. So until the baby is out of the special care baby unit, we will continue. Take care of yourself too Martie. And this is a wonderful poem. Sorry this is a bit long Marsha [This message has been edited by Marsha (edited 10-18-2000).] |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
A prayer may be said on any poem and tonight I am saying mine on this one. AMEN |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is beautiful beyond words, Martie! I'm so happy the baby is doing better too! Denise [This message has been edited by dsnyder (edited 10-17-2000).] |
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Rosebud1229 Senior Member
since 2000-04-05
Posts 1813North Carolina |
God is quite amazing Martie, I love this poem beautiful words, I'm so glad the baby's better and my prayers are still going out, just remember nothing is impossible with God. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
I have started to reply twice to all your wonderful words, each individually..taken quite some time...and was almost through when my computer just knocked me off-line... So...it must be a sign that I should write one great big thank you for all your beautiful thoughts and prayers and responses to this poem and to the baby Andrea...Her mother is having a hard time...not having her home...she would like to take the prayers that have gone out at Passions and hang them on the wall in Andrea's room...for comfort. Now, I just need to get my printer working so I can print them all out for her. I am also going to see if the moderators will let me post a picture of Andrea for you all to see. Again, my thanks and hugs and love to you all!! She continues to get better!! |
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Elizabeth Cor Senior Member
since 2000-10-13
Posts 879Over the river and through the woods |
Crying... Oh, Martie, I am speechless. (But my prayers will continue, promise). ~ Beth |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Martie~ So glad she is doing better This piece is soo beautiful...thanks for sharing it with us ~HUGS~ Tracie Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Beth and Tracy...thank you so much for your prayers and your lovely replies...they are very much appreciated! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Martie...this poem brought tears to my eyes. In my line of work I've seen many babies born the size of phones who hadn't the strength to take another breath and who's birth and death were intertwined. I am so glad to here that ANdrea is holding here own (girls are notorious for doing better than boys when born prematurely...they are better fighters for some reason) my prayers will continue. Oh, I almost forget...excellent poem |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
How wonderful this is! "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."" Laurie Lee Kathleen |
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