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Sven
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0 posted 2000-11-04 10:31 PM


light from above
bird
of
peace
gift of love

spirit of life
wings
of
strength
freeing from strife

fill our hearts
give
us
rest
inspire our art

dove of white
gift
of
God
power of light

passionate friend
stay
with
us
until the end

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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Elizabeth
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1 posted 2000-11-04 10:33 PM


Great idea, Sven! Such a sweet way to describe WhtDove too. I like the format.

Elizabeth


You cling to your ways and leave mine to me.
Suum cuique.
~Elizabeth



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2 posted 2000-11-04 11:24 PM


Sven I am enjoying these little tributes to these fine poets.  I like this form...cool~~  *s*
inot2B
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3 posted 2000-11-04 11:33 PM


A beautiful way to describe a friend.
Poet deVine
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4 posted 2000-11-05 12:08 PM


Yes..you captured her spirit beautifully! Well done!  
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5 posted 2000-11-05 12:28 PM


there'll ne'er b'e a'n en'd wi't wh'ite du'v a's a'a fri'end y'u'h '!
Kethry
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6 posted 2000-11-05 04:10 AM


Sven,
this reads as if it soars, so like WhtDove.
Be well
Kethry


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Gail Sheehy

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7 posted 2000-11-05 04:42 AM


Sven~
Ya' done it again !
WhiteDove alights - in the heart of a friend.
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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8 posted 2000-11-05 04:45 AM


This is so beautiful Sven and so fitting for our WhtDove...well done
Tracie~


Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe



Elizabeth Santos
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9 posted 2000-11-05 07:17 AM


You beautifully describe this little white dove who sings to me each morning
She is very special
Liz

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10 posted 2000-11-05 09:07 AM


Yes, yes...she will appreciate this so...a Whtdove tribute that fits like a glove...

Karilea
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I would rather be silent and write, then speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ



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11 posted 2000-11-05 02:04 PM


Elizabeth, thank you my friend. . .  

GS, thank you, glad that you're enjoying. . .

inot2B, thank you. . .  

deVine, thank you, I really tried to get it here. . .

walt, I know. . . thanks!  

Kethry, she does soar doesn't she?  Thank you. . .

Marge, thank you. . . hope that they can all be like this. . .

Tracie, thank you  

Liz, glad that I could do her justice, thank you. . .  

Sunshine, I hope that she does. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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12 posted 2000-11-05 02:17 PM


Sven,

What a wonderful description of White Dove!  Very fitting indeed.  These poems were a great idea, my friend.  Well done!!  I am looking forward to reading more of them.  

LW


Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

Kit McCallum
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13 posted 2000-11-05 02:41 PM


What a lovely description of WhitDove, Sven ... you've captured her essence beautifully, very nicely penned!  

Best wishes,
/Kit

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14 posted 2000-11-05 03:56 PM


Simply wunnerful!


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15 posted 2000-11-05 05:10 PM


Sven, first I have to say I love it!! Thank You!!

Second, you've really rendered me speechless, I don't know what to say. I'm honored, and deeply touched.

Thanks so much!

Can't wait to get into the others  

<*\\\><

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but I know Who holds the future.

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16 posted 2000-11-05 08:32 PM


Yes, this is our dovie!!! She is the genuine article, is she not? Thank you for saying for me, and thank you dovie, for being.
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17 posted 2000-11-05 08:48 PM


Sven, your tribute is light and flowing just like the gentle poet you are honoring...very nicely done. She is all that......
Sven
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18 posted 2000-11-05 09:05 PM


LW, thank you. . . I'm glad that everyone is enjoying these poems. . .  

Kit, thank you also. . . glad that you could see her in this one. . .

Temptress, a woman of few words. . . thank you!  

serenity, yes she is indeed very genuine. . . thank you for reading. . .

Balladeer, as they say, "she's all that and a side of fries!". . .   thank you sir. . .

WhtDove, I am honored that you enjoyed my poem. . . you have been another of my inspirations since I arrived. . . thank you for your spirit, and thank you for bringing a sense of peace to this troubled heart. . .  

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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19 posted 2000-11-07 08:06 AM


Excellent Sven...I like the way you pull these beautiful words from your heart that fit so perfectly with different poets...James
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20 posted 2000-11-07 08:18 AM


Sven, A most beautiful thoughtful deserving tribute to a friend of all here, our Rebecca.
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21 posted 2000-11-07 10:50 AM


Sven~ this is lovely, just like WhtDove is....she has the most amazing heart!   -SEA
Sven
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22 posted 2000-11-07 02:43 PM


James, thank you my friend. . . it's easy when you're writing about such wonderful people. . .

compassion, welcome my friend, I see that you already know Rebecca. . . good. . . she is a friend to many here and I'm glad that you and everyone else is letting her know just how much she is loved and needed. . .  

SEA, yes she is and yes she does!!  

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


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