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Come Gather Me In
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Come Gather Me In |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Come Gather Me In for a brief moment in a blink of eyelash over green light of brilliant ~ just for a twinkling ~ a brief quiet sigh away gather me in as if I were a little one once again so that I might hear your heartbeat and rest my cheek on your breast and smell that Mom smell once again gather me in and let me cry huge tears and gulping breaths of all of the hurts and pains over losses and gains and make me laugh because you cry with me, only a little louder because you always knew you couldn't do anything about my troubles anyway @~~>~~>~~~~ except to hold me close by gathering me in for a brief moment so now that you are gone I am an orphan of time and the eight years that have passed disappear when I think of you gathering me in if only in my thoughts thank you for always being there Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
I'm sure that she is saying the same. . . Beautiful Karilea. . .  ------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
This is so tenderly beautiful...this tugged at my heart and made me smile with the knowledge that through your words she is there holding you close..allowing you to write this tribute to her...Beautiful writing~ You cannot dance in the sun until you have cried in the rain~ |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Karilea, this is so incredibly touching. It brings many thoughts and memories to mind for me personally. How we would like to relive just one time of being held and told everything would be alright...this touches the heart. |
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Daniel J D Senior Member
since 2000-10-01
Posts 1471Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia |
Sunshine, She hears you! Sending her warmth to comfort you. Hope you feel a little better soon. Respond to my call and let the waves of my heart fill your life with the wonders of love (Daniel J D) |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Oh, Karilea~ Such loving moments as these are why we are called daughters ... Thank you for sharing this and for the tear that rests upon my cheek. I needed both of them. Love and hugs. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Ah Fellow K - this is wonderful... I miss my Mum too...she is far away and her voice on the phone often isn't enough... hugs Little K |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ok, I can type again...I think... Sven, I hope so...thank you... Butterflies, it still tugs at my heart...too...thank you... 'Deer, I'll just bet you would have liked her...and then I'll take it to the bank...thank you... Daniel, I truly believe those that have passed do listen, and let angels feathers come down as reminders...thank you... Marge, I didn't know if you would visit, I am glad you did, and even more so that you understand... Little K...call your Mom for me and give her my love...< !signature--> Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ [This message has been edited by Sunshine (edited 11-16-2000).] |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Don't know how I missed this. Wonderful, tender, loving, true. Live for love. Without love, you don't live. |
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dragonpoe Senior Member
since 2000-11-12
Posts 608Palm Bay, Florida |
Dear Sunshine, I have tears in my eyes! This is so incredibly beautiful, spoken with such a softness that it swells my heart to bursting. Very exceptional piece here, treasure it always, as I am sure anyone who has the pleasure of reading it will, themselves. Many smiles for you With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free.. dragonpoe |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Sunshine~ whenever things are really bad in life, the one place I wish I could be is in my mom's lap as she rocks me and soothes it all way with the sound of her breathing.....I loved this poem and I send you the warmest of true hugs....she's holding you close,I know it..... -SEA |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Oh Karilea ~ The lump in my throat and the spilling tears are testament to the meaning this poem has for me...How many times I've had these thoughts in the last 18 years, but never could I have expressed them as beautifully as you have done here. Thanks for this. Bonnie |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Karilea--this really touches me with it's tender memories...ones that so many can relate to...that safe place for tears...now I long to be back there...just for a minute. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
a brief quiet sigh away gather me in as if I were a little one once again so that I might hear your heartbeat and rest my cheek on your breast ================ Sun, this is so moving and touching and the way you presented it added to its emotional pull ..and mpact... sincere tender piece of work ... a poignant tribute a keeper for sure... hugs to you and sunshine too ..as you always send to us... take care jm "What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly" Lao Tze Tao ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Interloper, you did NOT miss this...thank you...and yes, she was all four... Dragonpoe, thank you for sharing a tear, that means much... SEA, your words also mean much...and yes, that is the best place to be and yes, she is... Bonnie, what is mine, is yours... Martie, when you get your minute, let me know, OK?... JM, always, always your poetry and your comments help ease the burden, or buoy the spirit, either way, always most appreciated, thank you... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Kari, this is so awesome, I'm sobbing my eyes out. I really miss my mam, I suppose because without a daddy we all relied on her so much more. This is so full of love, and such excellant writing kid, excellant.  Take care Majestic Marsha  Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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peppermint35 Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1106Texas, USA |
Yes, I believe she hears you and even so, holds you now.... beautiful, loving and oh, so very touching and tender. Pepper "A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth." Percy Bysshe Shelley |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Marsha, thank you...she sits beside my thoughts every day... yes, peppermint, she does...thank you too... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this is quite an emotional piece, for you and me both |
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