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Aimster
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0 posted 2000-12-14 11:02 AM


"And Then..."

shadows linger around me as the dark night continues on
memories of you and i play over inside my head
people say we shouldn't be together
they really don't understand

the pain i feel in my heart
i simply can no longer bare
we should be together
not me here and you there

ebony night closes around me
as despair fills my heart
thinking what ever shall i do
if we should fall apart

your parents hate me
accusing me of ruining their lives
their remarks are cruel and hurtful
cutting like a thousand knives

my parents are patient
and try their best to be there for me
but even they don't really understand
it's like no one but us can see

i'd rather spend one day with you
and then for us to crumble and fall
than to have never known your love
and the beauty of it all

i feel inside my soul
that you and i are meant to be
the day you and i professed our love
was the day my soul was set free

the rain pours outside my window
as the cold of winter chills me to the bone
i'm just so damn tired
of feeling all alone

and then...

bright light fills the room
a voice i know so well speaks in soft tones
the same voice
that once filled my happy home

and she says...
daughter of mine don't cry
as angel wings hug me
and she kindly dries my eyes

maybe this is just a dream
another way for me to grieve
but for a moment in time
i truly do believe

there are angels who watch over us
they are with us everyday
and though you can not see them
those angels are here to stay

so now my frown temporarily
has been replaced with a knowing smile
and my pain and burden lifted
if only for a little while

multide of colors flashed before my eyes
and then she was gone
but a feather of her wing was left
to remind me i'm not alone

~amy m. kennedy~

© Copyright 2000 Amy Kennedy - All Rights Reserved
Sunshine
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Listening to every heart
1 posted 2000-12-14 11:14 AM


I have a poem for you...don't have it right now...in the archives....I'll be sending to you...

until then...

hugs,


Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...
I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ




Janet Marie
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2 posted 2000-12-14 11:18 AM


multide of colors flashed before my eyes
and then she was gone
but a feather of her wing was left
to remind me i'm not alone
===============
when your at your lowest...thats when Heavens the closest ...
this touches me deep sweets..and you know why...
try to stay strong sweetie ...
meant to be IS meant to be ...
somethings will take longer .. but will be so worth the wait
love ya sunshine-girlie
jm

Some people find subtlety in strangers
if you find anything~let me in
Your eyes~you see everything
my eyes~I see it all together now~and I know

SEA
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3 posted 2000-12-14 11:20 AM


Amy~ I swear, every time you yank the tears out of me......this touches my heart so completely.......I think this is one of my favs of yours   -SEA
Marsha
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4 posted 2000-12-14 11:26 AM


Amy love, this is beautiful it really is. It's written with your true love, your heart and your soul are in this. And yes she was there, she really was love, she held you then as she did before when you needed her. Remember look to the light keep your chin up and know that your true love and you will one day be together. And when it happens then nothing will ever take you away from each other again. While she is in your heart she is there.
What's that quote, 'Love gives life to this
and this gives life to thee'
Wonderful beautiful poem from you love, really excellant
Take care
               Mushy
                  


Take back the hope you gave,- I claim
Only a memory of the same
Robert Browning


ParisGrl
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5 posted 2000-12-14 11:33 AM


Amy,

i don't know what to say except wow.  you really out did yourself with this one.  i love it!  Don't ever forget-she's watching you. ;-) you better be good.  j/k.

All my love,
me

vandana
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6 posted 2000-12-14 11:34 AM


And then comes your poem And then I liked it a lot!!!!!
snowpants
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7 posted 2000-12-14 01:07 PM


'i'd rather spend one day with you
and then for us to crumble and fall
than to have never known your love
and the beauty of it all'

Aim, this has to be the most emotional piece of yours that I have read.  It is beautiful!  The feelings just jumped off of the 'page' and straight into my heart.  There is no other way to describe it.  But, excellent, excellent work, my friend.
And, yes, your 'angel' is always watching you and keeping you safe.  Love ya, m'friend!

-e  ~~~~~


'cause I am hanging on every word you say, and, even if you don't want to speak tonight, that's alright, alright with me...

SwEeTnSeXy18
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8 posted 2000-12-14 10:35 PM


Thank you all for your beautiful and
heartfelt replies. I would respond to
each of you one by one but I am at this
time short on free time. I apologize but
please know you all are in my hearts and
that I am very grateful to be able to
post at a site with such talented and
wonderful poets/people! love ya all
~AMY~
special note to jan
yes i know why my friend  

Aimster
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9 posted 2000-12-14 10:38 PM


will the REAL amy please stand up? LOL
sorry guys hard when me and my sister
both post from the same computer...am
always forgetting to switch it back to
my username! thank you all for your
support and lovely remarks!
~amy~

~A true friend is one soul in two bodies~


Sven
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10 posted 2000-12-14 11:22 PM


it takes an angel to watch an angel. . .

simply beautiful Amy. . .  

-----------------------------------------------------

That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


Aimster
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11 posted 2000-12-14 11:48 PM


awwww sven you are too sweet
my friend! thanks a mil. got
huge smile on my face  
~amy~

~A true friend is one soul in two bodies~


EagleOne
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12 posted 2000-12-15 06:17 AM


I feel your words filled with such pain and yet there is the hope there as well! keep the dream Amy, take care!

"The heart and soul have no illusion of boundries when friendship is the quest"
~ My Angel.


Aimster
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Charlotte, NC
13 posted 2000-12-15 10:45 PM


eagleone~

thanks much for your wonderful and
beautiful response to me...your replies
always touch my heart.
take care
~amy~

~A true friend is one soul in two bodies~



Aimster
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14 posted 2000-12-15 10:59 PM


You heard the painful news today
As our eyes connected across the room...they said all you could not say
And I knew as I was standing there
That you had lost your father today

The tears streamed down your face
As I slowly reached out my hand
Trying as hard as I could
To convey that I truly understand

You pushed me away in anger
But I am not mad at you
I only wish I could have said more
That there was more that I could do

Your dad is with my mom now
As she hugs him with wings of gold
Just as I'll be there to hold you
Whenever you shall get tired and cold

When my mom died
It was like the wind was knocked out of me
And I thought the pain and anger I felt
Would last an eternity

But I promise you that in time
The pain begins to slowly ease
And they are always here with us
Their presence will never cease

If ever you need a friend
Or just someone to talk to
Do not hesitate to call on me
I'll be a friend that's forever true
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a verse i wrote shortly after my mom died

there's a stairway to heaven
it's paved of the finest gold
the love that radiates from that special place
will keep you safe and warm even in the coldest cold

that stairway to heaven
can be followed by the stars in the sky
and the trail can be traveled
from the tears those they left behind cry

that stairway heaven
connects them to us
until we can see them again
they are loved and taken care of by the Lord above

amys note: written for a special friend of
mine. she lost her father today while we
were at work.

~amy m. kennedy~



~A true friend is one soul in two bodies~



SEA
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15 posted 2000-12-15 11:02 PM


Oh Amy, I am so sorry for your friends loss........I can't even imagine the pain.....the complete and total heart ache.....prayers said for your friend.....-SEA
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