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Angels Have Wings
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Angels Have Wings |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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Angels Have Wings I saw the sparkle in her eye. where the tear formed. and watched her face as it rolled down her cheek past the quivering smile. trying to be so brave. She clinched my hand, in her tiny one, with all her strength she held on tight, closed her eyes, continued to fight. So small and frail, since remission passed, this child of mine was breathing her last, and I her dad, tried not to cry, because she said it would make her so sad. She looked at me, and I saw goodbye; her hand relaxed, she seemed to sigh; peace it seemed composed her face, lines of pain had been replaced, and on this day with it's deep blue sky, I knew my angel had learned to fly. w. james beard, jr. ...another sad one I know; sorry; written around an article I just read about a family that lost their daughter to leukemia. Must be my "sad poem" month. jimmy [This message has been edited by jwesley (edited 11-18-2000).] |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
jimmy--I am glad that you are not writing from a personal experience...to loose a child is so difficult..you have written of it with great compassion. |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
So sad, yet it does need to be told. They are not alone, they go to a better place. |
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Daniel J D Senior Member
since 2000-10-01
Posts 1471Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia |
jwesley, So very sad and beautifully written, I enjoyed your every line. Good work. 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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bestgirl911 Senior Member
since 2000-10-04
Posts 551Clio, MI , United We Stand |
I don't know what to say except this broke my heart.... Best |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Jimmy* This is so painfully breathtaking...the reader would never know that this was not written from a first hand expierence...You conveyed the emotion of this moment so very well...excellent writing~ |
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Snow
since 2000-10-16
Posts 1170desert flower looking for rain |
this was an excellent read!! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
JWesley~ This is just the most poignant of pieces and so tastefully done. My - my - my ... the spirit of a child touches our hearts again. You've done a wonderfully sensitive and compassionate render. *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
For taking this from an article you sure presented it to be happening from your point of view. And a remarkable job you did!! This brought tears to my eyes, and it's very beautifully written!! Such a heartfelt 'peace' it brings. <*\\\>< I know not what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future. I don't question YOUR existance - GOD |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Jwesley, this is such a wonderful piece of writing, so full of the feelings of love for the child and the knowledge that she is free from pain at last. Utterly outstanding work, I love this one. Take care Mushy Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
James, it is nice to know that you do as I do...we look around us, and take to heart the troubles of the world, and then write of them, to share what beauty can be gleaned... Well done, Sir... 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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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Plesantly surprised here; didn't know how this piece would go over. I write from my emotions, from heart and soul, and write many things from a view outside my personal world, so I try and put myself in THEIR shoes and feel what I think I would feel in their place, even to the point of tears on pieces like this. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. Thanks for you thoughts on this piece... jwesley |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
JW-- i ditto exactly what holly has said. when i read this piece my heart went out to you and then i read your side note. you touched deep with this and the result is simply amazing. i am in complete awe. take care. ~amy~ |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
JW, What a beautiful poem. You brought a tear to my eye. I'm am grateful to hear that the poem wasn't based on personal experience. And so happy that are people like you that have such a caring and tender heart. ~~Tara aka rp25 :o) |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
jimmy---this is a moving piece...written with a heart of love and compassion.. |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Gosh Darn ya made me cry... That my friend was a most touching, delicately weaved, compasionate, loving, heart tugging poem I have read by your hand... You have written an exquisite poem here and I'm so glad I got a chance to read this... Thank you for sharing your heart and thoughts with us...  coco |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Thank you, all my friends, it's so sad when such innocence has to be cut short and I believe we all feel the pain when a child moves on, no matter whose child it is, or how far removed from our own lives. jwesley |
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Startime Member Ascendant
since 2000-10-03
Posts 5918Canada |
*sigh* I am so glad this is not personal experience. Your words show how big your heart is and how much the pain of even a little one touches you. You wrote this with tenderness and love, ending it with the beauty that she now flies with the angels. *sigh* Sad it is but I am very greatful you are the one to write of it for you gave the experience the sweetness it needed. Much love and a hug from me to you http://www.geocities.com/karenltorbiak/index.html |
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emily Member
since 2000-10-03
Posts 142USA |
you have a heart full of caring to write this. Thank you Emily |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
I applaud you in the way that you presented this and though it is sad, it is a fact that it is so real to so many. I am sure that this piece will touch many here in many ways, but most of all, there is an angel reading this one you have created thanking you for the beautiful way you represent this heartwrenching time. A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. author unknown |
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dragonpoe Senior Member
since 2000-11-12
Posts 608Palm Bay, Florida |
I finally found you! Wow, what a powerful read, after not reading your work for a while, brought a tear to my eye. You managed to connect yourself to this emotion/experience well, a sign of a true poet. Superb work. With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free.. dragonpoe |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
What a bittersweet piece to read. You expressed this with eloquence. The family that lost their daughter would be happy to know that you cared enough to write a beautiful poem about their experience. With your poem her memory will live on Take care, Melissa The beauty of poetry gives my soul wings to fly free within dreams |
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