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Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

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Pennsylvania

0 posted 2001-01-17 05:47 PM

I Thought I Saw Him

I thought I saw him walking through the door
Just as he used to do each day at four
It must have been a memory
Of things I’ve seen before

I thought I heard his favorite music play
Just as it did as I awoke each day
And filled the house with joy
But now it’s gone away

I think I’ve known the best among all men
At least a man who loved me til the end
And I will never know
This kind of love again

I know that life has been so good to me
For I have found a peace to set me free
And when I rest my head
I simply let it be

I heard a little whisper in my ear
So faint a voice that I coild hardly hear
It said,"I love you Grandma"
Nothing is more dear

The greatest of the joys I’ve ever known
Are flowers from the seeds that we have sewn
And now they’re blossoming
So delicately grown

I thought I heard him coming through the door
And slowly walk across the kitchen floor
You walk just like your father, son
I could not ask for more

Elizabeth Santos

Martie

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1 posted 2001-01-17 05:55 PM

Oh Liz--This makes my heart ache and smile at the same time...how do you do that? Hugs!

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-01-17 05:55 PM

Haunting....beautiful....hurting with you....praying for you.....

SEA

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with you

3 posted 2001-01-17 05:59 PM

Yes, how do you make the heart ache and rejoice at the same time? Beautifully done!

-SEA

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

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4 posted 2001-01-17 06:23 PM

God bless your heart

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

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Ontario, CANADA

5 posted 2001-01-17 06:49 PM

Oh Liz *sighs* I felt every word deeply. I echo the words of the others, this was so beautiful and touching and yet so haunting. Hugs for you, my friend

Take care,
Melissa

The beauty of poetry gives my soul wings to fly free within dreams

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

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East Lansing, MI USA

6 posted 2001-01-17 07:10 PM

I know these words well. . .

To you my friend. . .

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

To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2001-01-17 10:35 PM

Elizabeth~
What joy in the footsteps of remember.
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Wilfred Yeats
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Wilmington, Delaware

8 posted 2001-01-17 10:43 PM

I'm crying smiling tears -
I pray for you -
Poems like these let me know my prayers are being answered

dgvarner
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High Springs, Florida

9 posted 2001-01-17 10:48 PM

*sigh*....wiping away small tears..and sighing away an ache that carries its own form of smile..

wow...

this one really hit me..

i'm not quite in your position..but my brother often reminds me of my father..his hands especially..

thanks for sharing this one..

beautiful write liz..

hugs, g

"oh baby baby, its a wild world..its hard to get by just upon a smile..." cat stevens

Mark Bohannan
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since 2000-06-21

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In the winds of Cherokee song

10 posted 2001-01-18 02:49 AM

And this is where the legacy and the most wonderful "tangible" dreams will always shine. Teary eyed but smiling real big in this one my friend.

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

11 posted 2001-01-18 06:06 AM

THank you friends for your remarks. It's strange but I wrote this with tears and smiles in between.
Your words mean so much
Liz

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

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Louisiana

12 posted 2001-01-18 04:07 PM

The tears and smiles both show... this is heartbreak and hope entwined... beautiful!

JamesMichael
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

13 posted 2001-01-18 04:32 PM

Very sweet...made me think of how much I miss my sons...was able to visit two of them at Christmas time...James

Janet Marie
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14 posted 2001-01-18 10:55 PM

I think I’ve known the best among all men
At least a man who loved me til the end
And I will never know
This kind of love again

I know that life has been so good to me
For I have found a peace to set me free
And when I rest my head
I simply let it be
=============================

Lizzie you touch me so deeply with this poem of heart and grace ...
there are rare loves ... rare gifts we are given that teach us the kind of peace you wrote of in the above verses ...

"For I have found a peace to set me free"

this kind of peace comes from loving a butterfly *smile*

add my name to the list who type thru tears and smiles after reading this promise kissed gift from you.

love ya sweet poet
jm

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

15 posted 2001-01-19 08:07 AM

Suthrn, THank you for the tears and smiles, mostly for the smiles

James, it's funny how you know who's coming through the dorr by their footsteps. I'm sure you miss your sons very much. I still have one son at home but miss all the footsteps that used to come in and out our door. Thank you

Janet Marie. I believe one of the most important things in life is to be at peace, and I am so fortunate to have that. Thank you for your remarks

Liz

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
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since 1999-08-26

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northern mountains, Idaho

16 posted 2001-01-20 12:03 PM

Beautiful, beautiful, Liz! Tender and poignant, this one brought me to tears. The ending was superb.
My prayers remain with you and yours.

.

The spiritual wind that holds survivors aloft, plants the seeds from which bloom new hope ... R.J.G.

inot2B
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since 2000-09-18

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Arkansas

17 posted 2001-01-20 12:29 PM

This brought tears to my eyes. I felt as if I was in the room with you feeling your loss. I am in awe of the words that I know come from your heart.

Paula Finn
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since 2000-06-17

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missouri

18 posted 2001-01-20 03:59 AM

He is never very far when you hold him so close to your loving heart...you made me remember that thank you

catalinamoon

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The Shores of Alone

19 posted 2001-01-20 12:47 PM

Elizabeth, you have such a strong and beautiful spirit, glowing through this poem. I bet he really did walk through the door that day, just to send you a little more love.
Beautiful.
Take care.
Sandra

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Portland, Oregon

20 posted 2001-01-20 01:44 PM

(tears coming down my cheeks) Oh Elizabeth, you have such a beautiful heart! Yes, your love for your brother shines like the heavens in this poem, and I believe he does come to visit you often to give you love and faith, for that's what he wants you to feel. You are blessed to be with us, and your brother was blessed to know you. (sniff) Excellent poem, thank you for sharing, my friend!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Denise

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21 posted 2001-01-20 01:48 PM

I don't think the 'missing' ever stops, just gets less painful in time. Great expression, Elizabeth.

Denise

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 997
northern mountains, Idaho

22 posted 2001-01-20 02:06 PM

For the record, Tony was Liz's cherished husband, who just recently died.

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

23 posted 2001-01-20 03:08 PM

Thank you all for your loving comments, which I do so appreciate. Thank you all for taking the time to respond to this poem.
It is dear to my heart
Liz

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