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We'll Leave A Light On
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We'll Leave A Light On |
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Saunni Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 1777West Virginia 
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I am still posting for my dad until the 23rd. We'll Leave A Light On This must be where we move on Another night we try to be strong It's been the hardest days we've ever been through Now, today makes seven years we've been crying for you... With no real last words to tell you goodbye We still held onto you tight as you closed your eyes But if you should ever find your way back alone Don't you ever believe that we're not home... Because we'll always keep a light on for you So bright heaven will see it too And if you should ever miss us being away Then you'll know where our broken hearts stay... And we still pass by that empty rocking chair In the hope that someday we'll see you sitting there We'll be praying beside it for what used to be So at times you'll find us there on our knees... So, if we never pass you on the street again Then let God hold your hands until we can And there will always be the endless tears Because the hardest part is wanting you here... We will always keep a light on for you So bright heaven will see it too If in a hundred years it's still burning through Just know you're family will never quit waiting for you... Sauni Sauni :) |
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Logan Senior Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 1641Arkansas |
Sauni, very gentle smile..my thoughts are with you..there is always forever, and the memories sustain us |
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Saunni Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 1777West Virginia |
Logan, thank you for your sweet words. I appreciate it!  Sauni Sauni @~~~>~~ |
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shadow974 Senior Member
since 2001-06-21
Posts 636Michigan |
Beautiful poem and quite a tribute of your love. Do not fear going forward slowly, |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Perhaps I am a little silly, but when I write of my father, I do believe he is guiding my hand. He brings me back certain memories to share with others, and in that way, his gifts never end. I like this Saunni, and I appreciate that you, too, feel for your father in this way, and share him with us as you have been doing. Thank you for that. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
This is such a sweet verse Saunni, glad you can remember your father this way. Mine died over 15 years ago, never wrote him a poem though, maybe I should sometime, for he too was a very nice man. Thanks for sharing. Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoy your read |
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ThUnDeRkYsS Senior Member
since 1999-09-23
Posts 727Wisconsin |
Very lovely indeed, such a beautiful depiction of the love you have in this. Keep it strong and it will last a lifetime  Strive for higher levels, if they seem out of reach... Grow, and they will get closer. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
On this morning especially, this...I am completely without words Saunni. Today is the day I bury my father---so I thank you much for sharing this with me. HUGS. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
I have to agree with Sunshine. . . when I've written of my own Father, it was like I could hear him. . . So too it seems with you and with others. . . know that they are always with you. . . and that their spirit moves through you. . . Wonderful my friend. . . a gift from your heart. . . ---------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Saunni Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 1777West Virginia |
Shadow974~ Thank you for taking the time to read this. Sunshine~ No, it is not silly that you feel your father is guiding your hand when you write. It makes perfect sense. You sound like you have a wonderful father also. Thanks for responding. Titia Geertman~ Thank you for reading this, it means a lot. You should try and write about your father, I bet you will have tons to say and it will be beaitiful. Vandana~ Thanks for reading and replying. ThUnDeRkYsS~ Thank you, my love will always be strong. Serenity~ Oh, I am sorry today is the day you buried your father. Just know that I know exactly what you are feeling at this moment. Take care. Sven~ I can relate to you and Sunshine, seems like they are just writing the words for you. Thanks for reading this I appreciate it. Sauni @~~~>~~ |
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Alan Senior Member
since 2000-09-12
Posts 1499right next door |
This is a wonderful loving tribute. It is a good read. I think I'll write my father one. alan |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
This is so touching. I lost my mother and the light is always on for her too. Thank you for putting my thoughts into words Tracey If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
Saunni What a wonderful piece of writing about a man who obviously meant the world to you. How easily I could relate as I have been without my father for two years now and sometimes when I go into his shed I still feel him there. I hold onto my memories with all my might so I'll never forget him. I'm sure you do the same. Take care......Sue Suetang |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
makes one think about the days going by that might hold the last chance to reconcile... |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
When a dearly loved one is gone it certainly leaves a huge hole in the life of the ones left behind. You expressed this so very well with your words here. I love the positiveness of leaving the light on ...a nice touch! |
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