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Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

0 posted 2001-09-25 09:35 PM

~* Just A Simple Email *~

Reflecting, I can almost see you
Sitting in my pain as you wrote your poem.
Out of sorrow’s vapor you appeared,
Sending sunshine in a simple email.

Your words in flawless rhyme,
Touched me in that hidden place
Where no one has ever been invited
To enter for a long time, my heart.

The gentle caress of your soul,
Upon my wounded heart,
Stirred a new feeling of hope
Stopping my flow of tears,
Gently unlocking memories
Imprisoned inside of me.

A poem released the love inside,
That experiences joy in life.
The delicacy of your words,
Changed my life,
Not of your knowing.

Your words shattered barriers of
Being alone and renewed faith
In trusting a friend.
Simple words picked me up when I was down.

Strong tentacles of loss, grief, confusion
Strangled me and you created
Words ... just simple words of healing.

A new realm for love began to flow
Like a crystal clear river
Through the valley of our souls
Washing away the debris of anger
Leaving behind a fresh, new landscape
For me to explore.

You created a place of hope,
In your acceptance of my feelings,
And a peace inside me that said -
It was okay to be me, to feel this way.

You said, “Sometimes you have to sit
On the bottom, before you can stand.
Feel it, but know this,
I will be here to listen."

~* With sincere gratitude to a poet at Passions;
you know who you are *~

graphic: William Whitaker ~ A Letter to Alessandra ~ http://www.williamwhitaker.com/Index.htm

~Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self~ Cyril Connolly

[This message has been edited by Mysteria (edited 09-25-2001).]

SEA

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since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

1 posted 2001-09-25 09:53 PM

this is wonderful

Very special friend you have there

hugs to you

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

2 posted 2001-09-25 10:00 PM

This is beautiful Mysteria.
I am so glad to know you have a special friend who is there when needed. Where would any of us be without that certain friend? You didn't say what piece is playing, but it is lovely as well. Nancy.

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me.~

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

3 posted 2001-09-25 10:06 PM

Sea ~ Thank you again, sweet lady of the ocean! This person is a "friend" to a lot of people here at Passions. They just care!

Enchantress ~ thank you and I have no idea what that music is - if anyone knows I sure wish they would tell me so I could share the name of it with everyone.

Dee
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 2330
Queensland, Australia

4 posted 2001-09-25 10:15 PM

Mysteria, there are so many here who are a friend to many. It is good to see such a lovely thank you to one of them.

Dee

I wish you every happiness and may you always have the best of the good things in life. a brand

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

5 posted 2001-09-25 10:45 PM

Sharon...this is a beautiful thank you for the blessings of a friend...and you are indeed blessed!

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

6 posted 2001-09-26 12:46 PM

This is outstanding! I'm glad you have such a friend and she must be thrilled with this poem.

Betty Lou Hebert

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

7 posted 2001-09-26 01:21 AM

You created a place of hope,
In your acceptance of my feelings,
And a peace inside me that said -
It was okay to be me, to feel this way.

You said, “Sometimes you have to sit
On the bottom, before you can stand.
Feel it, but know this,
I will be here to listen."
========================================

*smiling here* ... that wisdom sounds so familiar.......
this is lovely in its sincerety Sharon...
a beautiful offering of your heart to someone who touched it
this place is a sanctuary of friendship.
well done poetess Mysteria

jm

SmittenKitten
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since 2001-06-20

Posts 1131
where the sky and horizon meet

8 posted 2001-09-26 01:28 AM

Awww! This makes me smile

Friendship is so often the source of light when a shadow is cast on our lives....it is a gift indeed and you have shown how cherished a gift it is with your poem.

Beautifully written and shared.
Hugs to you,
~Krista

Your beautiful words & creativity allow me to connect with the same in myself.
Thank you for having the courage to share yourself so that I can too

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

9 posted 2001-09-26 01:36 AM

~* Dee, Martie, Trilium, Janet Marie, Smitten Kitten *

There are so many wonderful friends here at Passions that i am thankful for. This one in particular, as she does this so naturally and never seeks any recognition for her kindness. And Janet Marie...I forgot the "gentle messenger too" thank you for reminding me of that! We are so lucky to be in a community of kind and wonderful souls that care about each other here, and for that I thank you all, as I was going through a bit of a time there for a bit, but am better now. Thank you for your nice comments.

~Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self~ Cyril Connolly

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

10 posted 2001-09-26 01:37 AM

Mysteria~
This is appreciatively lovely to show
the many true friendships of the circle~

*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

Martha Cowan
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since 2001-03-08

Posts 240
Groves, Texas

11 posted 2001-09-26 06:41 AM

Sharon ~ this is such a deeply touching tribute to your friend. You have endured many tribulations as of late, and all the while you so relentlessly give of yourself to others...reaching out to everyone around you so unselfishly to lend them your ear and your heart in their times of need...and in their times of loneliness and pain. In doing this, you have woven special bonds of friendship with so many...and I am so happy that you were offered words of comfort that helped ease your heartache.
I promise to be there more dependably as well, as this transition in my life is nearing it's point of stablization.
Always know in your heart ~ beyond a shadow of a doubt ~ that you are loved so very dearly by this lady in Texas.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS TO YOU)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
...and much love, always, dawn

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

12 posted 2001-09-26 08:10 AM

Someone once said, you can't be a friend unless you are a friend to yourself...and you can't be a friend to yourself unless you know how to give. You must have given your friend a lot, for her to be able to help you during your times...

This is beautiful, and I am sure, will be read many, many times, by many, many poets, who will all think "this is for me...."

it is simply beautiful...

RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

13 posted 2001-09-26 09:02 AM

It's warming to see your own kindness reciprocated for you are often this type of friend. Loved the music.

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

14 posted 2001-09-26 10:11 AM

What a lovely tribute to someone very special. It's nice to have someone that can 'touch us' in that way. But then you're so nice, who would not want to be your friend?

Lady In White

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since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

15 posted 2001-09-26 03:03 PM

How fortunate you are, to have a true friend, when all of the world seems to be falling apart. It is people like you who keep everything together...

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

16 posted 2001-09-26 03:05 PM

Marge ~ The circle of Passion is truly a never-ending circle indeed.

Dawn ~ A lot of people have endured a lot lately, and I guess I just had to "vent", and this person listened, as I am sure a lot of people are turning to friends now in this time for comfort and a means of picking up their lives. This poem is about those people.

Richard ~ You are also that "kind of person" we all are!

Poet deVine ~ Thank you, and this "person" represents the kindness in us all, especially in Passions, for they only represent the spirit of this site.

~Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self~ Cyril Connolly

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

17 posted 2001-09-26 03:08 PM

Lady In White ~ sorry you snuck in as I must have been typing, and I think we ALL have a friend like this, we just have to ask for help. Thank you for your kind response.

The Rusty Knight
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 414
Texas

18 posted 2001-09-26 03:19 PM

Mysteria,

I know this friend must be special and special friends that can bring joy to us when we have none of our own are rare.

You are special too....to be able to put into verse your feelings in words so clear and heart felt.

Death comes not when we cease to breathe, but when we cease to dream.

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

19 posted 2001-09-26 04:21 PM

The Rusty Knight ~ Well, in these times, how's about we all be friends? Hugs.

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

20 posted 2001-09-26 05:20 PM

This is so beautifully written, I had to go back and read it several times. I have also had that experience, not a poem written for me, but a poem that touched me as though it were. THis is wonderful writing!
Keep up the excellence in poetry
Liz

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

21 posted 2001-09-26 07:42 PM

Elizabeth ~ I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes we search these blue pages, and something jumps out at you like the author knew exactly what you were thinking. This, of course, shows the power of poetry, but also there is such a circle of friendship in this community of sincerely, caring and wonderful people. How lucky we are! Thank you for your very kind words, from the Lady Santos, I shall take your compliment and cherish it, truly.

~Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self~ Cyril Connolly
[This message has been edited by Mysteria (edited 09-26-2001).]

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