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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-01-26 01:03 AM




Crossing boundaries, lakes and ridges
life traverses many bridges
the bridge at birth, as life begins
awash with love and screams and grins

we learn to crawl and then to walk
as infant babble turns to talk
as toddlerhood becomes childhood
we cross bridges to other neighborhoods

away from our family's love and caring
life teaches us the rules of sharing
though we learn to follow the rules
sometimes the crossings are crass and cruel

adulthood brings us serious concerns
through the tolls of childhood, our lessons are learned
now, knowing that life offers no guarantees
the bridge to maturity sways in the breeze

aging teaches it's own hard lessons
if we live long enough to see life's progression
with our eyesight dimmed and our hearing lost
we have but one bridge left to cross


copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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Larry C
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1 posted 2002-01-26 01:15 AM


Lyra,
Great write. I think I've seen that bridge ont he horizon. Oh lighten up...I'm in no hurry. Seriously, I like the lessons applied in this poem. Excellent. Hope Lauren likes it as much as I do.

peppermint35
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2 posted 2002-01-26 01:36 AM


I think this is one of the best pieces I've ever read regarding this topic... you hit every topic perfectly!!!

Enjoyed.. oh yes!!!

With each change in life.. a new bridge has had to be crossed.. and it's always fun.. discovering the new territory..

Hugs,

Pepper
"A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth."
   Percy Bysshe Shelley

Kethry
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3 posted 2002-01-26 01:53 AM


Lyra, that last one is one bridge I'll burn before I cross it.
Good poem as usual.
Keth

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



Enchanted Melody
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4 posted 2002-01-26 06:58 AM


Hi there! I liked this poem alot, as it's only recently I'm beginning to understand the significance of life's lessons from adolescence into maturity,  though painful as some of them may be..........

God bless and best wishes!!

~Enchanted Melody~


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5 posted 2002-01-26 09:40 AM


Lyra~

to have such a poem....there are so many meanings to bridges, where they can take us....how we cross them, and the path we may find on the other side....I ADORE this and will tuck it away....and I thank you....  


Lauren~


Thoughts slide out
of hiding and cling
to anything I put
in front of them.
Words bead up
like dew and in
a moment,
will be accessible.


[This message has been edited by Greeneyes (01-26-2002 09:55 AM).]

sodpossom
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6 posted 2002-01-26 10:42 AM


Lyra

Full of wisdom!This was very good!

N orth Carolina Girl
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7 posted 2002-01-26 12:42 PM


Lyra,so much truth and wisdom in one poem.Wonderful poem with alot of insight on life.TAKE CARE!




Love,

Juanita

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8 posted 2002-01-26 12:50 PM




(smiles) Oh my gosh, this is fabulous, sweet friend, such wisdom and insight fills your words, sweet friend, you always build bridges of beauty in your words! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, I just know Lauren will always cherish this timeless treasure as we all do! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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9 posted 2002-01-26 12:52 PM


This is terrifice Madame Chipmunk, I have read poems on this subject and you have done it best. Love the bridges images. floria

Floria

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But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

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10 posted 2002-01-26 08:44 PM


Simply cheeky Madame C....spitting out an
acorn or two....too full to speak....
mumble, mumble....  I loved this Lyra...
very right on target...how true this poem
is about us and our lives...

His Poet
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11 posted 2002-01-26 08:49 PM


This is wonderful, Lyra. Packed with wisdom of experience which makes it so believable and beautiful. Cheryl
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12 posted 2002-01-26 09:02 PM


A wonderful poem.
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Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher

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13 posted 2002-01-26 09:12 PM


Love this one Lyra!
Very well written!
~Hugs, Nancy~

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

ecrivan
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14 posted 2002-01-26 09:32 PM


much wisdom in one poem, nice write


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15 posted 2002-01-26 10:23 PM


I'll cross that bridge when I come to it...and I'm coming to it real fast!

very good writing here, Madame

Irish Rose
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16 posted 2002-01-26 10:32 PM


you have no idea how much this means to me, this poem, thank you Lyra

Kathleen--(Kay)
A true friend does not love you for who you are, but in spite of who you are." -- Caroline Tran

Madame Chipmunk
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17 posted 2002-01-27 12:05 PM


Larry... I also see that bridge on the horizon and I hope that it is very far away...for both of us.

Pepper...I am so flattered that you think this is the best you've read on this subject...I can feel my head swelling!

Keth...thanks for your reply...but please don't be too quick to burn any bridges...even that last one.  You never know what you will fall into if there is no bridge to cross.

Melody...Thanks, and I very much understand what you are going through with the bridge from adolesence to adulthood.  Although I am a grandmother...I am still going back and cross across that bridge...somehow, I just can't seem to stay on the adult side for too long.

Lauren...I am so happy that you liked the poem.  Bridges do have so many meanings!

Stevie and Juanita...Thank you...both of you, for your replies...and for seeing the wisdom in the poem...believe it or not, I got the idea for this one while I was driving across a bridge in very heavy traffic.

Noah...thanks again for your very nice reply.

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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18 posted 2002-01-27 12:14 PM


Floria...thanks so much for your reply...I appreciate your nice compliments.

Barry...thanks a lot for the acorns...they were really tasty.....and of course, thanks for the reply too!

Cheryl...thank you for that very flattering reply...but of course it takes years of living to have the experience to know when to cross the bridges.  I am still going back and forth between childhood and adulthood.  I like childhood so much better.

Newell and Nancy...thanks so much for taking the time to read my poem and to reply to it.

Martin...I certainly appreciate your comments..thank you!

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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19 posted 2002-01-27 12:23 PM


Michael...Please slow down!!!!!!!You certainly don't want to get a speeding ticket while crossing that bridge.
Thanks for your reply!

Kay...I'm glad that I was able to write something which had meaning for you.

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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