In Memory Of An Angel Named Elise

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Suetang
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since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

0 posted 2002-03-04 05:46 PM

She must have been an angel
For them to honour her this way
A life unnecessarily taken
For she was unable to stay

I wonder what she looked like
I try to build a picture in my mind
But I feel so very certain
Her heart and soul were so very kind

She was too good for this world
And was needed elsewhere
The sorrow and grief
Must be so hard to bear

A red rose is painted in her honour
A place where loved ones can release
This child who was so cruelly taken
Had been given the name Elise

Every day I pass this shrine
Where her life came to an end
I sometimes see her mother
How could her heart possibly mend?

She tends to all the flowers
Left in memory of the one she loved
As she desperately seeks answers
From the heavens up above

Your angel now has wings
And not a day this life brings
When you don't feel that she's near
And you wish she were here

It just wasn't to be
Although none of us could see
How such a tragedy came to be?

May you rest in peace Elise

* * * *

Just near where I live there is a
red rose painted beautifully on a
telegraph pole with the name Elise
written underneath.Fresh flowers
adorn the nearby street sign and I
pass by this sight nearly every day.
I felt so touched by these images
that I felt the need to write this.
I am going to print up a copy and
leave it amongst the flowers in
the hope that my words might do
justice to an angel named Elise
whom I never had the privilege
of meeting.

Suetang

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-03-04 05:52 PM

(BIG HUGGGSSSSSSSS) God Bless You, sweet friend, you have one of the most loving hearts I know, I know deep down from the bottom of my heart that she must feel so happy for the wonderful words you have written her and that when the time is right you will see her someday up above and the beautiful angel she'll forever be like you are to us all! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this poem is as beautiful as the red rose you gave her! You have such a loving and compassionate heart, sweet Sue, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

2 posted 2002-03-04 06:44 PM

a beautiful thought indeed Sue..im sure the family will be touched..hugss

~Vic

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

3 posted 2002-03-04 09:05 PM

Ah Sue, beautiful, touching poem and here too there are far too many of these signs painted along our highways and roads. Good reminder for people to perhaps slow down too.

~* If I made you "feel" anything at all today, that makes me smile *~
~*~Mysteria ~*~

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

4 posted 2002-03-04 09:43 PM

Sue: I'm sure the mother and other family members of Elise will be grateful and so touched by this lovely tribute.

brianbeaudry
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since 2001-07-20

Posts 410
Northern Ontario Canada

5 posted 2002-03-04 09:50 PM

Beautiful and touching poem Sue and a wonderful idea, I'm sure it will gift them comfort dear friend!!

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2002-03-05 02:01 PM

Oh Sue, I do hope you take this and put it where the mother might see it...for some reason, I feel there is more to the story than you have shared here, and if you were to ever find out, I imagine, and I hope, you find a way to tell us, poetically...

from reality comes the best lessons...

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

7 posted 2002-03-05 09:51 PM

Sue, this is very touching...and I too hope
it is seen....You have a very warm heart..

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2002-03-05 09:59 PM

SueTang~
Such a lovely, lovely gesture~

I can share that I've been touched by leaving a poetic message at one of these memorial sites ... the family shared the story of their loss with me ... and a friendship was formed~

I hope you get to meet the family of Elise~
For surely that is the name of an angel~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

9 posted 2002-03-05 10:09 PM

Such a sad story but a very loving gesture on your part Sue. Yes, perhaps the family can find some comfort in your words.
A lovely tribute indeed.
~Hugs, Nancy~

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

thepoeticplumber
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since 2001-05-15

Posts 185

10 posted 2002-03-06 10:33 PM

Your poem will be loved by all who read it. I am glad you are putting it at the location. Your heart is so in your words Sue. You are such a giver. Your friend, Roger

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

11 posted 2002-03-07 09:02 AM

Sue this is such a fine poem and dedication.
Kethry

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

Suetang
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since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

12 posted 2002-03-07 10:15 PM

Thank you all for reading this piece. As I said, I pass by here nearly every day and when something tugs at my heart strings such as this I just feel the need to write about it.

Take care......Sue

Suetang

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