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kaile
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0 posted 2002-03-08 12:24 PM


she's prone to hallucinations,
giving herself fancy names
such as Princess of Quite A Lot,
Queen of Everything
and insisting that she is born with a crown--
it just got stuck in her mother's womb.

a walking bundle of contradictions

yet she's not the scatterbrain
you might condescendingly dismiss her to be.
an environmental activist,
she's fiercely devoted to enjoying nature.

i lost my romantic self forever
(life has a way of dragging us along)
til i read her keen observations
about nature which
reminded me fondly of
the days i started out
as a reader,alive only
in my world of Enid Blyton
and her gorgeous farm stories,
knowing that such bliss
would someday somehow be mine.

she's fighting cancer

Like the chipmunk who
darts skillfully away
from the clutches of the
big bad wolf,

she will prevail

and i dream again
of the day when i awake
in the loving embrace of nature.

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dear lyra, i hope you don't feel that i am exploiting your situation in order to gather replies...please accept this musing in good faith, as i have meant it in all sincerity...

dedicated to larry too, for it was his poem that made me get rid of my procrastinating nature(for a while) and make me want to do something this meaningful..give that man a BUMP!



  



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Duncan
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1 posted 2002-03-08 12:43 PM


How nice that you have written that your love for nature was reborn through Lyra's poetry.  I'll have to take notice of it myself.  Thanks!
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2 posted 2002-03-08 03:59 PM


I am a nature lover and yet Lyra keeps inspiring me over and over again, and I love humor and her great sense of humor I so love. This is  a nice write for her and no way would you be capitalizing on expressing your,mine, our love for a wonderful person. I am thankful you wrote this and that I stopped by to read it fate. thanks, floria

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But die with all their music in them"
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3 posted 2002-03-08 04:13 PM


Faterider,
Nice write, enjoyed

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4 posted 2002-03-08 04:53 PM


"Like the chipmunk who
darts skillfully away
from the clutches of the
big bad wolf,

she will prevail

and i dream again
of the day where i awake
in the loving embrace of nature."




BRAVO!!! YES, YES, I TOO AM PRAYING FOR LYRA AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!!! (BIG HUGGGSSSSSS) This is wonderful, sweet friend, she is a wonderful friend to us all just as you are, we all love you so much, God Bless You! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Heng, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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5 posted 2002-03-08 06:46 PM


Hugs to you Heng, for a tender write. Yes, the lady brings nature close to our hearts. We are all wishing her peace and wellness.
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6 posted 2002-03-08 07:02 PM


Well Heng,

Let's all give a special prayer that Madame Chip does pull through, cancer is an ugly beast and she can definitely use what love and support we can give.



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7 posted 2002-03-08 07:07 PM


faterider,
How awesome! I love the things in your poem that reflect a knowledge of her work. I recognize them all. And thank you for your kind words for me. Let's all remember, as you said, this is about Lyra and her battle.

Lyra,
Courage friend and know you are loved.

kaile
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8 posted 2002-03-08 07:10 PM


Duncan, i have just responded to some of her poems in Open #18..you might want to check them out..  

thanks all for reading...

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9 posted 2002-03-08 08:31 PM


Like the chipmunk who
darts skillfully away
from the clutches of the
big bad wolf,

she will prevail

and i dream again
of the day when i awake
in the loving embrace of nature.
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Yes she will prevail!
This is wonderful faterider!
We all pray that Lyra will be around for a long long time...
to remind us of the joys of nature.  
Thanks for this one!
~Hugs, Nancy~

~Sometimes all you really wish for...
     is someone to wish for you.~

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