The Stone....revised version, reposted for Rosemary Gwaltney

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Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

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0 posted 2002-03-21 12:06 PM

The Stone

just yesterday, his hug was warm
lopsided grin so wide
his tawny hair, a tangled mess
my tears have not yet dried

today I bought a stone for him
carved from a mother's tears
her heart broken into pieces
one for each of his years

headstone
tombstone
gravestone
deathstone
he lies beneath the earth
alone

his pall encased in rites of dirt
sealed soft with weedy grace
where saffron sculpted buttercups
are wound with Queen Ann's lace

he slumbers neath the loamy soil
composing dreams of never
he must be late for school, I think
but now, he sleeps forever

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

1 posted 2002-03-21 12:13 PM

How sweet of you to repost this for Rosemary. A mother should never have to feel this pain. My heart goes out to all of who have had to live this nightmare. And there are far too many that have

Martie

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2 posted 2002-03-21 12:21 PM

Lyra

I hear the echo of love coming through the tall grass from the stone, it sings, it sings so sweetly.

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

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3 posted 2002-03-21 12:57 PM

Lyra,
Good idea! This is an excellent post to share with Rosemary. Thanks so much.

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

4 posted 2002-03-21 04:42 PM

There can be nothing more heartbreaking on this earth than loosing a child. The tears never dry. The natural order of life when this happens is all wrong. But the poem is beautiful and the picture makes me feel as if I can see the flowers swaying in the breeze.
Bless you - Hugs, Marti

" My wrinkles are badges of courage and reveal that I am a Mother."

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

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In Your Poetic Mind

5 posted 2002-03-21 04:47 PM

Bravo, this is beautiful and so touching....

your heart in every line....

Lauren~

Greeneyes~

Step through the
barrier of my mind,
enter my soul,
feel my desire,
let my eyes guide you
into the shadows
of my heart

[This message has been edited by Greeneyes (03-21-2002 04:47 PM).]

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

6 posted 2002-03-21 05:45 PM

Lyra,
Excellent.

strbbux
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

7 posted 2002-03-21 05:56 PM

Lyra this always makes me cry. Sobbing, so so tender and heartfelt. It is nice of you to share this with Rosemary, floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Silver Streak
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since 2002-01-02

Posts 3625
FL, USA

8 posted 2002-03-21 06:05 PM

Lyra, thank you for sharing this again. This is so very special. I cry with both of you.

((Lyra))

Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com

Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

9 posted 2002-03-21 06:55 PM

Lyra, only you could write this so very
perfectly well for your own, and for
RoseMary....

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

10 posted 2002-03-22 10:24 PM

Tracey...thanks so much for your reply....
I hope that Rosemary will find this post and read it...and I hope that it offers her some comfort.

Martie...thanks so much for your beautiful poetic reply. Sometimes I think that your replies are better poetry than my actual poetry...I think that you truly have a poet's heart and mind.

Larry...thanks so much, and I do hope that Rosemary will read it.

Marti...thank you so much for your reply...You are absolutely right...when a child dies before the parent, the natural order of things goes in reverse and everything feels all wrong...it feels totally backwards....and my tears still haven't dried after almost 2 years.

Lauren...thanks so much for the reply and the beautiful compliment

Sy...thanks so much for reading and for enjoying

Floria...I know how much you can identify with this poem...it makes me cry even now as I read it....thanks for replying

Newell...thanks so much for your reply, and for your heartfelt tears and empathy.

Barry...thank you so much for that lovely compliment.

Thank you everyone, for reading and replying to my poem

huggggssss to all of you!

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

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