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inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

0 posted 2003-03-09 03:57 PM

she feeds silver birds,
platinum white locks,
kissed by golden halo sun,

basking in heavenly light,
fitting adornment
for this angel,
forever young and beautiful to me,

somewhat fragile now,
tattered patches
gathered on
her quilt of life,
threads of a hard life's stress,
woven together with grace,
touched by her loving hands,

she is everything
i could only imagine to be,

i am at best a twisted twig,
tainted and vain, hopelessly human,
to her, the saintly tree,

she is in tune with birds above,
while i strain to merely listen and grasp,
at some semblance of life's meaning,
reading of sutras, and ancient wisdom,
when she is already there,

she stands now in later years,
at the beconing
of nearby eternity,

i wish her soul
for some very deserved peace
to fill her remaining earthly years,
before the call back home,
as she will have to wait some time there,
for me,

for now, i am grounded, time spent,
tending to my own garden,
athough her shadow
will always transcend back to those,below
lookin over the harvest, she lovingly reaped,

she reached for my arm today,
crossing winter weary streets of snow,
and i looked into her kind and wise eyes,
and saw for the first time,
both her timelessness and her fragility,

and my heart
at that moment,
cried of the truth,
as i wondered, though somewhat selfishly,

of when her stay on earth is done,
who will then,
as i must still remain,
be there when,
she is gone,

who will be there, then,
to mother
me?

[This message has been edited by inkedgoddess (03-09-2003 07:58 PM).]

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

1 posted 2003-03-09 04:06 PM

Goodness Michele - you know I'm fragile - tears welling up here - this is excellent -

i am at best a twisted twig,
tainted and vain, hopelessly human,
to her, the saintly tree,

always always no faults seen but in our own eyes

I fear the same, my friend. Your writing touches deep. xxoo

regards2you
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since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

2 posted 2003-03-09 06:38 PM

Michele,

The ending, the clicher! Made me cry, touched so deeply.

Hugs, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

Connel

Senior Member

since 2002-11-04

Posts 736
Florida, USA

3 posted 2003-03-09 06:41 PM

Lovely poem!

Anyone can write, But only poets can capture the heart.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2003-03-09 06:45 PM

Beautiful and really touching.
Who will mother you? She will, always .... even from Above.
Margherita

icequeen
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since 2001-12-09

Posts 633
FL USA

5 posted 2003-03-09 06:53 PM

I so love this.

the only man worth your tears will never make you cry

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

6 posted 2003-03-09 07:35 PM

so heartwrenching, I ask the same questions but not as well as you.
Kethry

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

Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

7 posted 2003-03-09 08:21 PM

beautiful writing but christ this hurt...

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

8 posted 2003-03-09 08:31 PM

basking in heavenly light,
fitting adornment
for this angel,
forever young and beautiful to me,

This is so touching & lovely. My sister and I lost our mother when she was far too young to "go home." I often try to imagine her with silver hair and weathered hands. You are so lucky to still have your mother to hug and to hold her hand. I do so in my dreams. Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

9 posted 2003-03-09 08:32 PM

You wrote this so beautifully. Very touching.

ctowen
Member Elite

since 2001-10-18

Posts 2286
Green Mountains of VT

10 posted 2003-03-09 08:51 PM

I found this heartshaking ....
... beautifully done!

bklynboy
Senior Member

since 2002-12-15

Posts 660
florida

11 posted 2003-03-10 12:15 PM

Very Nice Michele! Treasure each day that Mom is around for its a gift denied many. Mom is gone, Dad is gone and I can only see them in my dreams. Even though the years have past, the dreams are as vivid as yesterday. Take her hand tenderly and hold it like you will never let it go. Sometimes the ones we love leave us far too soon.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

12 posted 2003-03-10 12:36 PM

Michele~  You write with such style and a hands on commitment to all that matters to you most.

I get the feeling you and your daughter have the same kind of fragile wings, that were made to hold you up when the going gets rough.
I can so relate to what you have written here...very beautiful, really!

kayjay
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since 2002-06-24

Posts 2015
Oregon

13 posted 2003-03-10 12:39 PM

THis is a beautiful write. Is in possible that someone looks at you the same way you look at her? This truly is lovely. Ken J

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

14 posted 2003-03-10 01:04 AM

I have two daughters 14 and 11...and my mother died when I was 10. This poem just broke me apart.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

15 posted 2003-03-13 07:53 AM

Lovely...James

GG
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since 2002-12-03

Posts 3532
Lost in thought

16 posted 2003-03-13 10:45 AM

oh wow what a reflective piece... *sigh*
Haven't seen my mom or talked to her alot since she moved out when I was six. But my grandma, the one who was always my 'mom' she was white haired though! but everything a daughter would ask for. She did go home though.. and I just assure you.. treasure the wisdom you've been given, she will still be there to mother you, *clasps on to her necklace* trust me.
Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
(blink, breathe, stand, fight)

bklynboy
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since 2002-12-15

Posts 660
florida

17 posted 2003-05-11 08:07 AM

This is really appropriate on this day of Celebration of our mothers. It has been 7 years since my mom went to a better place. The ache in my heart has dulled but not gone. I hope those whose mothers are still with us appreciate all they have done. Treat your moms with the love and respect they deserve. To those whose mom's are not feeling up to par at this time of the year, our prayers are with them and you!
Posting of this quality are why we need Michele- the inkedgoddess back on board....
Free the inked one!!!!

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