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Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

0 posted 2002-05-26 02:26 PM

These Three and Me

(In memory of my mother and father and daughter, Michelle)

In the mourning dove’s lament
across the line of sky where time stops,
in the bend to light of tulip face,
I feel embrace of love
not stab or wounded wide
in cry, no,
at peace from misery’s last sigh
and hallowed by the places it has been.

A mother's grace of smile to child
in open arms now warmth displays to little me,
so fragile strong in run across the lawn of time
to grasp her skirt again
and feel some safety there at last from past.

And father young and captured in
the sandy beaches of my heart, still ebbs, is gone
yet flows to teach the steps to take past fear
with open arms the beacon, into the depth so lit,
to experience beyond the fear, the joy.

Even winter with love just broken
and child by death newly taken from me,
I knew the white light around the place,
this corner of grace was where to go
to hold myself within my arms
and know even past my sight
that everything would be all right.

And so those three with some of me
have stayed
in places they knew not,
to break the chain that held me tight
so I could fly
within the mourning dove’s lament
across the line of sky where time stops
to meet them once again.

[This message has been edited by Martie (05-26-2002 03:45 PM).]

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

1 posted 2002-05-26 02:39 PM

Now...you see what I am saying about all
of your words which you put on canvas for
each of us to see...standing in awe at
the beauty of the portrait, the painting
penned by a delicate brush..lightly held
in each tempered stroke...

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

2 posted 2002-05-26 02:42 PM

And so those three with some of me
have stayed
in places they knew not,
to break the chain that held me tight
and let me fly
within the mourning dove’s lament
across the line of sky where time stops
to meet them once again.

You say so much here, Martie.

It was exactly 3 years ago today, that we buried my first husband. Fourteen months later, my older son was to follow.
And I believe that they have joined my dad and that the three of them are my guardian angels who sent David to me because I would need him so much more than I ever thought I would need anyone....ever.

~ angel hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2002-05-26 02:56 PM

Thank you for sharing these most
tender memories for all of us
to hold, and hug, along with you...

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2002-05-26 04:38 PM

Even winter with love just broken
and child by death newly taken from me,
I knew the white light around the place,
this corner of grace was where to go
to hold myself within my arms
and know even past my sight
that everything would be all right.

And so those three with some of me
have stayed
in places they knew not,
to break the chain that held me tight
so I could fly
within the mourning dove’s lament
across the line of sky where time stops
to meet them once again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dearest Martie...even though they are gone from your grasp, you may still hold them close in your heart and memory.
This is a beautiful tribute the three you loved and adored who have now passed over.
~Heartfelt Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

5 posted 2002-05-26 06:52 PM

"A mother's grace of smile to child
in open arms now warmth displays to little me,
so fragile strong in run across the lawn of time
to grasp her skirt again
and feel some safety there at last from past."

(big hugggsssssss) Oh Martie, this is soooooo beautiful, sweet friend, my heart goes out to you but I know deep down they will always love you and in your memories their smiles and love will always shine on! (sigh) My thoughts are with you, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Martie, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

6 posted 2002-05-26 08:44 PM

In the mourning dove's lament
across the line of sky where time stops,
in the bend to light of tulip face,
I feel embrace of love
not stab or wounded wide
in cry, no,
at peace from misery's last sigh
and hallowed by the places it has been.
==================================

Even winter with love just broken
and child by death newly taken from me,
I knew the white light around the place,
this corner of grace was where to go
to hold myself within my arms
and know even past my sight
that everything would be all right.

And so those three with some of me
have stayed
in places they knew not,
to break the chain that held me tight
so I could fly
within the mourning dove's lament
across the line of sky where time stops
to meet them once again.
================================

this will be one of those reads, where all I can do is take a deep breath and exhale my awe of your pen and my admiration of you.
My words wont touch the beauty of this write.

I remembering being one and the same ...
closer even than the heat and the flame.

Tom Kimmel

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2002-05-26 09:01 PM

MartieSis~
When your heart pens ... I *sigh* with tenderness~

'I knew the white light around the place,
this corner of grace was where to go
to hold myself within my arms
and know even past my sight
that everything would be all right.'

Such a lovely 'corner of grace' ...
Love you~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

PaulValjean
Junior Member

since 2002-05-23

Posts 10
Fl.

8 posted 2002-05-26 09:27 PM

Beauty, and courage, and Grace... what an awesome combination....*s*...

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