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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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~Grandaughters~ Grandaughters are my just rewards for raising sons who played with swords who scuffed their shoes and ripped their shirts while playing macho in the dirt they give us all the things we missed they fight with words and not with fist eating plastic cookery fare and styling flowing silken hair  grandaughters give us gentle thrills of lacy dress and dainty frills they come in every shape and size a gift of love, grandma's surprise shopping for those lacy clothes dancing shoes with twinkle toes ballet lessons, watch her twirl her tutu skirt alive with swirl  dollhouse dreams and fairy queens tea party days and flower bouquets little girls I love to spoil prima donna, princess royal and when I kiss her on the face she'll kiss me back with girlish grace  grandaughters are a special treat they fill my life with loving sweet ~ Lyra copyright2002 Lyra Nesius "poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks [This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (07-28-2002 09:03 PM).] |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Elucidated in sugar, and spice and everything nice. What a beautiful tribute to lucky little girls. ThisDiamond |
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mycafe Senior Member
since 2002-05-23
Posts 584 |
They are indeed very sweet little girls, Lyra. And I'm sure you are one BIG delight to them too. Simply love this poem! marie Keep counting your blessings |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
Lyra - they are something special aren't they? Our little granddaughter has a big brother and she can't talk yet so she fights with fists and teeth - this is just a wonderful poem and I loved it - Paul |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Lyra After my two sweet boys in treasure box of sons...my granddaughter made my heart come quite undone. Loved this and the photos..you and they are lucky with love! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lyra~ Well .... you knew that Delaney's Grandma would agree with you~ Beautifully adorable girls .... Precious write, Grandma~ I know that this mother of a daughter and three sons appreciates the granddaughter soooooo much~  Wishing there were a dozen of them ...  *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, I cried reading this because it is sooooooo beautiful and because you have such a golden heart and your granddaughters are so blessed to have such a loving grandma like you! (kiss on cheek) Say, if you'd like, I would love to dedicate this poem I wrote before to you and re-post it, it is called "Why God Made Little Girls"! (smiles) This is beautiful, sweet friend, God Bless You and those sweet little angels, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much Kathleen, for your sweet and spicy reply ~ grandma chipmunk hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Marie... but lately, I haven't been able to see too much of them because my immune system hasn't recovered from all of my treatments yet and kids are little germ magnets. I took Dasha...my oldest one, to her ballet recital and came down with a cold which turned into pneumonia, so now I am being more careful for a while.  ~ hugs from an old chipmunkLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much Paul.... My grandaughters aren't really above fighting with their fists either, but they do it a bit differently than my sons did... they're sneakier.  ~ grandma knows everything hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Martie... I always wanted a little girl and never had one when I was younger and now I have been blessed with 2 daughters in law, an ex-daughter in law with whom I am still close, a stepdaughter and 3 lovely grandaughters... Isn't it amazing how things change. I guess I got my wish afterall....in spades!  ~ hugs from one grandma to anotherLyra copyright2002 Lyra Nesius "poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks [This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (07-29-2002 12:00 AM).] |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Marge... Its true...We always appreciate more, what it took us a long time to get.  ~ grandma type hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Noah, thanks so much for your reply and also for the beautiful poem you wrote for me. ~ lots of big hugsLyra |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Lyra, I would NEVER be jealous! Wow how blessed. And an awesome write. Got me right in the heart. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Well look at you! Your very own icon LOL, and look at those sweet girls, oh I want to meet them up front and personal. I too know the Gramma "thing", and I can't get enough of mine either. I can't wait for the tutu stage, you are lucky as you have so many! Wow ~ such cute chippermunks too (take after you). Cute, cute poem and adorable girls. Whoo hooo, she arrives tomorrow and it's party time! Nothing means more to me than faith, family and my friends.  Proud Canadian [This message has been edited by Mysteria (07-29-2002 02:47 AM).] |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
With one daughter and two ruff and tumble football playing sons, I sure can relate to this. No grandchildren yet, not even a son or daughters-in-law, but maybe one day we will have those cutie patootie grandbabies. Hugs, Marti "Even if life is full of thorns, I still embrace it for I know that in between those thorns, there is a rose worth all the pain." |
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N orth Carolina Girl Senior Member
since 2001-12-04
Posts 962NC,USA |
Lyra, What a great poem about your grandaughters.I guess I`ll have to write one about my grandson.TAKE CARE!  Juanita |
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Samantha G Kennedy Member
since 2002-07-27
Posts 131Kent England |
you allowed your heart to caress the page with fine expression!! the love you feel for your grandaughters, imprints itself int othe reader, and my minds eye was a whirl of beauty! i adored this piece.....just beautiful! ty Sammie ^i^ |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Oh Lyra you know you have me with this one. My 3 little granddaughters are all of these things. A precious blessing. Sandra |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Madame - you write some of the sweetest poems I've ever read, like this one. Just touching it is... BC |
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