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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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I wasted a lifetime waiting for flowers But vacant vases mocked the lonely hours I watched as all color drained from my life And I ached to be lover... to be wife. Acceptance slipped in, though almost too late, But if life alone is to be my fate I'll buy myself flowers and fill every room With glorious color and sweet perfume And dance to music only I can hear Lift a glass to myself, laugh at my fear. No dress rehearsal: life gives just one chance And I'll embrace it, with or sans romance. Happiness gives our lives effervescence But dreams can wither as champagne goes flat Contentment may not be anyone’s goal But it sure does look good from where I’m at. In a quiet corner blooms a single rose... It gladdens my day, sweetens my repose. |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
I love this Cold hands means a warm heart |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
Oh this is so sad, but very lovely. Good Job! |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
LIfe is filled with chances...ya just gotta take them....sad can be the result of many taken....but never quit trying....well written dear... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SweetSuthernGal~ Poignantly beautiful ... I'm gonna save this one ...  Hope to make wedfetti out of it one day~  Really well written sweet lady~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
It IS what we make of it, isn't it? You know I'm smiling on you... |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Loner: Thank you! *S* White Rose: I wasn't really aiming for sad... guess I missed my target? LOL Thank you! *S* Toerag: "never quit trying".... Hmmmmm.... Yanno, sweets, if you ever want to get rid of me, remember this moment when you ruined your chances of that happening. LOL. Thank you very much, dear friend. Marge: I love your faith... and you... *S* I'm so glad you liked. *S* Thank you! Sunshine: Yup... scraps make great quilts. *S* Thank you, lady... I'm smiling, too. *S* |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
sometimes. . . you just have to buy yourself flowers. . . love it suthern. . . --------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
suthern, if you were given a flower for everytime you made someone else's life better your life would be filled with roses, crysanthanems, lilies, forget-me-nots and daffodils. Beautiful pensive words, but don't give in or up. Keth Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) Oh Suthern, this is sooooo beautiful, sweet friend, and know even as you cry there will always be a warm smile of friendship watching over you and you will always be loved as the rose glistens! (big hugggsssss) This is beautiful, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Suthern, 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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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
suthern - sometimes enough is enough, as you so well have written... BC |
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paladin
since 2001-08-05
Posts 930Pensacola,Fl. |
I look in my mirrow and say.You ain't much but your all that I have. paladin |
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Krissy Senior Member
since 2002-02-22
Posts 556kent England |
Suthern Hi there, your writing is excellent do you know that? You have the ability to write the thought so beautifully. This is simply perfect in its flow and style, and this perfect piece of wisdom is wonderful. Do you have any idea how special and brilliant your writing is? Mum is never wrong she said that if I read your work I would understand how a writer of heart can be a writer of magic and I have, and now understand what she means. I know I’ll never be the calibre or writer you are but I can read and wish certainly. Like Margie girl I have faith in love, and you are dressed in its gown you truly are. Excellent writing I love it. I can’t wait till September, I am so looking forward to meeting you you are one of the good ones I can tell As always Krissy  And while thy willing soul transpiers |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
This is so beautiful. This is the way I feel alot of times. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I must say this explains a lot Of all those strange quirks you have got. When you came down to visit us Your actions did cause quite a fuss! First, it was all those flowers you bought! I lost count but there were a lot! Roses, daiseys, pansies too And all flowers that came into view. Then all that dancing on your own Was really quite hard to condone! No matter where we went with you You did a waltz or bugaloo! Champagne! I never saw you stop! You didn't waste a single drop! I think there oughta be a law For drinking Cold Duck through a straw! Now I see you were celebrating Your life-long task as lady-in-waiting. Well, you may go through life as one But you sure have a lotta fun!!! |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
No dress rehearsal: life gives just one chance And I'll embrace it, with or sans romance. ==================================== It is said by those "wise ones" that we so often quote, that-- Our life is not measured by how many we love, or are loved by, but by how much we love ourselves. Buy yourself a florist Ruth...you are a rose in bloom..the growth and acceptance in this cadence kissed piece proves that. Congrats on 7000 too  May I send you some pretty petals to say thanks for so many wonderful replies to my and many others work in here. This poem is a perfect choice for your milestone post. Did ya think ya could tiptoe thru the tulips and sneak by?? LOL the moth is always watching    |
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mycafe Senior Member
since 2002-05-23
Posts 584 |
Just how much I love the beginning and ending of this lovely poem!! mycafe Keep counting your blessings |
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MIdsummerRain Member
since 2002-05-19
Posts 175St. Louis, Missouri |
"...And I ached to be lover... to be wife..." I as well ache...an Inspiring write; Beautiful as well; Enjoyed this deeply ~Rayne One day Men will look back & say |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
suthern, beautiful lady...this is so eloquently done and so sad that it made me long to be there too... but THEN I SNAPPED OUT OF IT You still touch me'ole heart softly |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Take some small comfort in the knowledge that you aren't alone in your longing sentiment and greater comfort in your self acceptance. Good write. "Happy people have no history" - French Proverb |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Suthern, A sad but lovely write. |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Suthern darling heart YOU have to know this is exquisite writing darling, it really is exceptional. I know when I see your name it is going to be something special but this is more than that. Utterly utterly perfect writing I love it. I’m trying to be brief, it’s not necessarily working but I am trying, and quiet in the back the voice who called out yes you are very So since I’m attempting brevity this is simply wonderful I love it utterly utterly utterly love it. The wonder of your writing is it can be taken on so many levels, each as beautiful as the preceding one, each layer of thought full of truth and honesty. You are surrounded by flowers, the blooms of truth, of love and of friendship, you have more than enough, because you give enough. It is only those who perceive the gift of love as a gift, who understand the need to give and to receive that love who can know the answer and what is enough Do I love it you know I do, fabulous utterly utterly utterly love it. So much for me being brief As always Mushy  Breathe through the heat of our desire |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth I know a flower shop you can buy, cheap! Your poems and your heart of friendship are appreciated by so many here. You are a special lady!  |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
lady this is perfection, a keeper for sure...and yeppers, I agree, would rather replace real (bought and paid for) flowers every single day, than to dust off the fake ones.....if you know what I mean... and rofg@balladeer, now I know why she didn't give me many details of her visit...she couldn't remember after all that champagne........rofg |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Sven: and chocolates and silks and jewelry and... and... *G* Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked! *S* Kethry: Ah, dear lady... your kindness is a blossom in my life that never fades. *S* I thank you so very much. M’toe: What a sweet response... thank you so much! *S* BC: It might not have been my chosen destination, but it’s not a bad place to be. *S* Thank you! paladin: I love that response... how very true. *S* Thank you... for reading and for the smiles. *S* Krissy: You and your mom are going to have my ego so inflated I’ll be charged for two plane tickets! LOL Thank you so much... I’m glad you liked. *S* And I can’t wait, either. *G* SmartChick: Thank you so much... it always means a lot to know someone understands. *S* Balladeer: But the sight of beauty all over the place Reminded me of my beloved’s face So I filled my arms with what I could buy... (For he’s just not that sort of guy. *G*) And half of that dancing that I did Was in a vain attempt to rid My legs of bugs that kept on nipping... (The other half was just me tripping.) As for drinking... I finally quit - Y’all stored the booze, put a lock on it! But I did have fun; it was quite a treat (Even my balancing the boat feat!) One of the things that keeps me content Is cherishing every moment with friends. Thanks, Deer One! *S* JM: Thank you very much for your kind response and the lovely pictures... and for the congrats. *S* All are greatly appreciated. mycafe: Thank you very much... I’m glad you liked! *S* MidsummerRain: I’m so glad you enjoyed... and hope your aching finds soothing soon. *S* Thank you! PS: ROFL @ snapping out of it!! LOL I love that!!! *G* Thank you so much, dear lady... when I touch your heart, I know I’ve touched beauty. *S* RSWells: I do. *S* And I thank you very much! *S* Seymour: Thank you, dear friend... I’m glad you liked. *S* Marsha: If you think I’m going to ask you for brevity when I’m doing some floating among the clouds from the kindness of your response, you’re very mistaken. *G* Thank you so much... I appreciate your response immensely! *S* Martie: Thanks, but no thanks. *G* I was a horticulturist and know the work involved... I’ll take my flowers with less work, please! LOL Thank you so much, dear lady... *S* jellybeans: Bite your tongue... I do so too remember the details!!! I just paid hefty bribes to keep them private! LOL Thank you, dear friend... so very much. *S* [This message has been edited by suthern (07-31-2002 03:58 PM).] |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
And dance to music only I can hear Lift a glass to myself, laugh at my fear. No dress rehearsal: life gives just one chance And I'll embrace it, with or sans romance. Carpe diem, Suthern.... a beautiful poem, and here's to a beautiful life...starting right now.....TODAY.... with or without the flowers. ~ flowery hugsLyra |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Suthern darling heart I simply have to give this a bump to the top, it really is wonderful writing and I’m missing you so up it goes. Besides Bed d’Bump said I could Honestly I have a note and everything. *grin Love and warm stuff As always Mushy Breathe through the heat of our desire Thy coolness and they balm Let sense be dumb let flesh retire Speak through the earthquake wind and fire [This message has been edited by Marsha (09-12-2002 12:57 PM).] |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I found this again! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Madame Chipmunk: My humblest apologies for not replying sooner... I do appreciate your kind words. *S* Thank you for the toast... may your new year be blessed. *S* Hugs! Marsha: You sweetie. *S* If Bev said it's okay, it must be. *G* Thank you... so much. PS: I thank you for doing so... it's a read and reminder I needed today. *S* Thank you! |
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