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Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2002-09-01 09:14 PM

By your Grave

By the grave of sweet remembrance
I have placed a floral spray
Knelt in honor of your life
As I began to softly pray

May your spirit be contented
Having recognized its worth
More than you believed its value
For the days you spent on earth

Can you see the richness of your life
Reflected in the smile
Of a little girl you never met
Your daughter’s lovely child

Do you know that we have seven now
You’d only met the five
Who all recall there Grandfather
When he was still alive

Do you know the truth of what has passed
The time that you’ve been gone
Did you know I’ve learned forgiveness
For things I dwelled upon

Can you see my teardrops falling
Do you see the flowers I leave
Or are you within a special place
That man cannot conceive

For mistakes that always haunted you
For every sorrow dealt
Are you now aware through all the pain
The love I always felt

I will leave the flowers by your side
Though you are nowhere near
It’s the only gift that I can give
While I am standing here

I walked away not knowing
If you heard a word I said
For the voices of the living
Are not spoken to the dead

But somehow I felt you near me
And I looked back toward your tomb
Every rosebud that I left there
Was a full and perfect bloom

Elizabeth Santos

[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (09-01-2002 09:40 PM).]

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-09-01 09:23 PM

(big hugggssssss) Oh Elizabeth, this is sooooooo wonderfully heartfelt, sweet friend, God Bless You, and may the flowers of your heart always be there to reflect the love for all your loved ones, this is sensitive and touching, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Elizabeth, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

the_loner_23
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since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

2 posted 2002-09-01 09:23 PM

This is so beautiful

Cold hands means a warm heart

mycafe
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since 2002-05-23

Posts 584

3 posted 2002-09-01 09:56 PM

Very beautiful and touching, Liz...

mycafe

Keep counting your blessings

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

4 posted 2002-09-01 11:37 PM

...He hears you, Liz...

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

5 posted 2002-09-01 11:51 PM

"Can you see my teardrops falling"?????
Special love hugs to you, sweet poetess.

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

6 posted 2002-09-02 12:31 PM

Oh, Nan, you have no idea how much this means to me, to see Tony's picture there before me, so unexpected. I can hardly type for all the tears. Dispite everything, nobody knows how much I loved him and after all this investigation I know now he had nothing to do with it. THe whole thing has been so hurtful to all of us
Thank you Noah,TheLoner, my cafe, and Midnightsun for you kind responses to this poem
Can't wait for you and Titia to come
Love
Liz

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

7 posted 2002-09-02 12:59 PM

Elizabeth...One of the most touching poems I have ever read. You have touched my heart deeply...Paul

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2002-09-02 03:00 PM

OhLizzy~
My tears fall with yours~
*Hugs* of the heart are sent your way~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

9 posted 2002-09-02 03:04 PM

Liz, this is a very heart woven write...I
hope that all you wish is as you wish...

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

10 posted 2002-09-02 03:11 PM

Oh Liz, this is so sad, but beautifully written. I hope all is well with you.

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

11 posted 2002-09-02 03:20 PM

Oh Liz... my tears fall with yours.
I know that he heard you!
My first husband communicates with me all of the time and whenever I mention that I haven't heard from him in ages... he sends me a new sign that he still watches over me.
If you listen, you will hear him or see him there... out of your sight...but still there for you.
Your poem touched me very deeply and also reminded me to go and visit the cemetary.

~ hugs and tears

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

12 posted 2002-09-02 04:53 PM

Liz

The others have already told you how touching this poem is...and it touched me also...the last line especially.

When Michelle died, her second grad classroom gave me a flowering peach tree. I planted it immediately and then was gone for a week...away from home to try to heal. When I returned the tree was in full bloom.

I think that hearts that love, communicate for eternity.

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

13 posted 2002-09-02 08:06 PM

Every rosebud that I left there
Was a full and perfect bloom

Oh Liz, this is really beautiful.

hugs

Maree

maggie
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since 2002-08-30

Posts 15

14 posted 2002-09-02 08:20 PM

I found your poem very moving. I'm sure it must take a lot of strength to carry on. I will pray for you.
Maggiexxx

WhtDove
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since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

15 posted 2002-09-02 08:56 PM

My dear Liz. He does hear the voice of the living. My dear this has touched my heart.
I came on in search of your email as the old one isn't working anymore.

This has touched me also because my younger brother has just passed away the 29th.
I know parts of this just don't fit, but the sentiment sure touched my heart.

God's love to you always Liz! GREAT BIG HUGS

<*\\\><
Life may have influenced who we R, but we're responsible for what we become.
I don't question YOUR existance- GOD

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

16 posted 2002-09-02 09:01 PM

indeed. . .

thoughts to you my friend. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

17 posted 2002-09-03 01:09 PM

Paul, THank you for letting me know how touched you were by this poem

Marge,Thank you, dear. I feel the same way about certain poems that you write

Magnus, Thank you so much for your comforting words

Lyra. I believe what you say is true
He has given me many signs

Mati, What a beautiful gesture, Thank you for sharing this story with us

Maree, Thanks, sweetheart, your words mean so much to me

Maggie. Thank you for your prayers

Rebecca, I sent you an e-mail and I hopen you recieved it. I am so saddened by your loss

Sven, Thank you, my friend

Liz

Denise

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18 posted 2002-09-03 03:42 PM

Elizabeth, such a touching expression of your love. (((HUGS)))

WhileIWasGone
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since 2002-07-18

Posts 486

19 posted 2002-09-03 03:45 PM

Very Beautiful...I enjoyed this very much.

DeaDiAmore

bsquirrel

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since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

20 posted 2002-09-03 05:38 PM

Liz,
your words here are those blooms.
God bless.

Mike

Elizabeth

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since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

21 posted 2002-09-03 09:58 PM

This touched me more than anything else has recently.

hugs to you

God bless America, my home sweet home.

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

22 posted 2002-09-12 05:48 PM

Liz - I spent Tuesday with Nan and Titia and they raved and raved about you and your poetry.

I have a very dear friend who is dying and this poem means more to me than I can put into words.

It is beautiful and I am sorry you lost your Tony.

Hugs, Marti

Every now and then take a good look at something not made
with hands -- a mountain, a star, the power of the ocean.
There will come to you wisdom,

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

23 posted 2002-09-12 05:50 PM

Liz - I spent Tuesday with Nan and Titia and they raved and raved about you and your poetry.

I have a very dear friend who is dying and this poem means more to me than I can put into words.

It is beautiful and I am sorry you lost your Tony.

Hugs, Marti

Every now and then take a good look at something not made
with hands -- a mountain, a star, the power of the ocean.
There will come to you wisdom,

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

24 posted 2002-09-12 06:38 PM

Love is the one emotion that will conquer all the others, and you dear friend have so much to share, and give. This went straight to my heart Liz as I know you too well, and know how forgiving you are. He knows honey, he knows, and the wonderful life you had together can never be taken away from you, ever. Tony lives on in those beautiful children of yours (they all even look like him), and I also know he will live in your heart forever, just as I am sure you are living in his.

There is more wisdom in these four lines than I have ever read Liz...

I walked away not knowing
If you heard a word I said
For the voices of the living
Are not spoken to the dead

Pick up the phone

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

25 posted 2002-09-12 07:10 PM

Liz this is hearbreaking. Very lovely poem, though.
Hugs
Sandra

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

26 posted 2002-09-12 07:45 PM

Liz this is so very beautiful, heart hugs to you...

If I have touched one heart through my words, then I have acheived my dream...

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

27 posted 2002-09-12 08:59 PM

This has special, grave meaning to me,
Dear Lady Santos...
very special, very touching, meaning...
more for you, I know, as the Lady within you
has found forgiveness...
and I am looking, just now, for my own...

I won't let you down,
just as you have never let me down...

warm hugs, Sun

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

28 posted 2002-09-13 12:43 PM

Elizabeth,
Thank you so much for sharing this work. It means so much to me. I am sorry for your loss. I cannot begin to understand that kind of loss, but you do it with such grace and dignity. Your strength is to be admired as is your understanding and devotion. Bless you and may you continue in peace.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

TradingSpaces19
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since 2002-08-31

Posts 134
Arvada, Colorado

29 posted 2002-09-15 04:40 PM

this is a really good poem and it made me cry but thank you for sharing.

Love,
Andrea
Kruckenberg

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

30 posted 2002-09-15 05:15 PM

Each and every response to this poem has been very heartwarming to me. Sometimes death abruptly cuts off communication and you feel so helpless after you realize that certain things should have been said. I;m sure many have experienced this situation. Thank you for your undestanding
Liz

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