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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2002-10-01 06:42 AM

Flagging Memory

Need to quit watching
movies
that make me cry

a romance? You ask.
No.
A movie of honor,
war and commitment

and the flag.

Is this what it means then,
to grow old
and have young memories,

to watch the here and now
on disk,
and skip back in b&w time
to a flag and a scene…

picture it…

she was eleven
science camp ~ heaven!
rocks and toads
flora and fauna
and boys over in
Camp Towanda

skinny and shy
gangly and absurd,
but her biggest dream?
Someday, to be heard…

but now at this moment,
she took great delight
in looking forward
to star gazing that night…

but leave early they did
after a rain-drizzled noon
left camp at 4:00,
fortune smiled on them soon…

for the day would consist
of a nature hike and such,
rocks to be named
flowers to be touched

but it was when they crested
the chilly, high peak
and looked back down
on camp to seek

their landmark, the flag,
blown by the breeze
now touched by a rainbow,
there in the east

as the western light shone
through the mist in the air
a rainbow in gleam
on their flag that was there…

the young girl just stared,
so rapt was her eye
as goodness ~ man's flag ~
glorified God from high

her throat clutched,
her green eyes teared,
then startled, her heart touched
by the cheering that neared

for fellow campers turned
and saw the sight, too
and the bugler saw
and the bugler blew

an early taps, to mark the scene
their flag flying, there, in the breeze
as multihued colors touched by a gleam
before they faded by God’s gentle ease…

all the kids of grade six
on a science walk for sticks
waiting for night’s stars
(now wondering where they are)

for they witnessed a scene
a moment of peace, in ‘63
October's flag flying, in a dying sun
just weeks before, the shot of a gun…

no, my friend
there's not a time
when I can look upon
this flag of mine
and not know
what it means
or why it makes
my eyes shine

oh 'tis for you and yours
and others', too
I just hope it means
the same to you

~*~

01.09.01
revised
1 October 02

Mistletoe Angel

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1 posted 2002-10-01 08:11 AM

"oh 'tis for you and yours
and others', too
I just hope it means
the same to you"

(tears fall down my cheeks) Oh my gosh, this is soooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, yes, it means so very much to me as His smile shows us so many possibilities live on for all of us and that love will never fail! (big hugggssssss) God Bless You and America, sweet friend, this is a true keeper, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Karilea, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

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2 posted 2002-10-01 08:37 AM

Great title for a great poem! This was rich reading. The more poems of yours that I read, the more I like you!

This was absolutely wonderful!

Linda

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Canada eh.

3 posted 2002-10-01 08:52 AM

Now you've made my eyes all misty this morning!
What a beautiful write and a beautiful pic by a beautiful lady!
~Luv you girlie!~

~ Time has cast a spell on you
So you won't ever forget me ~

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

4 posted 2002-10-01 09:50 AM

Karilea - very touching write to-day filled with emotions of every kind. hugs, Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Cpat Hair

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5 posted 2002-10-01 11:43 AM

very nicely done my friend.... no flagging memory in this piece other than the imagery of the flag itself..

Martie

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6 posted 2002-10-01 11:51 AM

Wonderfully done, Karilea...very emotive this memory of yours...it just lacks a photo of the girl back then.

SEA

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with you

7 posted 2002-10-01 12:28 PM

Sunshine,
you misted my eyes with this one.
you are so amazing! and I LOVE the pic of you

so great to see your warm smile

brian madden
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since 2000-05-06

Posts 4374
ireland

8 posted 2002-10-01 01:56 PM

Karilea, an emotive and beautifully written piece.

Don't drag the orchestra into this thing
Rattle those sticks, rattle those sticks
The sound is beautiful, its perfect!
The birthday party

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

9 posted 2002-10-01 03:28 PM

This is beautiful, touching, jarring....

October of 63,  yes..  and then the next
month,  when my world would change...and
I would see that flag again...only in a
different place,  not flying, but draped...

thanx for this one KJ....lots of memories
here too...

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