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GOlDsparklESS
Member

since 2001-12-13

Posts 428
central nj

0 posted 2002-10-21 09:14 PM

Five years ago today,
My mother passed away.
This repost is for her.

The Glory of Grace Lost

A moment of loss, in time
Will be considered in rhyme, with life
A harmonious glimpse if you listen
To the tales of heart
Hidden, yet written.

I wish I could touch my mother’s face
A grace for a
Stolen life
‘Blessed be
the glory of sins erased’,
  (calls a voice from a rarer place)
For knowledge is faith of a
Legacy inherit
Within the shrouds of falter and merit
  Are the ardent flames which consume
And build temples inside
  For the blood that burns my heart holy
Sanctifies the memory of a life not lived in vain.

There’s sacredness in all
The profane and the profound
The insane and the rational
The rare and the mundane
The genius and the idiocy
The meek and the mighty
The sun and the black hole
The cancer and my mother…

Yes.

There’s even glory in death.

The moment is at hand.
The rhymes of life are giving you her glories.
Don’t forget to breathe and know that you are loved.
A lesson learned is burned
into my heart indelible.

Live for this moment
Seize it and hold it
Find your soul in it
And render it golden

For sacred surrenders
Are moments of eternity asunder

...and Found.

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-10-21 11:20 PM

(big hugggsssssss) Oh Manisha, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, sweet friend, know that He will always guide her now with loving care as He does us all and that His love will nurture all regardless of the ways we live and follow! (sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Manisha, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

2 posted 2002-10-22 11:55 AM

I especially like the following verse of your poem. I have found this to be so true and esprecially after the death of a loved one... the realization that life is so very very precious becomes so very personal to our own lives.

"Live for this moment
Seize it and hold it
Find your soul in it
And render it golden"

As I believe you've expressed here in your poetry, death inspires such deep and profound emotions that words just seem to fall short. I have also written a peom about death and life afterwards that I think you might enjoy and be able to relate. I lost my Mother when I was two years old and this poem tells some of the emotions that I still have today. God bless you my poet friend and thank you for sharing.

-Bob

A Poem to Share with You

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

3 posted 2002-10-23 11:53 AM

Manisha,

Thank you for your response. Yes, poetry is a wonderful aspect of our living by which we can express ourselves to ourselves, to God, and to others and in return perhaps gain a bit more understanding of ourselves, God, and the world around us... Again, my poet friend, life is so very very precious. God bless you and hold your heart ever so close during this time of your Mother's memorial.

-Bob

EagleScorpion
Senior Member

since 2000-03-08

Posts 1644
Here, Now, Forever

4 posted 2002-11-07 03:07 PM

this poem is wonderful.. its no surprise it won the contest..

for all of you at piptalk, id like you to know that this poem was entered into a contest and was selected along with 32 other poems among millions of poems. Very special piece of writing here.. not just because of the sheer clarity and talent in it but also the enourmous sentimental value of it.

I have sent you nothing but angels, and I have placed nothing but miracles before you.

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