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The Maiden's Way
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The Maiden's Way |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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The Maiden’s Way She pulls open drapes, allows in the day Then smiles as the sunbeams give up their rays, She watches as neighbors go about their chores Then leans into age, eight decades and more No one is about to hear her complain She duly endorses ignoring her pains Arthritic hands still opens a jar As with her bright hopes she counts on her stars Music, news and chatter fills her airwaves, Slowly fingers old photos she saved, Reads bits of letters from yesterday’s past Wonders how time sped by her so fast Nieces and nephews, her cousins galore Write to her often, on holidays, more; They are her family, for them, she prays, Going about life in Old Maiden ways She greets all children as hers on the block They stand around her, engage in small talk She listens as desires and dreams emerge She gives each a dollar ~ something to splurge She tends to her flowers, rids ground of weeds From her dried posies, removes future’s seed. A moment’s ponder, on seeds of her own What they'd be like, had they been sown. For fate had sent love along her path’s way He had put country first, went the next day The attack had been swift, he’d been as fast For “military might” steeped his young past. His kiss? A promise; her pledge was his start. “Never, my dear, will we be so apart, as not to know when the others' heart sings,” Then he left after bestowing his ring. Time passed to a morn when the sun shone bright, Then swift blackened as grim news faded all light, Her ring flickered through her great flow of tears, Her heart was so sore, but not from her fears. For all she could feel from the very start Was this full feeling held warm in her heart “You will know indeed love when my heart sings, you’ll know it each time you look at my ring.” ~*~ She pulls open drapes, allows in the day Then smiles as the sunbeams give up their warm rays, She watches as neighbors go about their chores She leans into age, eight decades and more No one is about to hear her complain She duly endorses ignoring her pain Arthritic hands move about as she sings Of a promise, a pledge, of one slender ring. ©Karilea Rilling Jungel 18 January 2002 |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Wow. This was moving and beautiful. Susan C. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
very well done my friend.. well done indeed. then you know I expect that when I open one of your posts.... |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Very well done indeed lady...this piece shines... |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Sunshine - a most beautiful writing, as you do... BC |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Karilea, I felt as though I was looking over her shoulder....  "Love makes the world go around" |
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Jason Lyle Senior Member
since 2003-02-07
Posts 1438With my darkling |
Wow, this piece inspires.....nice work. |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
Sunshine, I am blown away! What story! What an awesome piece of poetry! Have you ever written any short stories? If so, let me know where I might find them. Rf |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
I love how you do stories.....the feelings you put into each piece are priceless....  hugsssssLauren~ I sing to life |
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