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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Quiet Perhaps it was because she was too ill to hold me, those first months, that before the first cry of my awake, he would come, and lift me, holding me quietly… then later, in the middle of my youth, I knew when he knew that it was time for us to do our morning dance, he would quietly fix the coffee, and I his toast, he would boil the eggs, I would bring the dishes to table the silent waltz of father/daughter. Sleepy heads missed the unfolding golden mornings, they missed the kiss of fog on roses, and the brush of hummingbird wings that would visit, he and I in the quiet. Perhaps it is because in his ill I held him last, as the early morning rise of sun brought to the morning fog a glint of the mystic that would stay even though he would not fix coffee again. I rise each morning to the quiet sounds of remembering, smelling deep the liquid warm of yesterday’s hot coffee and hearing yet the golden quiet and hushing sweep of hummingbird wings. ~*~ Dedicated in the memory of Robert Howard Rilling Karilea Rilling Jungel [This message has been edited by Sunshine (03-24-2003 01:35 PM).] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Fathers and daughters have a special bond indeed... This poem speaks beautifully of yours with your dad, Sunshine...  |
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winston Member
since 2002-12-19
Posts 204NW of Eden |
My father died awhile ago and left my ma to fend for herself. It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, & incumbency. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
..."the quiet sounds of remembering"...Darnation you're good! This whole poem is worthy of repeating! This is now one of my personal favorites of yours. You and your father were blessed with each other and when your time does come to join him, your Dad will be waiting for you with a hot cup of coffee and roses from his celestial garden. ~ Warm blessings to you both... Linda |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
and hearing yet the golden quiet and hushing sweep of hummingbird wings. ================================= whispering yes............... the rest...you already know.  " ... And think not, that you can direct the course of love ... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Yes!! Excellent choice!! Kleenex please? ~Hugs~ |
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El_Campeador Senior Member
since 2003-01-29
Posts 761Ohio, USA |
Good poem, Sunshine. You can have my vote! “We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssssss) You will always make your father and your whole family so proud, sweet friend, they are all truly sunshine to your heart and I know right now will always be deeply touched by the dedications you give them and they will be the hummingbirds that will always flitter in the spring! (sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, 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..." |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Winston, my father passed in 1988; my mother in 1992. In my mind, they were the reason analogies like "two peas in a pod" and "bread and butter; salt and pepper" are sometimes used to describe a couple. One alone was no good without the other... Thank you all for reading, for understanding, and Moth? for the push... |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
This has my vote. I have been reading quite a lot of father/daughter poetry this morning, and appreciating my dad more with every word. Thank you for that. |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
I loved it. the Wind is invisible. |
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SPIRIT Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745California Desert |
Wonderful write - gets my vote. I be me BUT who does me be? |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed  |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Cool...I remember this. Made me think of my grandmaother and smell toast. I like the choice Kari. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
I'm so glad you chose this for the book submission. It's one of your best. Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Ah yes...another very special write. "...until you have read the verse on his heart, |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
An excellent choice for the book Karilea. Very touching indeed. Voting. Maree |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Oh Karilea - this is so touching and beautiful. Not only does it belong in the book....it belongs in my library!! hugs, Chris "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
how can one not vote for this touching gem......beautiful penned! Charisma |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Karilea, I remembered this one so well that I thought I had already voted for it. Well, I hadn't, so I am.....  |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
K., Whenever I read you, I am left thoughtful and impressed. Mike |
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Sunkissed Senior Member
since 2002-12-03
Posts 610 |
Sunshine, you do indeed cast warm rays on all that you write. Beautiful. Sunkissed. [This message has been edited by Sunkissed (02-19-2003 04:28 PM).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I love this, Sunshiney One... you do him proud. *S* |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
you already know, this is one of my favorites...good thing I talked to my dad today, or I'd be on the phone buggin him again... |
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dhicks03 Member
since 2002-12-26
Posts 267Missouri,USA |
Oh my, what a touching piece!! Yes Yes!! Vote vote!! Dennis |
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winston Member
since 2002-12-19
Posts 204NW of Eden |
God, that's so eerie! My pop died 7/13/89. It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, & incumbency. |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Touching. Even hints at off camera suffering. A warm tribute. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Sunshine, A wondrful choice.  |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Karilea...I know I've said this before, but I must say it again with the posting of this poem, you have grown by leaps and bounds as a poet since becoming family at Passions. This poem shows your attention for detail and expresses the you we've come to know and love so wonderfully. What a tribute to your father and what a awesome inclusion in any book. I think that I've got a new favorite of yours Now pardon me while I go vote!! |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
Yep Daddies are special guys......LOVED THIS!!!! Bridgette |
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aries_luv_ppl Senior Member
since 2001-09-20
Posts 1448Universal Mind |
This is a lovely tribute! on the cheek.  Vote in!~Every girl has a dream within. |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
This truly is marvelous, KJ, and I love the response in your answer to Winston that they were so close to each other. Your caring for them just pours out. Your scenes as a young child are enchanting. You are so worth reading!! KJ Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Oh my, This gave me goosebumps, bringing back memories, becoming part of yours Superbly written Heartwarming and wonderful Liz |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Oh my, This gave me goosebumps, bringing back memories, becoming part of yours Superbly written Heartwarming and wonderful Liz |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Your words are music, SUnshine, and the song they sing is the love for your father, brilliantly told. This is a very special poem. My congrats  |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
One of my favorites of yours, Karilea. A loving tribute. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
You know if you never had what you have expressed in this poem, it is warming to read, to the point of tears. This is one of my favorites of yours because you shared the love you had for your Father with us, so we can feel what real family is all about, and we do feel it. Fantastic poem Karilea. |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
Beautiful. Just beautiful. |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
"fog on roses" Gotta tell you, that single image really caused me to remember some mornings many years ago when I saw, touched and smelled the scent of such roses. Thank you for that, Karilea. In the book it goes |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Karilea~ Beautiful memories of your father and you. Thanks for sharing. Morning time is my daughters favorite time also, and even though she is grown and married we somtime still share a morning together. I work nights and every now and then I stop by and have a morning cup of coffee with her...Paul "To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you" [This message has been edited by Paul Wilson (02-28-2003 01:26 AM).] |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
very touching sweet lady....heart hugs Lauren~ Take me where the tides start |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
And in the quiet moments, our memories play back the loudest. This poem is tremendous in it's love, and feeling, Karilea, and it warms the heart of the reader. Accept these small gifts from my gypsy heart ~~S~~ |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
sighs |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
I knew when he knew that geez, you gotta love those moments huh? thanks for sharing these precious memories |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
"Perhaps it was because she was too ill to hold me, those first months, that before the first cry of my awake, he would come, and lift me, holding me quietly…" Chills. My turn to say that when you wrote of you, you wrote of ME. (except I made the coffee, and he burned the toast. I remember being as young as eight years old shaking my head when he scraped it "new", as he used to say...) smiles, hugs, and yes, a couple of tears with my vote. |
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KristieSue
since 2003-01-31
Posts 1460PA, US |
My grandfather died on the day of his birth. Jan.26, 2002. My one memory of him is waking with him in the morning before ANYONE else was up. We would have Folgers coffee and a donut. This started for me at the age of 5. The one good memory I have of him... thanks for the memory... |
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skyshine
since 2002-02-07
Posts 3058Beneath the northern stars |
Quiet and bittersweet memories...I loved this.  Elizabeth It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got... |
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Street Heart Member
since 2002-09-05
Posts 349Pennsylvania,USA |
Karilea (what a beautiful name!),this is so warm and touching.Very well constructed.You have my vote for this.Thank you for sharing this dedication to your father. Peace,Geoffrey If a man has not discovered something he is willing to die for,his life is not worth living. |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Sunshine - sorry I missed this one... BC |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
Glad I didn't miss this one, Karliea... I'm so sorry I haven't read your work in so long, not only sorry to you but to myself... you have such a unique, engaging style that you've developed and absolutely mastered. Free verse is finest when written like this... in such a way that I can forget everything I remember about form and technique, and just read, and feel my heart being touched in a way I doubt I could ever do for another. I just love it... I'm definitely voting for this. Great work, Kari. (edit) Couldn't find the voting button, this one's already accepted...  Parasite "Faith" means the will to avoid knowing what is true. ~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche [This message has been edited by Local Parasite (03-24-2003 12:35 PM).] |
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