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Pending Deafness - for a friend....
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Pending Deafness - for a friend.... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Pending Deafness Shall I be as Beethoven and suffer the loudness of quiet ~ to rely solely on tonal qualities that tremor through floorboards and feel the disquiet of one's touch in their nervousness of this affliction? A child wonders at blindness & plays such games of bluff enough so to be glad to remove the folds of cloth from face & rejoice in the light. There, too, to play in water & sea foam and know momentarily (only) the closed hush of water's muffled qualities, only to spring forth & up & relish the cry of the gull or sound of bluejay, scolding. To know deafness may be coming one does hidden things ~ listens carefully to all words and measures with heartbeat the beating heart, the child's whisper, the cry of all babes, even a dial tone & certainly, a lover's voice. Then quietly, prays that the pending deafness is a long time coming. ~*~ ©Karilea Rilling Jungel Repost from 24 September, 2000 |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Karilea . . . whomever this may be for they surely are a lucky soul to have you as a friend . . . suffer the loudness of quiet ~ astounding line . . . xxoo |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Karilea, this is just so lovely and clutches at my heart for your friend. We take so much for granted don't we? hugs, Chris |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
A lovely write and indeed a reminder to be thankful for what we have...what we hear. Patricia |
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TasteOfOctober Member
since 2003-06-24
Posts 94 |
you've a very lucky friend to have poetry flowing in honor of him/her. The only difference between the creative and the conformists is that the creative will not be conquered and the conformists already are. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Karilea thank you. I can't tell you the relief I felt today havnig heard you have had part of this too. Now if those nasty polyps go away as planned, hopefully this will be shared by others who have friends loosing their hearing. This I identify with that is on target and a big hearthug> one does hidden things ~ listens carefully to all words and measures with heartbeat the beating heart, the child's whisper, the cry of all babes, even a dial tone How I long to hear the phone ring, isn't that silly? But I do, I do. People phone and I don't even know it because I have a football game or an ocean's surf playing between my ears. Thank you again. |
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angelblueyes Member Elite
since 2003-07-19
Posts 2148Oklahoma |
We do take so much for granted.Whomever this is for, is blessed to have a friend like you.Very well done here. angelblueyes |
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DawnG
since 2000-06-23
Posts 1494United States |
Sunshine, This is a beautiful poem for your friend. While I have been disabled my entire life, I can't begin to imagine what it is like to have something like hearing and have it taken away. Dawn |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice poem for a friend  indeed enjoyed |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Mysteria, you know that I know, and I wish I didn't!! Ain't she sweet!!! (both of them) Karilea, your words are like the warmest rays. [This message has been edited by BluesSerenade (08-09-2003 03:45 AM).] |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Your friend is very fortunate to have an understanding friend like you Karilea. ~Heart hugs, Nancy~ ~The breeze that kissed you on the face, |
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