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Earth Angel
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0 posted 2004-02-22 12:52 PM


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When darkness falls upon your days
And gray clouds hide the sun,
Know in your heart, those times shall pass,
~ They do for everyone.

Keep the faith when all seems lost,
When there seems no end in sight,
Know light will shine upon your soul
And end tormenting night.

Life's a journey of hills and dales,
As we each go down our path,
Dwell not upon that which we lack,
But upon that which we hath.

When darkness falls upon your days
And gray clouds hide the sun,
Know in your heart, those times shall pass,
~ They do for everyone.


© Copyright 2004 Linda L. Dowd - All Rights Reserved
Grover
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1 posted 2004-02-22 12:55 PM


A most excellent write! Grover.
Mistletoe Angel
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2 posted 2004-02-22 12:59 PM




(smiles) And I can think of two examples of living proof you're right...you and me, yay! (big angel hugs) You've endured so much these past few months yet you have pulled through and are stronger than ever, as I overcame abuse as a little boy, yay! God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Linda, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

P.S: I have a poem I think you'll really like!
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"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

Magnus
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3 posted 2004-02-22 01:00 PM


Hi Linda,  you have been missed.  Your
encouraging words are a testament to the
treasure of you.  Welcome home...

ThisDiamond
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4 posted 2004-02-22 01:02 PM


Welcome Back EA...
Good to read you here.
TD

Enchantress
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5 posted 2004-02-22 01:09 PM


Linda it is SO good to have you home after your ordeal!
Take it easy dear lady...take care of YOU!
~Healing Hugs, much love, and I missed you!~

  ~ Whatever our souls are made of,
      his and mine are the same. ~      
            

Earth Angel
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6 posted 2004-02-22 01:14 PM


Each one of your replies touched me deeply. Thank you so very much.

Warm hugs & smiles,
Linda

iliana
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7 posted 2004-02-22 01:14 PM


Earth Angel -- those are wonderfully said words of encouragement, so beautifully penned!  Thank you for my first read poem of today and such a sweet one!
Martie
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8 posted 2004-02-22 01:18 PM


EA...You are very special...this poem proves it!  
A Romantic Heart
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9 posted 2004-02-22 01:26 PM


out of the hardest of times our best poetry comes forth...and this proves it...

Welcome back!

Glad to see your doing better!
~ARh
love and hugs


Open your eyes, open your mind, open your heart, let me come in and show you love.....~ARH

passing shadows
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10 posted 2004-02-22 01:28 PM


Hi Linda! Glad to have you back here with family!
Richy
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11 posted 2004-02-22 01:36 PM




Linda, Your Back!!!

Have I told you that I missed you?

Well I did!


I’m so glad you’re back!

And I’m so glad that the dark days,
did finally pass, once more...


Welcome Home Dear Friend!




Richy

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12 posted 2004-02-22 01:43 PM




Welcome Home Linda!
It's grand to read your words again !
Big Hugs, Chris



garysgirl
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13 posted 2004-02-22 02:30 PM


Hello, my sweet little Linda Lou.
I just don't have the words to express to
you how very pleased I was to open up Passions
and see you here. I am so thankful for you,
sweet lady. You truly are an angel!!
Heart hugs to you,
Ethel

Kahlil
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14 posted 2004-02-22 02:39 PM


Linda, we are all so happy and fortunate to have you back here with us.  And this poem, what a great opener, and testament to your spirit after all you've been through.  Great big hugs to you, and blessings, too.  ~K~
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15 posted 2004-02-22 03:47 PM


She's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccck. *S* And thank God she is! *S* I've missed your words... I've missed you. *S*
Earth Angel
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16 posted 2004-02-22 04:36 PM


Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 'Tis no wonder why I have missed you all! You are all so compassionate and caring! I am so grateful to be a part of such a loving poetic family of friends.

I am so physically weak right now and I have several months of cardiac rehabilitation ahead of me. I may not be responding to your wonderful poems as often as I wish I could, but I have managed to read several of them ~ and they were awesome!!!

Loves & hugs,
EA

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17 posted 2004-02-22 04:44 PM


This sounded like a song, Linda. I loved it! And I'm so glad you are back home!!

~sky

Hold on, if you feel like letting go
Hold on, it gets better than you know....
~Good Charlotte

SmartChick
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18 posted 2004-02-22 05:12 PM


I am so happy to see you posting, again. I have missed you, so much. I hope you are doing well. Welcome back, my friend. Big Hugs!
JamesMichael
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19 posted 2004-02-23 12:40 PM


Lovely...James
vandana
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20 posted 2004-02-23 05:03 PM


lovely
zenny
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21 posted 2004-02-23 05:15 PM


Great write.. somehow you wrote down what i really needed to hear thanks for that

The greatest thing u'll ever learn
is just to love
and be loved
in return

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22 posted 2004-02-23 05:24 PM


Welcome home Linda...a very touching write...

gentle hugsss and much love...

~~**~~
There are moments when speech
is but a mouth pressed lightly and
humbly against the angel's hands.

Margherita
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23 posted 2004-02-23 06:22 PM


Dear Linda, it's the Angel in you speaking here. It's a prayer of gratitude and of encouragement that touches the heart.
You are beautiful. It's a joy to have you back and I wish you to recover full strength in no time.
Thank you for the beautifully shared wisdom.
Love and hugs. Margherita

Love Angel
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24 posted 2004-02-23 07:26 PM


I have really missed your work.  I am glad to see you back.  Very good expressions. I loved it!!!
Earth Angel
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25 posted 2004-02-23 08:15 PM


I appreciate all of your wonderful replies. I wish that I had was able to respond to each and every one.

Due to all the complications from my open-heart surgery, I have not been getting much exercise and need to build my strength back up ~ but slowly.

You all are treasures that I hold dear to my new heart!

Love & Light,
EA

BluesSerenade
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26 posted 2004-02-23 08:42 PM


I have missed you Linda, and I'm so sorry for all that you have been through.
I wish you good health and happiness.  
Take good care of you, ya hear?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When darkness falls upon your days
And gray clouds hide the sun,
Know in your heart, those times shall pass,
~ They do for everyone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is so like you Earthy Mama,
to bless us all.
Hugs~



Suetang
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27 posted 2004-02-23 09:50 PM


Hello Linda

It is so wonderful to have you back here with us.  Your words always bring rays of sunshine and for me your words are so significant to my life right now.  I just found out that my sister in law who is 45 has a brain tumour and at the beginning of the year my uncle was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer.  You have to make the most of each day and try to keep positive.

Take care my friend

Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

Earth Angel
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28 posted 2004-02-25 10:54 AM


Thank you, Lori! ~ dems healin' words!

Sue, I am so very sorry to hear of the plights in your family. Sending loving, healing light to your sister-in-law and to your uncle ~ and to all of you who love them.

Love & Light,
Linda

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29 posted 2004-02-26 01:56 PM


Linda! good to read you again. Let that heart mend itself, it's such a beautiful one I now it has self-healing abilities. And to give you a boost, listen to the heartbeats of Passionate poets, they will help speed your recover.
D'sWhisper
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30 posted 2004-04-01 06:17 AM


I always enjoy poems with such a flowing rhythm and rhyme strategy as you applied to this one.

Of course the classic style would be nothing without the great words. I mean, you could use it on anything and if the writer wasn't true to heart and a bit talented you'd have a bad peice of writting. This was excellent.

Inspiring, encouraging...pulls for hope with time and some how I pictured the most wonderous vision of a sunset over the ocean while reading. I enjoyed this greatly, thank you for sharing.

Earth Angel
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31 posted 2004-04-01 09:19 AM


Kacy ~

Oops! I do believe that this is the latest that I have ever been in responding to a reply!
If it weren't for D'sWhisper's bump, I would have missed your wonderfully up-lifting words! Thank you so very much!

Warm hugs 'n smiles,
Linda

Earth Angel
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32 posted 2004-04-01 09:22 AM


D'sWhisper ~

~ and "whisper" you did, Dear D! That was such a lovely, and very thoughtful, response to my poem ~ and yes, it was straight from my heart!

This was such a pleasant surprise to see my poem back in the light of day! Thank you!

Big hug,
EA

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