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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2004-03-15 07:19 AM



Sweetest Flower

What is this flower that’s known as death
Whose petals wither much to soon
Who draws the color from the flesh
And leaves but bones to guard the tomb
When you still breathe into my breath
The very fragrance of your bloom

What kind of night would leave the skies
A portrait of their origin
Where starless void in silence lies
As though life’s waiting  to begin
Though  you still touch me with your eyes
And petal softness of your skin

Who stole the flower of my delight
And left it withered, limp and dead
Who stole this night, this loveless night
And left a darkness on my bed
‘Twas you, oh death, who doused the light
Of little candles overhead

But death cannot take from the earth
The flowers that hold the greatest worth
There is no death where there is love
There’s no eternal dark above
For life in love will e’re survive
My sweetest flower is still alive!

Elizabeth Santos

[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (03-15-2004 10:36 AM).]

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1 posted 2004-03-15 07:28 AM



so beautiful

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2 posted 2004-03-15 07:40 AM


Elizabeth  
Excellent write.

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3 posted 2004-03-15 08:11 AM


You may have written this for Martie, dear lady - But I'm borrowing it for the day... as I attend funeral services for a special lady... a neighbor, a professional colleague, and a friend of 30 years... Thank you, my dear friend...
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4 posted 2004-03-15 08:57 AM


A gift of great kindness and understanding.  Well done.
Martie
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5 posted 2004-03-15 10:26 AM


Liz, dear friend

"But death cannot take from the earth
The flowers that hold the greatest worth
There is no death where there is love
There’s no eternal dark above
For life in love will e’re survive
My sweetest flower is still alive!"

So beautiful and so true...thank you for this beautiful poem.  

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6 posted 2004-03-15 10:39 AM


Such a gentle thought, and so beautifully expressed....I'm glad I dropped in this morning.

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7 posted 2004-03-15 03:32 PM


This is just beautiful Elizabeth, I can't begin to expresss just how beautiful.

I'm keeping it

Maree

Beauty of the world which is soon to perish has two edges, one of laughter and one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.
(by Virginia Woolf)

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8 posted 2004-03-15 05:13 PM


Beautiful dear Liz..another keeper for my library.
Hugs~

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it is a song that rises from a bleeding wound
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9 posted 2004-03-15 06:31 PM


Have I told you lately how much you are appreciated and loved for being you?
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10 posted 2004-03-15 06:45 PM


She IS just that much of a treasure to all of us.  Thank you, Lady Santos, for such a wonderful tribute!
Elizabeth Santos
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11 posted 2004-03-16 07:43 AM


Thank you all for your very touching comments. And Martie, soon I will read this to you in person. What an honor for me.
Lovin hugs
Liz

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