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IF Only I Could.... |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA 
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I reach out, but the line is disconnected.... Only silence is heard. From now...until then, when life ceases within me and the earth fades slowly away. I cry out, but only the echo of my own voice is heard, repeating itself over and over until it fades...as you fade. I cry, but the tear no longer stains a worn hand that once lay upon my shoulder, comforting me.... Cold, the steel of where you lay, draped beneath fifty stars and thirteen stripes...folded carefully, handed gently to my shaking hands.... From “a grateful nation”.... Lie me there beside thee, that I might rest. And till that day, let me lie upon a meadow, staring upwards....counting the shimmering lights...till dreams of you come and bring once again a tear....and a smile to me. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
OhMagnus~ You touch me tenderly with your thoughts on this night~ Go ... watch the stars ... and know that those who have gone before you are twinkling the pathway home ... when, and only when, it is your time~ Shed the tear ... then smile for the remembering~  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
nation”.... Lie me there beside thee, that I might rest. And till that day, let me lie upon a meadow, staring upwards....counting the shimmering lights...till dreams of you come and bring once again a tear....and a smile to me. somehow with such a plea of passion as this, she hears you, somehow you lay with her in her resting place for now |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Thank you Marge....I'm just really missing my father at this moment..It hurts when they are gone....and you cannot talk to them. |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Thank you Julie, it was my father, but I miss her too...I never realized how empty one could feel when they no longer have their parents... |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
You will always have them close you know Mag...Hugs, TD |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Thank you K. BTW....you are writing some awesome poetry...very beautiful. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
hugs m'friend....I've missed you |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Ah, dear Magnus, yes, we miss them each and everyday, but it seems especially lonely on any given holiday. Hugging you, Chris Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. |
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pictureme Member
since 2003-11-28
Posts 248Ohio, USA |
Magnus, soooo bitterly sweet! Your words touched my heart. Caress the memories. pictureme  |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
When my father died, I wanted to lay down and die myself. I know your feelings to a large degree although we each have our own uniqueness. Such a sad, tender write, and I am so sorry for your loss, Barry. |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Magnus, I had noticed you haven't been posting lately and wondered how you were doing. I wish there was something I could do to ease the pain. Know that you have many friends here that have had you in their thoughts as you go through this rough time. Sadie/Cathy |
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