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Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

0 posted 2004-09-16 11:21 PM

Days of sorrow
Slip in as a rain storm
Clouding on the horizon
Shifting with the wind
Until the sky is dark
And the heavens shed tears
Crying in the sadness
Of existence

But beyond that grey
Beyond the weathered storm
Lies a heaven of light
Where skies shimmer blue
And the sun is ever watchful
Winking its starlit eyes
With warm consolation
And shedding the hues of hope

Sorrow may darken our days
In the shadow of discontent
For a matter of a mere moment
Or passing into weeks
Ever sighing
With Woe-is-me
And hanging heavy
Upon over burdened shoulders

Then there -- upon the horizon
A sun beam reaches through cloud break
Shining down as if the hand of God
And a Rainbow is born
In a burst of splendor
In an array of promise
That there is a heaven above
With its gift of light and starshine

s.a.t.

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

marcel
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since 2003-03-02

Posts 660
az, usa

1 posted 2004-09-16 11:30 PM

yes.....Gods reminder to Himself of all the beauty He has created.....very nice poem.

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

2 posted 2004-09-17 02:18 PM

It is also a reminder to us that there is happiness beyond the sorrow, always. We've just got to learn to be patient - though sometimes it feels as if an eternity.

Thanks for your reply, Marcel-

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

3 posted 2004-09-18 05:04 AM

Susan
Above the clouds the sun is always shining.....

love the concept...enjoyed reading this
--------ice

Come read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling
And banish the thoughts of day.
Longfellow

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2004-09-18 05:40 AM

Thank you, dear Susan, for this light-filled piece!
It touches the heart in its beauty.
Love, Margherita

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

5 posted 2004-09-18 08:50 AM

You knew the title alone would pull me in...
I leave you with my smile at it all...

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

6 posted 2004-09-18 09:13 AM

Susan~
So touching in the message ... and yes, yes, yes ... the happiness is sometimes slow in coming ... but it waits for just the moment when we need it most~

Lovely thoughts, my friend~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

Email [email protected]

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

7 posted 2004-09-18 09:33 AM

"Then there -- upon the horizon
A sun beam reaches through cloud break
Shining down as if the hand of God
And a Rainbow is born
In a burst of splendor
In an array of promise
That there is a heaven above
With its gift of light and starshine"

~ Absolutely divine writing!

Loves 'n hugs,
Linda

P.S. I just noticed the "woe is me"! You and I are so often in sync with lines we write! I just posted a little bitty poem and it has the same words! I didn't plagiarize! Angel's honour!

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

8 posted 2004-09-18 12:41 PM

Thank you dear friends. Today the sun is actually shining in full after a week of rain and grey- it is so in life, yes? Love to you all. How I appreciate you -

Susan

btw, Linda, yes, it is funny how our minds often follow the same path of thought

I shall go find your poem now and read it.

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

ShiningWindHaze
Member

since 2004-09-06

Posts 138
California, United States

9 posted 2004-09-19 02:58 AM

That was dope! lol. Very cool write. I pictured the awesome beauty so vividly. Despite the woe the beauty flows.

- Haze

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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since 2000-01-29

Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia

10 posted 2004-09-19 04:10 AM

Susan, your poetry is beautifully touching Bella

Roniece Dawson-Bruce

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

11 posted 2004-09-19 11:30 AM

Ah, thank you Haze - you make me smile.

Thank you Roniece for your kindness.

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

12 posted 2004-09-20 11:22 AM

very nice poem

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

13 posted 2004-09-20 07:23 PM

Enjoyed...James

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

14 posted 2004-09-20 07:40 PM

Beyond a star in glimmer
awaits an eye in shimmer
as clouds break away...
and the Sun says HEY!

Good to see you have a reprieve from the
gray and gloom...you wrote it very well.
My two children had the priviledge of
getting to see two rainbows at the same
time...they stood in awe, eyes gleaming!

MyHeartofShadows
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since 2004-09-04

Posts 88
Hyattsville, MD

15 posted 2004-09-20 07:55 PM

Loved this, I can feel the emotion in the words, the sadness and joyful hope

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

16 posted 2004-09-20 09:58 PM

Thank you friends.

Barry, I've seen a double rainbow, your children had every reason to be in awe - they are magnificent, yes.

Hugs all - Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Ericc
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since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

17 posted 2004-09-21 11:49 AM

Beautiful Susan.

Eric

Snowflake From Hell
Senior Member

since 2003-07-10

Posts 777
My own little Icey Oblivion

18 posted 2004-09-22 01:29 AM

splendid

One cannot see what lies within if one does not see the obvious

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

19 posted 2004-09-22 02:26 AM

What a delight to read you tonight, Susan. I sure have been missing this place....just not enough time lately...yano.

...jo

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

20 posted 2004-09-22 10:23 AM

Thank you my friends

Jo, I've missed you greatly, so good to see you name my dear -

Hugs all - Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

21 posted 2004-09-25 01:13 PM

I sure needed this....especially in this time of the aftermath of Ivan

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

22 posted 2004-09-25 01:51 PM

Ah Dixie - hope all is well. My heart aches for those of you that have had such a rough season. May the sun shine upon you now and beget no more grief.

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Suetang
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since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

23 posted 2004-09-26 06:39 PM

Susan

As always, your words are so inspiring.

Take care.....Sue

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

DavePage
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since 2003-12-21

Posts 2917

24 posted 2004-09-26 07:46 PM

Yes

Dave

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

25 posted 2004-09-26 07:53 PM

Sue and Dave - thank you kindly -

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Kevo
Member

since 2004-06-02

Posts 466
Navarro County, Texas, USA

26 posted 2004-09-27 02:10 AM

Susan,

This reminds me of two posts I had here 1)"The Sun Shall Rise Again" - I reposted for Larry C. and 2)"He Didn't Have To Do It". The title "He Didn't Have To Do It", contain the best reply I think possible. you painted a picture of His immeasurable grace and of His gift of picturesque, promising heavens that leads me to believe your words were divinely inspired. And to think, when you see that citrine, purple, and crimson hue flood the sky, He didn't have to do that. Your writing, I find on so many occasions, is simply breathtaking. This is a keeper.

Kevin

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

27 posted 2004-09-27 09:57 AM

Kevin - your words so warm my heart - thank you. I do appreciate your thoughtful replies.

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

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