My Life's Tapestry (reposted for my 4 Years here)

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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

0 posted 2004-10-05 01:10 PM

There are many patches
that make up my life,
a scrap for a mother
a strip for a wife.

There is a stripe of color
for eyes of emerald green,
threads of golden hair
stitched into every seam.

Little fragments of lace
for the soft side within,
tiny remnants of leather
for the daring woman of sin.

Ruffles make up borders
for my delicate side,
a quilt layering for things
that I'd much rather hide.

A collection of pieces
putting my life on display,
all having been sewn together
to make me what I am today.

Knots tied securely
to show I am strong,
some stitches placed lightly
to correct when I'm wrong.

A combination of patchwork
just little parts of ME,
all woven into the cloth
of my life's tapestry.

{This was one of the first posts I posted when I came to this wonderful place. It's been a great four years, and thanks to you all!}

The greatest beauty on earth, is
found in the hearts of those
who love....

[This message has been edited by Gentle Spirit (10-05-2004 03:02 PM).]

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

1 posted 2004-10-05 01:13 PM

well, it certainly is a glorious poem, painting all the charactures within us.
Woman, you rock!

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

2 posted 2004-10-05 01:15 PM

And all these pieces add up to one beautiful lady!
Let us not forget to add, an incredible writer!
Hugs and congratulations on your 4th anniversary at Passions!

~Love ya sweet lady, Nancy~

~Autumn..the year's last, loveliest smile.~

Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

3 posted 2004-10-05 05:00 PM

First off congrats on your 4 years. A patchwork with many lovely sides this reads. Enjoyed and now, patch some more poems to add to that quilt of you.

Robert Frazier
Senior Member

since 2003-02-06

Posts 1014

4 posted 2004-10-05 05:37 PM

Wonderfully introspective! You are a beautiful tapestry!

Rf

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2004-10-05 05:38 PM

here's to four years!

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

6 posted 2004-10-05 07:17 PM

I am so glad you reposted this, Donna, for it is a gem - what a beautiful analogy -

Susan

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

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

7 posted 2004-10-05 10:26 PM

The result is a work of art... framed by a tender heart. *S* Congratulations, lady! *S*

wranx
Member Elite

since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

8 posted 2004-10-06 12:08 PM

Yipes! 4 years!

And here I never thought I'd be writing for even a year, and its been 2 already.

Four years well spent, I trust.

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

9 posted 2004-10-06 09:10 AM

Donna,

Congrats!
My goodness, you are a veteran!

*smile*

Paula Finn
Member Ascendant

since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

10 posted 2004-10-06 01:29 PM

And what a beautiful picture you have woven...I truly like all the "bad" bits as well...shows your struggles as well as your triumphs.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

11 posted 2004-10-06 02:39 PM

GentlestSpirit~

There is a patch of you
I'd recognize from afar
The Spirit of your ancestors
the bright and shining star
that has led you from where you were
right to where you are~
I KNOW within your tapestry true
is the stitching of the Ancients
that you so lovingly bring
to these pages blue~

Ya' know what ?
I love every stitch and every fabric of your ~

Thank YOU for being HERE~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

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

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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

12 posted 2004-10-07 08:24 AM

Thanks everyone! Margie, that was so very beautiful, and I am deeply thouched.

Ed, I've been doing this poetry thang since I was about 16, (yes....that LONG ago....)
but have been here for four years now
and its been to say the least, real....

thank you.

THANKS EVERYONE!! PEACE ya'll!!!!!

The greatest beauty on earth, is
found in the hearts of those
who love....

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

13 posted 2004-10-13 11:24 AM

Four years?
How did they slip by so quickly?

And the growth of you
during this time...
has only added to your wisdom,
but stripped away the years
of aging...

HopeS
Member Elite

since 2000-12-22

Posts 4596
Perth Western Australia

14 posted 2004-10-13 01:16 PM

Ahh yes Donna , I think we arrived here around the same time .
This was such a beautiful crafted work of art , woven from a beautiful heart

Hope

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

15 posted 2004-10-13 03:11 PM

Good for you, Donna

(man . . . I have only been here since
March 2003!)

Ok I am 'tarded since I read this once already
sheesh BUT

came back to say it reminds me of Carole King.

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