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Mysteria

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0 posted 2004-10-09 04:37 PM

~* Raking Willow's Leaves *~

Oh how they dance around me,
Pirouetting in such tease of you.
Memories of us in October ignites your song.
Softly I begin to hum that ancient gaelic melody
In rhythm to the beat of my heart not knowing
The words meaning, but feeling you in them.

A spectrum of fall leaves lay at my feet.
I spy one the color of your hair.
Tenderly I fondle a collection of small,
Intricate pieces of earthen paper
Each inscribed with the sounds and scents
Of the past, pressed together with love's soil.

I touch their moist skins of reminiscence,
Chewing on the edges of faces and events
Slowly digesting each moment of my life with you
Into a composted collective of purest love.

It seems the recollections that are
Closest to the surface I seem to remember best.
Brittle, crisp and crackling memories,
Smelling ever so slightly of our past,
Crunching loudly with colorful familiarity.
I warm at the trick you play upon my mind.

I see you so clearly there.
There, leaning against a now barren Willow,
Wondering if you feel as alone as I?
I rake these memories into a huge pile,
Frantically running through them,
Rolling over and over and over again,
In familiar laughter that will always be,
The essence of the October part of you.

~* A Thanksgiving Memory Of Willow *~

Funny how I miss her most on holidays and when the leaves are all about me.

serenity blaze
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1 posted 2004-10-09 04:44 PM

"I spy one the color of your hair. "

and you shall see her everywhere, because my friend, she IS everywhere.

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2 posted 2004-10-09 06:25 PM

I rake these memories into a huge pile,
Frantically running through them,

Such beautiful images here. Warm October thoughts of light still shining through the past. In a bond of love you can never feel alone ... it lives forever.
Love and hugs.
Margherita

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3 posted 2004-10-09 06:28 PM

sigh

Poet deVine

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4 posted 2004-10-09 10:12 PM

You are truly blessed to have such deep and lasting memories of Willow. Beautifully written, my friend.

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5 posted 2004-10-09 10:41 PM

May I just echo what Serenity said Sharon.
Willow's memories are everywhere...
Heart hugs~

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

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6 posted 2004-10-10 05:07 AM

A precious write dear PoetFriend...
Hugs2u
*~coco~*

Kit McCallum

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7 posted 2004-10-10 08:16 AM

Sharon, this is truly beautiful. The imagery you've captured throughout this peice is vivid and full of warmth. I can see you there, under the willow, pondering your past and savoring the memories. What a lovely poem in her memory.

PS, we've added some landscape lighting outside at our place, and lit up the gorgeous trunk of our willow with a beautiful warm amber glow. It's a wonderful sight to see ... I think you'd love it.

Best wishes and hugs,
/Kit

Susan Caldwell
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8 posted 2004-10-10 08:46 AM

"Brittle, crisp and crackling memories,
Smelling ever so slightly of our past,
Crunching loudly with colorful familiarity."

Makes me want to wrap up in a blanket, in front of a fireplace and listen to more..

The memories are so warm.

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

Marge Tindal

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9 posted 2004-10-10 09:17 AM

'A spectrum of fall leaves lay at my feet.
I spy one the color of your hair.
Tenderly I fondle a collection of small,
Intricate pieces of earthen paper
Each inscribed with the sounds and scents
Of the past, pressed together with love's soil.'

I would have to 'fess up ... I felt the movement
of the Spirit of Jannae dancing through this piece~
*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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Mysteria

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10 posted 2004-10-10 01:13 PM

The most wonderful thing about Ron's home is the people that visit and give you their hugs. Today, when I needed one most - there you all were. Thank you kindly for roaming through the leaves with us. She was a nut you know? She made houses out of leaves and insisted that everyone play house with Mother Nature, then rake them into a huge pile, hide in them, and them roll around. Did I mention she had 4 BIG willow trees in her yard

  I guess she was about the best kind of nut there is.

Wonderful people you can definitely heal souls through airwaves or whatever it is runs this computer, thank you so kindly.  Now - if you can figure out how I can baste this turkey (too big for the pan) that would be just wonderful.

I am very thankful for ALL of you and if I can make you feel her through these little poem things, then you are the one that is blessed not me, so thank you so much.  Having a piece of Willow in your soul is like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day.

Mark Bohannan
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11 posted 2004-10-10 01:38 PM

I touch their moist skins of reminiscence,
Chewing on the edges of faces and events
Slowly digesting each moment of my life with you
Into a composted collective of purest love.

****************************

The whole piece is beautiful but the above verse just really impacted me hard. Lovely thoughts, images, and emotions in that one. Then the romp and play in the leaves, well, I believe there is a lesson there for all of us. Just beautiful and how wonderful for you to have such memories to cherish. Loved it.

Mysteria

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12 posted 2004-10-10 02:26 PM

Mark? Got leaves? Try it, the kid in you will create the game honest! I can't wait until the girls get here in a few hours to go across the street and play in them.

Thank you for your kind words.

suthern

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13 posted 2004-10-12 10:30 AM

You never fail to touch me when you write of her... love is evident in every line. *S* Beautiful work!

babygirlwlove
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14 posted 2004-10-12 10:32 AM

wistful and full of Autumn mischief...lovely poem..

**babygirL**

Mysteria

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15 posted 2004-10-12 12:49 PM

Suthern, you also have kept her in my mind with your poetry lately as well, I may not comment on it as it leaves me a little speechless, but know I read it. You got right into death with those poems.

Babygirl, I envy you this October in New York, it is the best place in the entire world in the fall, and thanks for dropping in.

Janet Marie
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16 posted 2004-10-12 11:57 PM

A spectrum of fall leaves lay at my feet.
I spy one the color of your hair.
Tenderly I fondle a collection of small,
Intricate pieces of earthen paper
Each inscribed with the sounds and scents
Of the past, pressed together with love's soil.
===================================

How lovely is this...
she is your most gracious and giving muse...
you wrote heart poetry on those leaves.
beautiful writing Sharon.

I would love to live as a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.

~Fluent~
John O'Donohue

HopeS
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17 posted 2004-10-13 01:04 AM

Wonderful cherished memories Sharon and of course beautifully expressed

Hope

Mysteria

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18 posted 2004-10-13 01:13 AM

Thank you Mz. Moth (er) you are always there to lift wings.

Hope - I trust you had a pleasant time away, and thanks for dropping in to say good mornin mate, as I am just dropping in to say, good night!

JamesMichael
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19 posted 2004-10-13 02:10 AM

Lovely...James

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20 posted 2004-10-13 07:18 AM

Sharon I cant believe that I almost missed this beauty. Your love and friendship for Willow transcends all time and through you we know her.
Luv ya sweet lady.

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

LeeJ
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21 posted 2004-10-13 08:10 AM

how utterly georgous....thank you Sharon for this beauty...and sharing the experience of it with us...what a delightful story!

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22 posted 2004-10-13 09:46 AM

I see you so clearly there.
....
Wondering if you feel as alone as I?

alone and yet with thoughts of her forever~~
~A~

Elizabeth Santos
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23 posted 2004-10-13 10:11 AM

Your writing has leaped into the heights of an october wind. YOu have crossed horizons I still gaze at in wonder. But it comes from depths that I don't yet know. You are amazing
Liz

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24 posted 2004-10-13 10:14 AM

Not strange at all, this missing...I come to expect this of you throughout the year, when you feel Willow brushing your hair...

vandana

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25 posted 2004-10-13 10:45 AM

loved it

Martie

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26 posted 2004-10-13 11:35 AM

Sharon

I sure know how this feeling is....and the beauty that she inspires in your words is amazing. I'm very touched.

Mysteria

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27 posted 2004-10-13 02:09 PM

You are all so very kind to share these Willow Whispers with me once in a while, and thank you for your kind acknowledgement of her.

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