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To Sing out Loud
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To Sing out Loud |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia 
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* My thanks to suthern for the discussion, inspiration and how to sing without knowing all the words. Depression is a cancer Its subtle, slow and scary It creeps behind insidious To capture the unwary It steals away the music And stops the heart from singing Replacing it with clanging bells Which never cease their ringing It keeps the senses muffled And wrapped in strangling cotton Where part time plans all disappear Long gone and all forgotten It holds the mind in statis No forward and no gaining Till everything is bound and gagged And speaking takes some straining It covers and it smothers All joy is held in stalling And in the darkness something grows That causes caterwauling It overshadows in the dark For to the night its suited Then with its silence it can kill To make all singing muted But there’s hope in your speaking If changes you are bringing So fight depression with your voice The choice is in your singing Sing a song of faith and joy And sing it out with feeling Before you know it you will find The song has brought you healing Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 BRAVO!!! May I print this out, offer a copy to someone I met recently who is fighting depression? |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
What an excellent thought!! Sing it out! Yes....wonderful Kethry!! Hugs~ |
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MGROVES
since 2004-02-01
Posts 3802california |
i can vouche for that |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Midnightsun, thanks for your response. You may do whatever you like with it. It's now in the public domain  Enchantress, thank you for stopping by and for your encouragement. MGROVES, if you've been there and now are now you can join with me in shouting halleluhah Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
oh Kethry dear, this is beautiful! I give thanks to suthern too |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Thanks for posting. It's one of your best. Melton |
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*Alli4000*
since 2004-03-21
Posts 3188The World of Poetry |
Very amazing write! ~Alli~ *:.AIM = Alli4000.:* |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
One must always fight that scourge, both physical and social cancers! enjoyed  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
My eyes started leaking before I finished reading the title... for I knew. *S* You've written such a beautiful tapestry of poetry, struggle and wisdom... and given a heartsong that will live on in quiet notes of hope even if a throat cannot cooperate. *S* And with the tears, there is pride... for I know your path... and from learning to crawl again, you now dance... and I'm so very glad to know you and your strength *S* |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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