Winding Roads (a congratulatory expression of love...)

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Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

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0 posted 2005-05-27 09:51 AM

I remember you growing up
a defiant little girl
at the tender age of three
alone
on that first journey
and a mothers worries

then and now
as ever will be
for that child, so small
who has now come to see
her own way in life

and the reality
of this very special day...

A single step taken
crossing over the line
into a time to travel
new life defined

by your dreams...

You, are loved now
as you were then
and I, shall be there

if and when
you should ever have the need

it is from these same bloodlines
and bonds through which
we bleed...

Although it may now seem
like a lifetime ago
still remembered

the smile,
the laugh...
and glow

of a butterfly now grown
ready to spread it's wings
embracing the future
and all that it brings.

Where ever you go;
what ever you may do
remember that you are much more
than just my niece...

you're a beautiful young woman
and I wish you happiness
and peace...

It shall never matter
where you may roam
for never will you be alone

a star will be shining
so that you will always see
the roads winding home
to family.

{love you Staci...}

Forgiving is not
forgetting, it is letting go of the pain...

[This message has been edited by Gentle Spirit (05-27-2005 11:58 AM).]

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2005-05-27 09:57 AM

She should wrap herself
in the love of this, Donna...

Beautiful.

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

2 posted 2005-05-27 09:59 AM

Karilea said it just right Donna!
Hugging you, Chris

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
~Carl Sandburg

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

3 posted 2005-05-27 10:12 AM

thank you both, very much. Quickly to explain, at the age of three she struck out on her own to the neighbors house a few houses away and well..
you can imagine the panic until a call was received stating that she was on a friends front porch playing with another child....

strong willed, defiant? yes...
but very, very loved...

congratulations on this milestone in your life Staci...

I will always be here for you...

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

4 posted 2005-05-27 10:27 AM

what a lovely gift, what a heart felt expression - just gorgeous Donna-

Susan

If I wander far enough, long enough, will I finally know . . .

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2005-05-27 10:40 AM

so beautiful

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

6 posted 2005-05-27 10:43 AM

Such a lovely gift you have given her.
This is truly beautiful Donna.
Hugs to you both~Nancy

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2005-05-27 12:19 PM

GentlestSpirit~
What a lovely *gift* of love~
*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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Earth Angel
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Realms of Light

8 posted 2005-05-27 12:38 PM

An aunt's love expressed so beautifully from her gentle and golden heart.

Sending a congratulatory hug to Staci and one to you for your caring and supportive ways,

Linda

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

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California

9 posted 2005-05-27 08:14 PM

Donna

There is much loved expressed here...I'm sure both of you have gained from it!

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

10 posted 2005-05-28 10:50 AM

A bond of love tenderly and beautifully expressed.

A precious gift for Staci to cherish!

Love and hugs.
Margherita

timothysangel1973

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since 2001-12-03

Posts 1725
Never close enough

11 posted 2005-05-31 12:43 PM

I don't know how I missed this one GS - but glad that I found it.

Lovely write

jellybeans
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since 2000-10-13

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12 posted 2005-05-31 11:08 AM

beautiful, the bond you expressed here says much about you both and paints you both just as beautifully

LeeJ
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13 posted 2005-05-31 11:59 AM

whoever wrote "Forgiving was Forgetting" was under the influence...LOL

Beautiful poem....absolutely lovely

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

14 posted 2005-06-10 10:01 AM

And today you cap it off
with Graduation!

Congratulations!

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

15 posted 2005-06-10 10:06 AM

I am so very proud of the woman you have become Staci and so very excited for you as you now begin a new journey...

and I will be there, for you
ALWAYS.

bslicker

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since 2000-12-04

Posts 2321
state of mind

16 posted 2005-06-10 12:54 PM

Congratulations!
to both of you
enjoyed
bernie

A smile a day keeps the world in smile's.
Bernie Slicker

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines

17 posted 2005-06-12 10:27 AM

a wonderful write, Donna

M

Mysteria

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British Columbia, Canada

18 posted 2005-06-12 10:37 AM

A mother's love makes for a beautiful poem and I am sure she will treasure it. Nicely done Donna.

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