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Marge Tindal
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0 posted 2005-10-24 03:22 PM



Sempiternal Sentiments
~*Marge Tindal*~

Floodgates of the heart open
pouring thoughts of loves of the past
overrunning the banks of emotion
obviously they are meant to last

The smallest things of remember
sometimes weigh the heaviest on the heart
when loved ones have departed
to the land beyond our human grasp~

All we have to hold dear
are the memories planted
when they were here
In order to keep them alive still
we must thumb through the memories at will~

Knowing that time in passing
might purge them from our head
we have to hold the repeat
of who they were,
what they did
what they said
before they were dead~

They go on foreverly
sempiternal sentiments for sure
reminding me that I must leave
footprints for others to follow
into the hollow of missing me
long after I am gone
gone ?
but wait …
I’m not going anywhere …
No reservations … for the land beyond
Yet … I know there waits for me
those of my loving, just in case
I should chance to come their way
away from the earthly shell of me
into the land of the yet-known
yet, still yet … I know them
I believe I would know this place
when I step over
coming face to face
with a cherish of remember
that lights my heart with glee
one who went before me
waiting … waiting
waiting there for me~

Sempiternal … never-ending
the duration of the eternal memory
holds me to them … them to me
for all the forever’s of eternity~

Hold the lifeline of remember
in tightest clutch of memory
that will serve us so well
long, so very long after
we come again to rest
in someone else’s
bank of memory
giving thanks
that we left
coins of
cherish
that
will
not
perish~


The beginning of you
has no ending in me
we circle together
as we should do
Sempiternal
absolutely
foreverly~



~For Doreen Peri … because~


Word of the Day for Thursday October 6, 2005

sempiternal \sem-pih-TUR-nuhl\, adjective,
Of neverending duration, having beginning but no end,
everlasting, endless.


~*No matter what I search for ...
let me know when it is LOVE that I find*~ <))><

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Martie
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1 posted 2005-10-24 03:29 PM


Marge/sis....I hope you don't mind if I take this as mine too.  It is just what I wanted to hear just now.  Thanks.  
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2 posted 2005-10-24 03:29 PM


smiling...

Anything written for doreen is just alright with me.

And yes, this brought an ache to my heart too, as I guess you know I lost my sister this past Easter.

She had a severe storm phobia too.

My family, in all their dark humor, now say that she simply "evacuated early."

Thanks for this one as well Marge.

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3 posted 2005-10-24 03:40 PM


Marge, the floodgates of your heart are always open and the crystal-clear waters cleanse, up-lift, amuse, inform, and give comfort.


EO

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4 posted 2005-10-24 04:52 PM


I love it!  A wise young man, at his father's funeral, said, "I think one's death should put more life in those left behind."
Those memories we sift through seem to do that.

Your lines are beautiful, Marge.

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5 posted 2005-10-24 06:09 PM


Dear Marge:  Your poem stirs me as usual! you have such a talent for finding just the right way to use the unusual words you present! So enjoyable to read.

Love
Betty Lou

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6 posted 2005-10-24 06:22 PM


"The beginning of you
has no ending in me
we circle together
as we should do
Sempiternal
absolutely"

Beautiful sentiments Marge...I needed to read this today.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

  ~Time has cast a spell on you,
   So you won't ever forget me.~

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7 posted 2005-10-24 09:04 PM


How endearing!  Lovely poem...Madame Marge!

Yv~Seeing eternal Sunshine
Still shrouded in blinding Darkness

StevenS
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8 posted 2005-10-24 09:10 PM


This one is Great Marge, I felt like you were speaking directly to me. Thank you
HopeS
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9 posted 2005-10-25 01:43 AM


Beautiful sentiments expressed Marge , so true I cherished and treasure  memories


Hope

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10 posted 2005-10-25 04:13 AM


Dear Marge

'A Never Ending Story'!!!  A wonderful read!!!  Sempiternal.......I'll be writing my own 'Marge's Unusual Words Dictionary' before to long!

Love Verbena xo


Dennis L. White
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11 posted 2005-10-25 10:35 AM


Marge, What elegant yet profound truth you share.  As long as we hold close the memories of those dear departed, they will never be far away. Thanks for sharing.

Dennis


Marge Tindal
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12 posted 2005-10-27 07:18 PM


Friends~
So very often a piece flows so quickly to the page that it's simply impossible to stop the ink flow~
This was one of those happenings ... six to seven minutes ... no editing ... start to post~
I love it when that happens~
Reassures me that it is 'meant to be'~

To find that so many of you related harmoniously to the meanings you found in it is an unexpected blessing to me~

I actually sent this word to Doreen on the day I received it ... because it reminded me of her penchant for poetic 'rambling' ... (she KNOWS I say that with affection) ... LOL ... she 'threatened' to pen it .... if and when she found the time~
She didn't get to it ... but it summoned me ... and the rest is what you so graciously enjoyed reading~

Yeah ... Doreen liked it too~

Inspiration and *gifted* words are all I have to work with ... and for those things I feel so very blessed~
For the friendships of those who are in my circle of poetic friends ... I feel MORE than blessed~
Thank you ... thank you~

Now before this gets too very 'sempiternally sentimental' ... I'm outta here~
(It's contagious ... I swear it is)
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*No matter what I search for ...
let me know when it is LOVE that I find*~ <))><

Email - noles1@totcon.com

Betty
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13 posted 2005-10-31 09:11 AM


Simply beautiful
MGROVES
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14 posted 2005-10-31 04:24 PM


awesome

My spirit will rise
above the sea~
There will be no drowning
of my soul or me~

2dalimit
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15 posted 2005-11-01 08:03 PM


Great piece.  I especially like this verse:
Knowing that time in passing
might purge them from our head
we have to hold the repeat
of who they were,
what they did
what they said
before they were dead


Thank you, Melton

DejaEntendu
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16 posted 2005-12-07 04:55 AM


wow, that was truly an incredible poem. I'll be sure to read some of your other work, because that was amazing
thank you

dgvarner
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17 posted 2005-12-21 12:11 PM


"The beginning of you
has no ending in me"

Just love it...the ramblings of such a gifted poetess!

hugs, g

"A tiger who does not prowl becomes a rug..."  ;)

Marge Tindal
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18 posted 2005-12-22 02:41 PM



I sincerely appreciate each and every kind response to my penning~

DG~
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU bee-bopping through the forums~
We WILL work on getting together after the New Year !!!
I'm psyched for it !

Merry Christmas to ALL~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*No matter what I search for ...
let me know when it is LOVE that I find*~ <))><

Email -         noles1@totcon.com       

Marge Tindal
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19 posted 2005-12-22 06:56 PM




testing ... please disregard this little reply for all practical purposes

***I had noticed that for a short time,
apparently the NO BUMP feature wasn't working
correctly ... did NOT intend to bump up my own
posts with a reply ... it seems to be fixed now~


~*No matter what I search for ...
let me know when it is LOVE that I find*~ <))><

Email -         noles1@totcon.com         

[This message has been edited by Marge Tindal (12-23-2005 12:14 AM).]

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