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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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In this time of year my thoughts return to you Musings on memories or wonderings of what might some day have come to be claim unguarded moments Harsh or hopeful matters no more than smiles or tears I just know you're with me after all these years I have no explanations and no answers but for those that spawn more questions I just miss you even if what I'm missing is my ideal of you Some wear their mourning with particular pride and flair, and their wails pierce the air, but hair shirts are unattractive attire So, naked I stand hoping you understand I've done the best I know how and wish you knew Verda Marshall Smith, 10/19/22-11/10/71 |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
This particulary hit home with me today for very personal reasons Suthern gal... beautifuly honest writing. HUGS to you. live for today, |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SuthernGal~ 'So, naked I stand hoping you understand I've done the best I know how and wish you knew' I feel so confident that when you've done the best you know how to do, they know, they just know~ Delicate penning, poetess~  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth Hugging you!! I really admire your strength of character! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
suthern gal, I go through the same melanchology every year remembering my first love...it was pure and innocent, even the break up. I was a freshman in h.s. and he was a senior. He married someone else the year after he graduated and died a year later...I never quit caring for him. My favorite memory of that time is of the fall we spent time under a walnut tree and experienced my first real kiss. I understand. ....jo |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Suthern? Naked emotions are always the best way to show love, and respect... Received your mail. Will be making shipment tomorrow. I would have sent it out today, but just as you have left this tribute for your mother, I think it is also a very worthy tribute for our Veterans. |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
this was absolutely beautiful and brought to mind many hours spent pondering these same words... this dear lady I just miss you even if what I'm missing is my ideal of you in my own febal mind, I think we a lot of times misunderstand a friendship with the opposite sex as a physical love, more so then a supposed to be meeting for growth and we're afraid to let them go...as we must also, as they were a tool to help us along the way...maybe? Loved this dear lady... |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Sweet Suthern, you write with a soft, feather touch. "I just miss you even if what I'm missing is my ideal of you" ~ Very poignant words, as most of us do have a tendency to idealize those that are no longer with us. "So, naked I stand" ~ and you are beautiful in your nakedness. Hugs with love, Linda |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
'missing the ideal of you'--but that's all we ever know of each other, isn't it? Well done, thoughtful and affecting. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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Angelheart Senior Member
since 2005-09-08
Posts 754Jacksonville,FL USA |
such a beatiful write, gave me the side of fall  thanks for sharing this, enjoyed very much so..Poetry can get you very far |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Dear suthern lady, I'm glad you're not wearing that hair shirt. Think of how your eyes would swell up in allergic reaction. Shouldn't laugh at your sorrow but sometimes even the best of us need to smile through tears. And lady you are the best of us. Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
This is simply beautiful, Laura...and its loving message makes me happy to see it here. I wish she could come back now and meet the daughter she raised, because I know she'd be in awe of the woman you've become. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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luminosity Senior Member
since 2005-11-18
Posts 813 |
"I just miss you even if what I'm missing is my ideal of you" yep you wrote this perfectly.... some things were not meant to be I guess...sigh |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
Baring emotions so beautifully expressed , yes we can only do our best Hope |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Thank you all so very much!! I had a long talk with her on the 10th... for though I didn't expect Daddy to leave so soon, I was afraid this fall would know more sorrow. And whatever standards we set... or have set for us... doing our best is really all we can do. Thank you! |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Suthern, the more I read of what you put out here,the more I understand and appreciate you. martyjo |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665 |
Suthern such a loving poem...enjoyed the read..thank you.. Goldenrose. Desire for nothing except desirelessness,hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes, want nothing and you will have everything.avatar Meher Baba. |
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