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Titia Geertman
Member Ascendant

since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

0 posted 2005-12-16 04:53 AM

My aunt Greet

She was there all my life
But only after she passed away
could I look beyond her eyes
and have I found her soul
in all the things
she left behind
With respect
I touched her life
in every piece of furniture
remembering her
pouring tea
reaching down her buffet
for chocolate sweets
Her house was build in nineteen thirty
and never changed since then
she only filled it
with her being
And I became silent
roaming through her empty house
opening a cupboard at the attic
finding her mother's damask table linen
neatly bonded with colored ribbons
never used
Food stamps from World War Two
little notes, penned down
in childish handwriting
and I cried inside
for the loss of asking
But looking into her eyes I know
it is alright

May she rest in peace

~~my aunt died November 7 2005~~ leaving me the task to find the right place for the life she left behind.

Like scattered leaves...my words will flow

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

1 posted 2005-12-16 07:38 AM

Same sort of smile you know.

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

2 posted 2005-12-16 08:22 AM

Tina, this was beautiful...she does in fact have the same smile, or you hers...

she looks like a queen...sitting there all confident with many many stories to have told...along with a fruitful life and family...hugs to you

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2005-12-16 08:35 AM

Titia~
How absolutely WONDERFUL of you to share Aunt Greet with us dear lady~

She has a regal look about her~

I'm sure you've done a great job of 'finding a place' for all the things she left behind~

You enrich my life, Titia~
I love you~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

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

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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

4 posted 2005-12-16 09:26 AM

A lovely remembrance Titia, thank you for sharing her with us.

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

5 posted 2005-12-16 09:41 AM

Thankyou for sharing your heart with us Titia. What a beautiful photo of a beautiful, caring woman. hugs, Chris

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

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

6 posted 2005-12-17 03:59 PM

Thank you for sharing Aunt Greet. We all share your loss. Martyjo

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

7 posted 2005-12-19 02:55 AM

Beautiful...thanks for sharing...James

majnu

Senior Member

since 2002-10-13

Posts 1088
SF Bay Area

8 posted 2005-12-19 03:42 AM

wonderful and touching.

-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

9 posted 2005-12-19 08:29 AM

Honey, I do so understand how it is,
that sometimes we can only find the
answers, in the silence of the aftermath...

While our family members do share a lot
with us while they are here...it is
in the silence that we learn of so many secrets...

and sometimes, I think that is as it should be.

She was a beautiful woman, Titia...
and left you a grand legacy.

We all know you will never let any
of your family down, because you keep life
alive...

in your photography, and your poetry.

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