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Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

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0 posted 2006-02-24 10:15 AM

Listen very closely
when you walk near Freeman’s Hill
and you may hear the voices
restless souls haunt there, still.
Nurse Maggie May
up and disappeared one day
and all that old man Tucker said
was that she had gone away.

Strange things started happening
the day Miss Maggie left the grounds,
the house was awfully quiet
except for every now and then, the sounds
akin to an infants cry
you could hear it on the wind.

Now, it was common knowledge
that Emmy Lou Tucker could not bear
any children of her own
still, you could hear a baby crying there.

Glimpses of a baby boy were caught
but Mr. Tucker always said no,
that this was just a nephew
and that he had to go
back to live with his parents
again, he'd never be seen;
Mrs. Tucker’s hair turned suddenly gray
and Mr. Tucker grew downright mean.

The years passed by quickly
and they laid Emmy Tucker to rest.
She had always tried
to give Ernest Tucker her very best
but she could never give him
the one thing that he truly desired

he had loved his Emmy Lou...
but his heart was filled with ire.

No one was ever sure
what really happened to Maggie May
but it's rumored that Ernest Tucker
had something to do with her going away.
Even now, when the darkness comes
and evening turns to night
if you walk past Freeman’s Hill
it is said that you can see a light
faintly in the distance, in a soft and peaceful glow
two figures sitting in the silence
waiting for a third to show...

Not far in the distance
you can hear a mother’s heart in sigh...

not far in the distance
you can hear a babies cry.

seek the flame within yourself
and let your soul be cleansed by
the fire of love. Axel Ekenstierna

[This message has been edited by Gentle Spirit (02-24-2006 11:14 AM).]

LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

1 posted 2006-02-24 10:33 AM

Awesome write!!! I'm so so happy you post often...thank you for sharing this

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

2 posted 2006-02-24 10:34 AM

Gentle Spirit
One of your best, enjoyed.

Dark Stranger
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since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

3 posted 2006-02-24 02:14 PM

yep....I like the voice of this one..way cool lady

Goldenrose
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since 2003-05-30

Posts 3665

4 posted 2006-02-24 05:05 PM

Donna what a great write here..could be Dylan or something the way it tells a tale..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.

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

5 posted 2006-02-24 05:07 PM

What an awesome write Donna.
You are an excellent storyteller.
Love ya lady~

~ Trace my body with your words,
in doing so, you touch my heart ~

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

6 posted 2006-02-25 08:45 AM

So...

outdo yourself

again.

The Lady
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since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

7 posted 2006-02-26 06:40 PM

Wow! I enjoyed this so much! What a terrific story. More maybe?

Klassy Lassy
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since 2005-06-28

Posts 2187
Oregon

8 posted 2006-02-26 09:26 PM

Oh the haunting! I enjoyed this very much. It has a sinister quality to it like stories that are told around campfires when shadows leap and move from fire light. Very Gothic!

~ Karen ~

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

9 posted 2006-02-26 09:35 PM

Gotta love a good story, more please.

Looking good on you, Donna~

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

10 posted 2006-02-27 11:45 AM

GentleOne~
You know I love 'character' pieces ...
thank you for sending me the link to this one~
I've been SO BUSY that I've barely had time the last few days to even get here~
BUT ... it's a HAPPY BUSY~

I do adore this~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

11 posted 2006-03-02 03:12 PM

Thank you all my friends for listening to the tale, I don't often write in story form and it makes my heart smile knowing you like it. THANKS!! peace to all~

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