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How I Know Him - In Memory
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How I Know Him - In Memory |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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How I Know Him… This tow-headed child ~ my best childhood friend, my worst childhood adversary…  He should have been the elder, you know, I always wanted a big brother to bring home the good looking boys… but fate is funny subscribing that I be elder he, taller…forever younger… but he grew tall enough to carry the train of my goodbye he didn’t even cry…  remembering, my first time home to visit after secession, as an adult-child, when he, the graduate, stood up, from the common kitchen gathering table, never seeming to stop…his head surely would hit the ceiling, so tall, so tall… ~*~ he tried to deny his dreams but they would not deny him…  no cowboy, he, though played at it, for a while, to make dad smile, he had to find his way to find his way to find his voice… he shared once that mother comes to him, her fingers curling in his music just as dad comes to me, whispering to me my writings I am acquainted with the feel… ~*~ misunderstandings kept distance between us for a time, but now, our later years appreciation of all deeper losses brought us together again then in fingering memories we drew our composure again my brother and his music fits his sister’s reveries…  in his deep belly chuckle I hear my brother with new tender heartstrings knowing he was never gone from me… not when I hold our tracings within… ~*~ ©Karilea Rilling Jungel 10 August 2002 Reposted 11/25/06 For my brother, Robert, in memory on his birthday, and as a Christmas reminder to love well. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
You share precious memories...James |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Sissie....How tenderly you touch him...I'm sure he feels it.  |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
You honor him with your love, and I am glad that we too, were allowed to share him if even for a brief time. His memory lives on Karilea. This tugs.. heart hugs....  |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
We were fortunate indeed to have him here at Passions, if for only a short while. Heart hugs dear lady~ Autumn, the year's last loveliest smile~ |
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MsSouthernOrchid Member
since 2003-07-12
Posts 192 |
Sunshine, this is so beautiful and touching. It pulled at my heart strings. Mary |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
This is one I shall never tire of. Thanks dear lady for a share of you and of Robert as well. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Memorable tribute...but how could it be otherwise? Heart hugs lady Kethry a good commitee can decimate communication. |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
A most touching write, Karilea. Thank you for sharing. |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Wonderfully done... |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
oh Karilea oh... |
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luminosity Senior Member
since 2005-11-18
Posts 813 |
oh this is beautiful, what a picture of love, family and all its in intricacies oh this is beautiful |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
What a beautiful write of love this is!! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Oh, Karilea, this is so precious and I feel the love so strongly that tears well up. Yes, I think he is still very near you. Thanks for sharing, SIL. ....jo |
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