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My Little Alien...for the birthday of my late son, Eric
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My Little Alien...for the birthday of my late son, Eric |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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~My Little Alien~Lyra copyright2002 Lyra Nesius "poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks [This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (08-26-2002 12:24 AM).] |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
A beloved son, a loving poem... how big is your heart, dear girl, where the ivy twines? |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Madame - peace be with you little chipmunk... BC |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is soooooo touching and heartfelt and know that Eric will always love you and will always guide you with his love! (sigh) This made me cry because it is so beautifully touching, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
Lyra, your heart is bigger than anyone could hold so you share it freely with all of us a beautiful poem to a beautiful baby from a beautiful lady hug brian |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lyra~ Sending tender little alien hugs~  Beautifully touching, sweet lady~ *HUGS* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Karilea... My ivy still twines and I miss him terribly ~ sad hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for stopping by and reading my sad poem, Bill... and again... thank you for yours ~ hugs and tearsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Noah... thanks so much for your reply... and yes, I think he would like it... He used to be fascinated with aliens... Maybe he really was one... ~ hugs and tearsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Brian... Memories are so sweet and sometimes they are all we have left. ~ hugs from a teary momLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Marge... I miss him so very much... ~ hugs and tearsLyra |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Lyra How hard birthdays are! I know he is with you, in your heart...and in that place of sweet love...he will always be safe. Hugs to you! |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Martie... I just had a crazy thought...  Eric always had a knack for finding trouble. I wonder if he is up there in that very safe peaceful and harmonious place, causing some kind of trouble... It wouldn't surprise me! ~ hugs and tearsLyra |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Lyra, doesn't it seem like there is always something to remember in a special way, and something that brngs tears? I'm sorry that you are feeling that today. Hugs Sandra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Sandra... Today was his birthday...he would've turned 33. I always think its not going to hurt that much and then it always hurts more than I think. Its something that I will never get over. I may even post another poem about him tonight. ~hugs and tearsLyra copyright2002 Lyra Nesius "poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks [This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (08-25-2002 06:56 PM).] |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Very touching - my thoughts are with dear Madame Chipmunk. Chris Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away. |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Chris... ~ teary hugsLyra |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Lyra...I guess, that even though I lost my mother at an early age (hers)...I have been rather fortunate to not (yet, anyway...and I pray NOT EVER) have lost a child so young in life as Eric... My heart is there, with you, and will remain... Teary hugs back! |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for your comforting reply, Barry... ~ sniffly hugsLyra |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Lyra, You said it was a sad poem. But know it put a smile on my face. Eric may have been the baby but mom was the babe!  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Larry... and now you have put a smile on my sad face, tonight... I think every woman is a babe when she's 25 years old!  Those were such innocent times... how glad I am that I couldn't see into the future.. ~ hugs and tears and smilesLyra |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
HUGSSSSSSSSS Peace Lyra.....very touching words of a mothers love.....  Lauren~ The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Eternal peace be with you and may his memory comfort you always...Lyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Lauren.... Oh how very much I miss him... ~ sniffling hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Martin... Its been 33 years but his birth still feels like yesterday, and yet his death feels like it never happened because I still cannot believe it did. ~ hugs and tearsLyra |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Your littlest alien is still very much with you, in spirit. Warm and tender thoughts to you tonight. May ripples of LOVE |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Kacy... Tomorrow, I will wake up and it won't be his birthday anymore... and I keep thinking it might feel better than but I know that it will take a few days to wear off... ~ peace to you tooLyra |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
I love the little bit of humour you've injected into this piece Lyra. Makes me think of the joy he gave you while he was here. Hugs to you, on this anniversary. You can never win or lose |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Mother HuGS and prayers, Remember the joy! It remains. Keth Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You're an amazing woman, Lyra - Your strength is an inspiration to me... I'm so pleased to have been able to meet your second son, and so wish I could have met your first.. This is a wonderful tribute - May he rest in peace, indeed... |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
So touching Lyra , I know words are not enough , but my heart goes out to you with tender hugs !! Hope |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
So touching lyra , I know my words don't seem enough, so heartfelt hugs dear friend Hope |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Stacey... The thing I remember most about first seeing him was that he looked like a scared alien, plucked from another world... I hadn't thought about that in some time...but for some reason, I was reminded of it yesterday...and thus...the poem.  ~ hugs from the mother of an alien...Lyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Keth... the memories are the joys of my thoughts... smiling hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Nan... for that amazing compliment.... I wish you could have met Eric also... he was quite a person. He seemed to know everything and we have no idea where he learned it... just picked all this knowledge up out of thin air... I miss him terribly, but no one can take my memories away from me... ~ hugs of pain and joyLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thank you so much for your kind words, Hope... and although you may not feel that they are enough... they express your caring, and that helps a lot... ~ hugs from your chipmunk friendLyra |
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