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Posted: 1/10/2008 1:42:02 PM | A Life Blog
I have fallen in love, so many times
And looking back, each of them shines
I have been to fall fairs, and thrown the ring toss
The sights and the sounds, the sweet candy floss
Lemonade, beer, French fries & steak
Eggs in the morning, tea by the lake
I’ve flown in a Cessna, parachuted the skies
Held babies in arms and train station goodbyes
Remember walking my dog while smelling the night
Felt the glistening dew in the young morning light
I have watched falling leaves on a windy fall day
Then raked them to piles so the kids could all play
I have driven cars fast, then sometimes real slow
I have read many books yet so much I don’t know
Children’s wide smiles, cool starlit nights,
Baseball and Hockey and the flying of kites.
Hiking up mountains, skiing down slopes,
Hopscotch and fun, girls skipping ropes.
The smell of fresh flowers, the wind in the trees,
The flurry of springtime the music of bees
Boats on the waters and harbors of home,
Sometimes I’m surrounded but still feel alone.
I’ve seen many a bad thing, witnessed some good.
The silence of night, the burning of wood.
Now with my friendships and love at my side.
I can witness more life and take it in wide.
All this is life, I am planning more,
Just need to pause and rest at the door.
My senses alive with the ticking of time.
It’s all how you savor an aging fine wine.
Thunderstorms, snow and thick morning fog.
Electronic signals, my life is a blog.
----sky
donated to the Poet’s cancer project
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Posted: 1/10/2008 1:45:21 PM | 13skies, that poem was truely Amazing! I could read it again...again...again! Really magnificent! You are a true poet! Wonderful you dropped such a lovely thing here!
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Posted: 1/10/2008 2:38:05 PM | Sky nicely done!
You have also done something else...and that's opened my eyes to the fact that it need not all be about cancer in the book, but about the senses and emotions...happy thoughts as opposed to sad....I appreciate it brother...I was way too one dimensional! Thanks man!
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Posted: 1/10/2008 5:09:01 PM | Wow my dear friend sky your poem is sensational,greatly profound. I thank you with all of my heart and soul. Reading it brought such joy to my heart and a hug smile upon my face and just imagine what your words can do for all those battling with cancer. It is also great lesson for the ones who are not fighting for their lives. Life has so much beauty and we all have much to learn every single day. Life the greatest gift of all to be treasured and never to be taken for granted. Many hugs my dear friend sky | |
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Posted: 1/10/2008 8:33:43 PM | Life is so precious
a gift we have received
what we do with it
is the legacy we'll leave.
The lessons we learn
and the way that we teach
the trust we have earned,
the heights we have reached.
Those we hold closely
and who call us their friend.
the one that we love
that is there to the end.
The kindness we offer,
the compassion we yield.
The sound of our laughter,
the emotions we feel.
The children we raise
who will live good lives.
Thanking God every day,
that they turned out alright.
Being ready to leave
when our time here is done,
Fighting hard the disease,
that could not make us run.
Keeping close to our smile,
through the saddest of times
as we walk that last mile
that leads us into the night.
It will forever be known
when our story is told
that the treasure we owned
was our heart and our soul.
Donated to the Poets cancer project
in memory of Nicholas Mcnamee
who died today Jan 10/ 2008
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Posted: 1/10/2008 8:50:24 PM | Your wholehearted poem touched me deeply and so many others will be touched by it too diehard romantic. | |
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Posted: 1/10/2008 9:26:59 PM | | Diehard....I want to contribute.....I don't know how the hell I didn't see this before.....(i sometimes have tunnel vision....I'm so sorry)..... give me a bit of time....I would love to contribute....honored even. | |
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Posted: 1/10/2008 10:27:18 PM | I'm not sure if this is good enough to be considered...but I decided I would bring it over from my thread and see if you'd like it included.... ;)
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Sounds for the Broken
They are the sounds
Caught in the tide pools
Where we thought had left with the night
To be found in the first light of the morn'
Bouncing against a rock beneath the salt water
Polished in brine from the heavens
It need no escape from this
For when you scoop it up
The sound of it, shines
Sadness abounds tho still
Tears cradled are ours
And they'll never be replaced
The sound of a drop in the palm of my hand
From a shredded heart is unmistakable
Love sometimes steps in
In the guise of rainbows and fairy tales
Sometimes that sound, stands beside the sadness
And rocks it to sleep...giving rest for the weary
Sometimes the sound offers hope
In the times when hope seems to be so deafeningly quiet
Interlocked are dreams and nightmares
Which sounds and what muse inspires us
Is our choice.
~Blue
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Posted: 1/10/2008 10:28:03 PM | | And Skies...I concur....... Awesome write....just amazing! | |
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Posted: 1/11/2008 5:33:53 AM | Thanks for finding us Blue Sunshine!
Your poem is lovely and it's my pleasure to include it!
Please...tell your friends about us and send more whenever you can!
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Posted: 1/11/2008 5:01:30 PM | thanks for the nice remarks
it is a bit about cancer if you read into it,the pausing at the door to get well again to continue that journey already started...but imagine you got that.
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Posted: 1/11/2008 6:05:28 PM | | Thank you skies....this will end up being a beautiful work. | |
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Posted: 1/12/2008 3:21:42 PM | It begins with a feeling, a curiosity..
an attraction that won't go away.
It explodes with a wild ferocity,
when we nurture it day by day.
It starts with the glance of an eye,
a connection in the form of a smile.
that wonderful feeling of butterflies,
the anticipation that drives us wild.
An offer of friendship declared,
in the fashion of how it should be.
knowing that more can be shared,
but the steps must come naturally.
It’s going to bed alone at night,
and seeing those eyes in your mind.
wanting only to see the daylight,
to be together one more time.
It’s finding the pathway together,
and choosing the turns as a team.
holding hands as we walk forever,
headed straight into our dreams.
Sharing the bad with the good,
and fighting to make it through.
staying together as partners should,
it’s the only right thing to do.
It’s a wonderful thing to share,
having someone inside your heart.
knowing that they will be there,
forever until death do us part.
donated to the Poets cancer project
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Posted: 1/13/2008 9:10:14 AM | a doe’s eyes
of souls lost I have three
each different as can be
of one I shall speak
her eyes I can still see
one vision I adore
the other the terror she bore
I wipe it from my mind
I laugh and I cry
for the eyes they do tell
of the life once lived well
I miss her so much
for my soul she did touch
..........LLB
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Posted: 1/13/2008 6:55:35 PM | Thank you, that's very kind of you to say.
ok...here you go....that's it for now...L
For Booshie
I know a soul who is magic to all
who touches your very being
she is fighting the fight in her own way
as the guides do walk her through it
a woman as strong
as could be
yet gentle as a moonlit night
the rays of sun will follow her path
her journey continues onward
love shines a bright star within her heart
as she shares this life with us
an angel among us for all to see
how she will overcome it
LLB
*Donated to the Poets Cancer project
"There are often two paths to choose from... the one you "should" take and the one you want to take.Take the second. Always take the second."
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Posted: 1/14/2008 11:54:56 AM | Posted at the request of love2havefun2
My Sister the Survivor
God must have known
how much I would need you because he chose not to take you.
You understand me, not only when my heart is filled with joy, but also when the light at the end of the tunnel seems a million miles away.
When things get rough I can hear the kindness in your words, the devotion in our family and I can feel your love lift me up when you reach out to me.
You are so special to me and it pains me to see your going through these rough times. You are so strong, so fearless, and have so much courage and endurance to carry on.
You are my rock,
my strength,
my comfort,
and you love unconditionally.
God must have known
how much you would need me because he chose not take you.
My joy and caring has been constant and has been helping you to heal, if only I could work miracles I would take all your fear and pain away and replace it with joy
My thoughts and prayers have comforted you and I intend to keep you there in the difficult days to come.
My phone calls and e-mails have helped you to see that you are not alone and to remember that I care for you.
I am your rock,
your strength,
your comfort
and I love you unconditionally.
God must have known
how much we would need each other because he chose not to take you
He has taken away our fears, our pain our selfish doubts in life itself.
He has shown us that faith, prayer and devotion are the keys to recovering from this cancerous disease.
He has provided us with the chance to show our family how much we mean to each other.
He has blessed our lives and given us the opportunity to love more deeply.
He has given us time to live more freely, discover new frontiers and explore the unknown
He is our rock,
our strength,
our comfort,
and God loves us unconditionally.
love2havefun2
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Posted: 1/14/2008 7:00:19 PM | truely a gift to US all! breathtaking,beautiful sentual write,a blog a sonet
a true sky feeling :)'s ^5 Bravo! | |
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Posted: 1/18/2008 3:26:32 PM | Very sad to see this thread fade away
To all of the poets that contributed...God bless you!
I was a bit pretentious I think to start this thing...it deals with a very touchy topic for a lot of people...I just know poetry and so thought it was a way to help. Not being a POF lifer, I thought someone would step up and take the reigns for a short time.. If you will, then by all means, now is the time to do it! Otherwise...that's life and I guess that's death too.
To anyone with cancer that read these poems...the contributing poets wish you the very best with your battle and please know that you are highly regarded for your strength and
truly respected for your courage. God bless you all.
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Posted: 1/18/2008 4:34:42 PM | I truly think the idea of this thread is an amazing one, and agree with the rest that "skies" poem at the top of this page is an astounding write. I do hope to see this thread continue, and that many of the wonderous poets that roam in this forum will find their way to your door. Most importantly that yes this poetry is placed in book form, to be donated in efforts to aid cancer research. Please "diehard romantic" do not lose faith in this idea that you have started, we must not give up.
I shall try my hand at something to add, although I have not lost anyone to cancer, I do know repeatedly the loss of another to a deadly disease, which in my case would be a history of diabetes in my family.
I write this in memory of my grandmother, whom I loved dearly.
Miss Twinkling Eyes
I search my mind back
conjure a vivid picture of you
such a twinkle in those blue eyes
that always came for my view
So long ago now
you left us to rest in soft skies
sadly disease took you
years later my heart still sighs
Even when suffering
pain wracking your body so
those twinkling eyes would look to me
blessed was I of them to know
I tried to offer you comfort
yet I knew that better you would not be
grieving my heart was this
of your end I did not wish to see
Yet rapid was your progression
each day weaker you became
ripping me apart
as I heard you softly call my name
In and out of hospital
we all knew your time was near
losing you forever
became our greatest fear
Early one morning
that dreaded call came
you from us were gone
from that moment I would never be the same
Many years now
you have been gone
yet within me your love
plays a very sweet song
I sit here staring into space
still I can see your twinkling eyes of blue
forever in my fondest memories
my dear grandmother shall be you.
Dedicated to cancer research project
January 18, 2008 | |
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