Lynne Margaret Carter

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When Great Trees Fall
(Maya Angelou)

When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,
lions hunker down
in tall grasses,
and even elephants
lumber after safety.

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When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses
eroded beyond fear.

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When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with
a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines,
gnaws on kind words
unsaid,
promised walks
never taken.

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Great souls die and
our reality, bound to
them, takes leave of us.
Our souls,
dependent upon their
nurture,
now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed
and informed by their
radiance,
fall away.
We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
of dark, cold
caves.

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And when great souls die,
after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always
irregularly. Spaces fill
with a kind of
soothing electric vibration.
Our senses, restored, never
to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be
better. For they existed.

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend) Thursday afternoon

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♥ Peace My Heart ♥

♥ Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet.
♥ Let it not be a death but completeness.
♥ Let love melt into memory and pain into songs.
♥ Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest.
♥ Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night.
♥ Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence.
♥ I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light your way.

♥ Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali poet and philosopher ♥

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend) 6 days ago

~ Snow ~
(Tessa Wilkinson)

The snow arrived unannounced.
It overwhelmed everything.
Changed the landscape so it was unrecognisable.
No one was prepared.
My grief feels like that snowstorm.
I feel changed, weighed down by the burden.
Trying to negotiate the new environment around me.
Not knowing where I am going.
Looking for familiar landmarks.
I feel cold and miserable and ill equipped in this new place unvisited before.
But I know in time the snow will melt and return the landscape to some semblance of normality.
And I know in time my grief will diminish and I will find my way forward again, back to a world that I recognise, changed, but familiar.
Spring does always come after winter and hope will return.

Mel Xxxxx (Friend) 1 week ago

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Magic Of A Rainbow

I'll never see a rainbow
That I won't think of you;
Though days seem bleak and dreary
The sun is shining through.

A symbol of God's love fulfilled
In beauty, hope and grace;
A rainbow is a mirror
Reflecting His own face.

It arches o'er the mountains
With Heaven its domain;
Its brilliant colors wakened by
The grayness and the rain.

Now may I see the rainbows sent
To ease my broken heart,
Promising His healing love,
Shine through when teardrops start.

Miraculous, magical rainbows,
Blessing the sadness with peace;
God gently smiling and touching,
Bidding the sadness cease.

(Peggy Kociscin)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Mel Xxxxx (Friend) 2 weeks ago

Where Peace Flows Like a River.

Together we will journey
To that land up in the sky
Where the flame does burn eternal
And the soul does never die.

Where the harps are gently playing
As a host of angels sing
Where the road is paved with diamonds
And the golden bells do ring.

Where the path is set before us
Shining brightly as the sun
We will see the face of Jesus
When our final race is run.

Where the peace flows like a river
Winding through the streets of gold
We will dine with priests and prophets
When the key to life, we hold.

Where the flame does burn eternal
In that sacred Promised Land
Where God holds the gift of freedom
In the cleft of His right hand.

Where we'll see the face of loved ones
Long before us, gone away
What a day of sweet rejoicing
When we meet again someday.
Where we'll gather at the river
In our home up in the sky
Where the peace flows like a fountain
And the soul does never die.

Author/Written By: Marilyn Ferguson
� 2004

Mel Xxxxx (Friend) 2 weeks ago

Two Twinkling Stars ~~~~

I Looked Up To The Sky Last Night
And Saw Two Twinkling Stars,
I Thought About The Distance
Of Jupiter And Mars.

I Thought How Far Was Heaven
Was It Further Than These Two
I Wondered Just How Far It Was
To Gods Garden And To You.

I Know One Day I'll Find Out
Just How Far I'll Need To Travel
I Know That God One Day For Me
This Mystery Will Unravel

Until That Day I'll Miss You
Every Hour That I Live Through
I'll Miss You Till The Day Comes
When I'll Finally Be With You.

Copyright� Ingrid Aspey

Phyllis Frazier Harris 3 weeks ago

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♥ From Water Bug to Dragonfly ♥
(Tessa Wilkinson)

The bottom of the pond is muddy and dark
There is fear of the unknown
There is loneliness as things change
There is the desperation of being left behind
Not knowing, not understanding
Watching and waiting
Then the journey comes
Up the stem
What waits beyond?
Sunlight
Freedom
Dancing together in joy with those who went before
And who will come after.
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Mel Xxxxx (Friend) 3 weeks ago

Mum - Always missed xxxx

Mum,

2 long years without you. Sometimes it feels as though you have been away for so long and then other times only like yesterday. I miss you so much and it does not get any easier - I just think that you learn to cope with it, however, I don't think I will ever accept that you are gone. I see you in my dreams most nights - are you trying to speak to me? Other times, my dreams are like a flashback of my life and you are always there.

You would be so proud of Ben and Charlene. They have had to grow up and at times, they can frustrate me with how they treat Dad and don't help him - but I try to remember how young they were when you were taken. Richard is doing well and I am sure you are pleased with how his life is turning out - I am sure you intervened in some way (you will know what I mean). Kiara is amazing and you would be so, so proud. She is so clever but has a heart of gold and always talks about her Nanny. Wise head on very young shoulders that one. She keeps me going.She is my silver lining in a very dark cloud.

Lastly, Dad - still worries me, but he does seem to have better days. Sadly is a shadow of the person he was, but sometimes you see flashes of the "old" dad - it is like the sun shining through. I love each and every one of them with all my heart.

You were an amazing Mum and the hole left in my life is huge. I am eternally grateful that I was so lucky to have you in my life and I try to dwell on the good times as there were lots. Everything in my life reminds me of you, you are in my thoughts often throughout the day. I know that you have spoken to Charlene through a clairvoyent and I promise I will do the same when I can finally face up to the fact that you are not here.

I hope that where ever you are - you have found peace and are happy.You were a big part of my world Mum and that has gone forever. But a huge Thank you for being my Mum and for being the best that there could be. No sacrifice was ever too much for you and you gave so much to your family.

Goodbye for now Mum. Please give me a sign that you are close by - sometimes I need to know this. Look in on Dad and the kids today and give them a hug.

Love and miss you so, so much.

Forever in my heart - always xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lisa Osbourne (Daughter) 3 weeks ago

Nanny

to nanny i am missing you more and more each day i loved it when you where here and when you always gave me sweets and toys love kiara xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lisa Osbourne (Daughter) 3 weeks ago

♥ The Only Way ♥
(Tessa Wilkinson)

• The only way we can be protected from the pain of loss and the grief we feel, is by having never loved.
• How empty our lives would be, and what a lot of wonderful shared moments we would have missed, if we had not known.
• So, although what we feel at the moment is terrible, we must try to remember that it is because we have all been privileged to have known and loved, that we now feel the pain and sadness.

Mel Xxxxx (Friend) 3 weeks ago