Only a Vase.

[Hawk7lte]

Only a Vase
<br>
<br>I chanced to move a vase
<br>dusting - what a mistake.
<br>Memories flooding; joy and tears.
<br>love's traces, oh beloved faces.
<br>
<br>Holding me close,
<br>brushing tears away,
<br>When we danced that night in play
<br>Talks,understanding doesn't fade.
<br>
<br>How we laughed and loved;
<br>"Here's a mike, let voices ring"
<br>The music played,
<br>Oh, the songs - together we sang.
<br>
<br>The gentle touch.
<br>Whispers in the darkest night.
<br>Ill, touch so light
<br>Gone now, missed so much.
<br>
<br>Hold tight to this vase.
<br>Brush dust away.
<br>Embrace memory,
<br>Celebrate love's use to be.
<br>
<br>Live with grief.
<br>Live with glimpses of love.
<br>Hold onto a vase,
<br>Memories of ones above.
<br>
<br>Wanting more time.
<br>Wanting to leave.
<br>"Too much pain, so tired love,
<br>Oh love of mine."
<br>Letting go peacefully
<br>Slipping into eternity.
<br>
<br>Together we let go.
<br>Keeping love's memories.
<br>They let me contine to breathe
<br>for what, sometimes I don't know.
<br>
<br>Hold tight to this vase.
<br>Brush dust away.
<br>Embrace memory,
<br>Celebrate love's use to be.
<br>
<br>Live with grief.
<br>Live with glimpses of love.
<br>Hold onto a vase,
<br>Memories of ones above.
<br>
<br>
<br>M.Ghrist
<br>copyright July,2000
<br>
<br>Hawk
<br>
<br>
<br>N

[littlebit]

Oh man, you got tears on that one. Very cool. Excuse while i blow my nose. Wow!
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<br>deAnnalynnN

[Pilgrim]

WOW!!!!!!!!! That is simply fantastic!!!:):):)
<br>
<br>I think this one is REALLY cool:):):)
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<br>Thanks a lot for sharing:):)
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<br>BrianN

[major tom]

Wow! is right :)
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<br>KirstyN

[nelty]

This one is wonderful. :eek:
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<br>Nelly
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<br>ps: I love itN

[Hawk7lte]

Thank you,
<br>
<br>for reading -
<br>and responding emotionally.
<br>
<br>True empathy has a healing effect.
<br>
<br>My father - a truly wonderful person, and my mother - who devoted her life to him and her children - both died after a long illness. My father was ill and in and out of hospitals for about seven years with major surgeries over and over. We loved, laughed, and parted....until..as Garth says "Until we find the circles' end"... again.
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<br>
<br>HawkN

[loreli]

That is beautiful Hawk.
<br>
<br>
<br>Wouldn't it be lovely if those gone could place more memories in that vase, for you to find, relive and treasure.
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<br>Lori
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<br>N

[MissScarlett]

Wow! Getting all misty-eyed here. That was truly beautiful, Hawk :) It's funny how a simple act, like moving a vase, can take you back. *sigh* Your poem takes me back.
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<br>MargaretN

[RckyMtnGirl@hrt]

Growing up, I was very close to one of my great
<br>aunts. I have wonderful memories of her; spending many summer days playing in her back yard and lazy after-
<br>noons sitting at her kitchen table; chatting, drinking
<br>lemonade and eating peanutbutter cookies, fresh out of the oven.
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<br>On Saturday evenings we would sit down together to watch Lawrence Welk (no other show allowed lol.) While my aunt would be watching intently, my eyes would wander around the room. On one of her shelves there stood a lovely turquoise and brass vase. I always admired it, and imagined it to be a treasure recovered by Alladin or Errol Flynne.
<br>
<br>When my beloved great aunt passed away, I was fourteen.
<br>My mother kept this vase in our home and passed it on to
<br>me when I grew up. It now has a special place in my home, just as her memory holds a special place in my heart.
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<br>Although my children never met her, they know all about
<br>her, through me. I pass on the memories, just as I will
<br>pass on the vase; hoping they too will keep the dust at bay, and remember with love and affection.
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<br>Thank you Hawk :)
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<br>CC
<br>N

[GRTH FAN]

WOW! YOU ROCK HAWK!!!!
<br>Very talented people on Planet Garth!
<br>Donna :)
<br>(Thanks for Inspiring me like you do)N