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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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 Posted - Apr 19 2012 : 6:45:31 PM
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This was a poem that was sent to me by a long time friend. When I read it, it struck me, so I thought I would share it with all of you because I think you will all enjoy it too!
Keeper
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and dish-towel in hers. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my father died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away ...never to return. So ...While we have it ....it's best we love it ... And care for it .... And fix it when it's broken ..... And heal it when it's sick.
This is true ...For marriage ... And old cars ... And children with bad report cards ... Dogs and cats with bad hips ... And aging parents ..... And grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.
Some things we keep. Like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special ... And so, we keep them close in heart and mind and spirit.
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
Edited by - laurentany on Apr 19 2012 6:46:05 PM |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
7648 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2012 : 9:52:48 PM
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| WOW that is all so true, is it funny our parents recycled long before it became the thing to do, what happened to that! Roxanna |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2012 : 03:59:41 AM
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Thanks for sharing.
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farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 20 2012 : 10:01:12 AM
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Such true words. Thank you for sharing.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2012 : 10:17:51 AM
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That is wonderful- and how true and how often we forget- Thank you for sharing!!
Lori
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2012 : 1:23:22 PM
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Thanks sisters! It really hit home for me because I really DID lose my Father and Grandfather within 7 months of each other,both to cancer. Although it was very difficult, I walked away from the whole experience with a much greater appreciation for the simple things in life.
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Apr 24 2012 : 05:53:28 AM
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Laurie, thank you for the poem. It's a great reminder of what is truly important.
~April
Playing in the Sonshine
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
14020 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
14020 Posts |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2012 : 5:36:45 PM
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An appropriate poem for a tragic loss. Both my mom and dad are gone. There is such a hole.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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