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what have you found
that gives you no doubts
is it the the nursery rhymes
your mother
used to read to you
or rather
the bouncy sing song
of her lilac voice
her sweet smell
and I love you eyes
how she left
the night light on
to frighten the boogeyman
away…
well
enough of that
now you’re grown
and she is gone
you become her
and she becomes…
the hope
that some way, some how
she is somewhere
making snow angels
and all this
caught in between
pouncing ice pellets
and slick freezing rain
where there are no spaces to
take cover
is just
what is falling
from the grace
of her calling you…
home
there is no shelter
from a storm
that rages within
realization is easy
acceptance…
a slow process
but you
and your faith
sustain you
we are all so fragile
I fall apart
what have you found
that gives you no doubts
Artist's Description
we all have our own storms…raging. and we do our best to find shelter, in our own way. may yours be few and far between. xxx
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Artwork Comments
Shelters protect a small portion and are never permanent. My mother is my balance. Without her blood that runs through my veins I would be forever in the rain. She was the embodiment of strength and grace. What I found was my own mortality. Realizing how short this life is and the reality that I can chose to live it out in peace my way or strife in anothers way. I am not trying to simplify anything. Decisions have to be made one way or the other. Otherwise I had to find peace or an existence among the strife. To continue to offer up resistance was making me crazy and so sad most of the time. I chose happiness……….Love you Shar. xoxoxoxoxox
I’m so glad you chose wisely. Thanks for sharing your heart, means so much. Love you too Donna. Thanks for being here….and being you. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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thanks dear erich….hugs xoxoxoxoxooxxoox
Music and colour xx
you know…that’s beautiful. just like you. : ))) hugs and thanks, shar xoxoxoxoxo
Your writing is precious to me. I can feel every morsel of time as I descend through each line whispering your heart to the world. Awesome!!!
Gosh I could just hug you. Please consider yourself hugged, because my goodness, that is one beautiful comment. Thank you…thank you and you know I love you too. xoxoxoxoxoxooxox♥
I’m sitting here feeling more than a bit silly with tears streaming down my face. Your beautiful words painted a powerful image of Mom making snow angels… which would be so like my mom. We just marked the sixth anniversary of Mom’s death on February 19. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss her. Thank you, my friend, for a beautiful moment with her memory.
sorry to bring tears to your eyes dear Greg, but nothing to feel silly about for anyone who has loved and lost a parent. sorry it is so close to that sad anniversary, though it has been a bit longer for me, I still have a difficult time on that day myself. thank you for sharing with me something so personal, and I am glad it brought a beautiful memory of her to mind for you. warmest hugs, shar xoxoxoxoxoxxoxo
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THANK YOU POP’S YOU DEAR MAN FOR FEATURING THIS WRITE IN YOUR GROUP. MEANS SO VERY MUCH TO ME AND IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. WARMEST HUGS FOR YOU, SHAR XOXOXOXXOXXXOOXXOXOXOXOX
Oh Shar, it is so wonderful to see your ink and feel your heart. I loved every minute. I feel like the most fragile person ever. Much care and love to you and yours xxxx
Lisa, something about you, just hearing this from you brings a huge lump to my throat and I wish I could hug you. Thank you so much for connecting with me here, for feeling me. I feel you….and am so grateful for your stopping by and sharing, even just for your presence close to mine. You are an angel. Much love right back to you precious friend. xoxooxxoxoxoxo♥
Just so tenderly, achingly sensitive and beautiful. This poem plays a serenade on my heart. A deeply moving and completely beautiful work. I love the rhythm, flow, meaning and imagery. This is complete grace and beauty. Thank you for sharing my lovely friend.
Wow, Anthea such a beautiful comment my dear, sweet friend. Means the world to me and is so warmly appreciated more than you know. Thank you from deep in my heart. Warmest hugs always, shar xoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxo
The last I seen of my mother was some 33 years ago,……I live with peace and happiest,….Knowing I will see her again in heaven,…..
Lovely writing my friend,….
I love and admire your faith…it is such a beautiful thing, dear John. Thank you for stopping by with your lovely and comforting comment. So appreciated my friend. Warm hugs, shar xoxoxoxoxoxox
March 22, 2013
Wonderful work!
AWW, TERESA THANK YOU SO, SO VERY MUCH!!! THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME I CANNOT BEGIN TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE. THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL HONOR, THAT YOU FEEL IT IS DESERVING OF A FEATURE IS SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME!! WARMEST AND MOST GRATEFUL HUGS SWEET FRIEND, SHAR XOXOXOXOXOOXXOXOXXOOXOXOX