Tag: family
group name: flashandshine
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October 11, 2006 04:12 AM EDT --
I was "resting my eyes" when I felt a tentative small hand on mine.
"Nonni" came the whisper.
"Hm"?
"Why are you asleep with your glasses on"?
"The better . . . more
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July 24, 2007 03:13 PM EDT --
I was thinking about living alone recently. I have never in my life lived alone. I had my daughter right out of high school and so even in the lonely times when she is off with her friends for long rollicking . . . more
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August 04, 2006 07:08 PM EDT --
There comes a time in most peoples' lives that requires we look back before we can take another step forward. It is the time to truly look at ourselves for the very first time; without the lies . . . more
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October 15, 2006 12:39 PM EDT --
For those who have lost more than they will ever know by not forgiving their loved ones in time.
Ten Years of Silence
Dedicated to Lynn Gilbert
Yesterday, my phone rang
The call ended ten years . . . more
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October 23, 2007 04:35 PM EDT --
The car halted with a screech on the snowy road. Win ja stepped out in the cold, win try night. The breeze ran a shiver down her spine and she pulled the coat to tightly hug her body. . . . more
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September 30, 2006 05:33 PM EDT --
Before he died
he asked for a bowl of strawberries.
He knew he should not have them
But he said
"What the heck -
Death is coming no matter what
I eat."
So I went down by the . . . more
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November 16, 2006 09:55 AM EST --
Thanksgiving. A day set aside to eat, share time with family and friends, eat, a time to pause and be thankful for all the good things in life, and eat. Nowadays, I think almost all Americans . . . more
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January 03, 2007 09:00 PM EST --
Cats intrigue us and charm us! Capture our hearts! The metaphoric use of their tacit manner in descriptive poetry and other article types have been fascinating to poets and writers alike, . . . more
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December 08, 2006 01:16 PM EST --
Funny! I thought I loved my home,
The shining chrome,
. . . more
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December 29, 2006 01:33 PM EST --
How can hope exist, even when strong signs of obvious failure predicts doom? I don't know. All I know is, hope is resilient. I've seen it in the eyes of children that suffer . . . more
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April 01, 2007 12:58 AM EDT --
Roads of Time
Walking the lonely roads of time, I face myself.
The puffs of dust gently follow the slight air,
As the grains fall slowly, they echo my despair.
Raising my eyes, misery lies on the shelf. . . . more
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October 20, 2006 08:47 AM EDT --
For N.B.D. (Written for my friend whose sorrow I cannot know)
There was no warning-
no sign or scream in the dark.
I didn't know.
There was no indication -
not one breath was taken away . . . more
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February 04, 2007 11:12 AM EST --
She offers flowers from the field,
And a smile of humility
To the soldiers who mourn her loss.
The clothes on her back
And the shoes on her feet,
Are all she has left
From the ravages of . . . more
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October 08, 2006 07:41 AM EDT --
I am not sure but I think some folks have lost their minds.I
saw this on a national news broadcast three times!
The latest parenting "thing" is to potty train a baby right out
of the womb. As . . . more
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April 22, 2007 12:46 PM EDT --
Today is Timothy and Nathaniel's 4th Birthday. Tim is here, Nate is not. Tim is full of joy, fire and love. Nate left Love, faith and hope. Tim climbs on everything, Nate climbed . . . more
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December 04, 2007 05:31 PM EST --
Four year old Sara watched her mom quietly, as she put the ornaments on the Christmas tree. Peaceful angels, . . . more
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December 06, 2006 01:09 PM EST --
Dear Dad,
A few years back, I didn't think you'd still be here today, but I am glad you are. It hasn't been easy on either of us to have came though this time, but I wouldn't trade . . . more
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December 19, 2006 02:28 AM EST --
It is Christmas time again and automatically conversation turns to gifting ideas. Choosing gifts for the young is quite easy but when it comes to the elderly, a lot of time and thought has to be devoted . . . more
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January 11, 2007 05:42 AM EST --
I for one is a firm believer in faith. Last year, when I was caught in the floods of Mumbai and had to walk home in pitch darkness and neck deep water it was faith in God which motivated me to go ahead. . . . more
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December 09, 2006 03:46 AM EST --
Migration is a universal phenomenon, but 82% of educated youth wanting to migrate from a particular country is a bit too much, don’t you think?
Well, that is the percentage attributed to the youth . . . more
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