Update
First, I want to express my gratitude, not only to those of you who entered, but those who donated points, applauded, sent links to poems you wished to send to Abigail and her family, and simply sent messages of care, concern, and support.
I also want to apologize if my comments on your pieces were not as thorough as your would have liked. This is the first time I have ever read every single entry of a contest with tears in my eyes so at times it was difficult to comment properly.
Due to the overwhelming response and point donations, I am able to increase the amount awards to the top three places to
Gold--500
Silver--300
Bronze--200
I will also be able to award 10 honorable mentions with 100 points and I will go back and applaud each of the remaining entries a second time. It will take me a few days to complete judging as I also want to link all the entries into the contest body so that if you find need to remove your entry from the contest at a later date, Abigail will have a link to it.
This is going to be an incredibly hard contest to judge as all of the entries are incredibly sincere, heartfelt, and appreciated. But I will do my best
If I neglected to list you in the list of points donors and you would like to be listed, please IM me and let me know.
I will get everything judged as quickly as possible. Thanks so much for your support and your patience.
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Many of you on the site know a wonderful sister poet named Heart on Sleeve. If she has commented on your poetry, you also know her as Abigail. If you have followed her poetry any time at all, you know that she has struggled with her young son, Byron's illness.
I received word today that Byron passed away Friday. The entire ordeal has been hard for Abigail's entire family.
This contest is simple and two fold.
1. It is to encourage and support Abigail aka Heart on Sleeve and her family during a time that is more difficult that some of the hardest roads many of us ever walk.
2. It is also to honor the memory of her son, Byron.
You see, if you read through many of her writes about him, you will see that he was a very strong, brave little boy. Many times he was the light that carried her through these hardest of times. He knew how sick he was and he faced every day of it with courage and I don't know that he ever stopped smiling. The message that I got from his sister mentioned that he was smiling up to the last.
In one of her writes, she mentioned him asking her if he could be a star in the sky when he died because he wanted to be able to shine down on her.
He is a very special son of a very special mother. He has 2 sisters as well who were touched deeply by him.
So, in support of Heart on Sleeve and her family and in honor of their wonderful Byron, write something from your heart.
1. Any form
2. Any style
3. Rhyme or not
4. StiCKy If IT iS wHAt YoU WaNt To Do
5. Forced rhyme is acceptable
6. Don't worry about anything except being heartfelt, sincere, and as uplifting as possible.
7. Cliche is not a crime as the poetry police have been dismissed for this one.
I will be promoting this contest with every point I have at my disposal so awards will be
Gold trophy-300 points
Silver trophy-100 points
Bronze trophy- 50 points.
Rules
1. No meanness of any kind will be tolerated in this contest. I don't normally DQ writes, but in this case I will make an exception.
2. No prewrites. This is a current event so it requires current fresh writes. If you do have something that you wrote previously honoring Byron or encouraging Heart on Sleeve that you would like for her to see, link me to it in the comments on this contest and I will add the link into the body of the contest write up.
3. No adult or erotica as this isn't the time or place.
You can enter as many times as you like. I will read and comment on every entry.
Here is a link to her author's page for those of you who wish to simply stop by and leave your encouragement there.
allpoetry.com/poets/heart%20on%20sleeve
If you don't already know her, but wish you did feel free to read through her writing, but don't feel like you have to read or comment. This is all about the Allpoetry community standing behind one of our own in a time of need. Feel free to enter the contest if you just want to tell a fellow poet you care whether you know her personally or not.
Any points donated during the course of this contest will be used to promote this contest so that more people have a chance to see it. If you feel compelled to donate points for promotion, I will list your name here, but please let me know if you prefer to remain anonymous. Do NOT feel like you have to though. It is certainly not required.
List of poems written previously to Heart on Sleeve, honoring Byron and other encouraging poems from the AP Community to Abigail and her family, as well as those written by others who have shared the pain of loss and wish to share with her. These are all links that have been IM'd to me asking them to be sent to Abigail.
allpoetry.com/Poem/1972422
allpoetry.com/Poem/1997511
allpoetry.com/Poem/1867569
allpoetry.com/poem/2067114
allpoetry.com/Poem/1978065
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072541
allpoetry.com/poem/2077652
Links to All Entries in the order they were received.
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066122
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066164
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066185
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066305
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066489
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066494
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066519
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066529
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066617
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066711
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066750
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066806
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066932
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066966
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067351
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067383
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067420
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067472
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067564
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067595
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067666
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067716
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067937
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067948
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068173
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068226
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068350
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068464
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068493
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068523
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068545
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068585
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068609
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069057
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069314
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069389
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069389
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070712
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070908
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070949
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070971
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070997
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071232
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071326
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071447
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071549
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071630
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071951
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072042
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072051
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072990
allpoetry.com/Poem/2073035
allpoetry.com/Poem/2073048
allpoetry.com/Poem/2074296
allpoetry.com/Poem/2074684
allpoetry.com/Poem/2075139
Donation acknowledgements--a big thank you to those listed or silent If I have neglected to mention you here and you want to be acknowledge please let me know via IM and I will add your name to the list.
wbiro
williamstown
grannyeri
LovinCharmer
Princess Perdue
Stuart Higginson
allforlove123
Red Red Rose
poet2angels
mikeyschick
Wandering Angel
getsbetter
sunny day
unexplainablegrl
First, I want to express my gratitude, not only to those of you who entered, but those who donated points, applauded, sent links to poems you wished to send to Abigail and her family, and simply sent messages of care, concern, and support.
I also want to apologize if my comments on your pieces were not as thorough as your would have liked. This is the first time I have ever read every single entry of a contest with tears in my eyes so at times it was difficult to comment properly.
Due to the overwhelming response and point donations, I am able to increase the amount awards to the top three places to
Gold--500
Silver--300
Bronze--200
I will also be able to award 10 honorable mentions with 100 points and I will go back and applaud each of the remaining entries a second time. It will take me a few days to complete judging as I also want to link all the entries into the contest body so that if you find need to remove your entry from the contest at a later date, Abigail will have a link to it.
This is going to be an incredibly hard contest to judge as all of the entries are incredibly sincere, heartfelt, and appreciated. But I will do my best
If I neglected to list you in the list of points donors and you would like to be listed, please IM me and let me know.
I will get everything judged as quickly as possible. Thanks so much for your support and your patience.
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Many of you on the site know a wonderful sister poet named Heart on Sleeve. If she has commented on your poetry, you also know her as Abigail. If you have followed her poetry any time at all, you know that she has struggled with her young son, Byron's illness.
I received word today that Byron passed away Friday. The entire ordeal has been hard for Abigail's entire family.
This contest is simple and two fold.
1. It is to encourage and support Abigail aka Heart on Sleeve and her family during a time that is more difficult that some of the hardest roads many of us ever walk.
2. It is also to honor the memory of her son, Byron.
You see, if you read through many of her writes about him, you will see that he was a very strong, brave little boy. Many times he was the light that carried her through these hardest of times. He knew how sick he was and he faced every day of it with courage and I don't know that he ever stopped smiling. The message that I got from his sister mentioned that he was smiling up to the last.
In one of her writes, she mentioned him asking her if he could be a star in the sky when he died because he wanted to be able to shine down on her.
He is a very special son of a very special mother. He has 2 sisters as well who were touched deeply by him.
So, in support of Heart on Sleeve and her family and in honor of their wonderful Byron, write something from your heart.
1. Any form
2. Any style
3. Rhyme or not
4. StiCKy If IT iS wHAt YoU WaNt To Do
5. Forced rhyme is acceptable
6. Don't worry about anything except being heartfelt, sincere, and as uplifting as possible.
7. Cliche is not a crime as the poetry police have been dismissed for this one.
I will be promoting this contest with every point I have at my disposal so awards will be
Gold trophy-300 points
Silver trophy-100 points
Bronze trophy- 50 points.
Rules
1. No meanness of any kind will be tolerated in this contest. I don't normally DQ writes, but in this case I will make an exception.
2. No prewrites. This is a current event so it requires current fresh writes. If you do have something that you wrote previously honoring Byron or encouraging Heart on Sleeve that you would like for her to see, link me to it in the comments on this contest and I will add the link into the body of the contest write up.
3. No adult or erotica as this isn't the time or place.
You can enter as many times as you like. I will read and comment on every entry.
Here is a link to her author's page for those of you who wish to simply stop by and leave your encouragement there.
allpoetry.com/poets/heart%20on%20sleeve
If you don't already know her, but wish you did feel free to read through her writing, but don't feel like you have to read or comment. This is all about the Allpoetry community standing behind one of our own in a time of need. Feel free to enter the contest if you just want to tell a fellow poet you care whether you know her personally or not.
Any points donated during the course of this contest will be used to promote this contest so that more people have a chance to see it. If you feel compelled to donate points for promotion, I will list your name here, but please let me know if you prefer to remain anonymous. Do NOT feel like you have to though. It is certainly not required.
List of poems written previously to Heart on Sleeve, honoring Byron and other encouraging poems from the AP Community to Abigail and her family, as well as those written by others who have shared the pain of loss and wish to share with her. These are all links that have been IM'd to me asking them to be sent to Abigail.
allpoetry.com/Poem/1972422
allpoetry.com/Poem/1997511
allpoetry.com/Poem/1867569
allpoetry.com/poem/2067114
allpoetry.com/Poem/1978065
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072541
allpoetry.com/poem/2077652
Links to All Entries in the order they were received.
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066122
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066164
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066185
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066305
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066489
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066494
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066519
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066529
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066617
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066711
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066750
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066806
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066932
allpoetry.com/Poem/2066966
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067351
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067383
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067420
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067472
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067564
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067595
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067666
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067716
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067937
allpoetry.com/Poem/2067948
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068173
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068226
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068350
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068464
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068493
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068523
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068545
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068585
allpoetry.com/Poem/2068609
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069057
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069314
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069389
allpoetry.com/Poem/2069389
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070712
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070908
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070949
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070971
allpoetry.com/Poem/2070997
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071232
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071326
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071447
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071549
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071630
allpoetry.com/Poem/2071951
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072042
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072051
allpoetry.com/Poem/2072990
allpoetry.com/Poem/2073035
allpoetry.com/Poem/2073048
allpoetry.com/Poem/2074296
allpoetry.com/Poem/2074684
allpoetry.com/Poem/2075139
Donation acknowledgements--a big thank you to those listed or silent
If I have neglected to mention you here and you want to be acknowledge please let me know via IM and I will add your name to the list.wbiro
williamstown
grannyeri
LovinCharmer
Princess Perdue
Stuart Higginson
allforlove123
Red Red Rose
poet2angels
mikeyschick
Wandering Angel
getsbetter
sunny day
unexplainablegrl
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 18, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Thank you again for your wonderful support and outpouring of love and compassion. This has been the hardest contest I have ever judged. I wish that I could just give everyone a gold. Your poems, letters, etc, were truly heartfelt and quite emotional to read.
Thanks again to all of you. A couple of last minute donations have allowed me to award 15 HM's instead of 10.
Awards are as follows
Gold-500 points Kisses on the Wind by Red Red Rose
Silver-300 points In Your Heart by Stuart Higginson
Bronze-200 points Byron's Wish by sunny day
Honorable Mentions to be awarded 100 points each
A New Star in Heaven by grannyeri
Your Precious Boy by MisticMoonlite
Little Angel by Angelwatchingme
My Son by Kal 24
NIght Sky by SilentbutScreaming
Hard Times (for Heart on Sleeve) by Thundercat
"Reach for the stars" by getsbetter
Footprints of an Angel by wings of an angel
Your Soldier by flowerfairies
Always treasured by Word wrangler
A Smiling Angel by miss-apples
On Spiderman’s Back – For Byron and Abigail by lencio-sunchild
Solace by mamad
~Heaven's treasure~ by Lavender Butterfly
Hi Byron by kaibab
To everyone else, give me a little time to award all of these points and I will go through and give an additional applause to each of the other entries.
Thank you again for joining the community in such a wonderful show of support for a sister poet and her family.
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May I share with you a story
Every word is trueby Janice M Pickett 64 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 12 1:15 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
God sent you this little angel,
You bounced upon your knee.by gullionmar 34 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 12 6:16 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Prayers and my blessing,
Shower I on thee.• Commented on by judge. -
The voice of his laughter still echos in your ears
Your heart is filled with so much love, yet its filled with despair.by SilentbutScreaming 45 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 12 8:48 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
you are the sunshine's smile to warm me
when the world's emptiness hollows my soulby Rainbow Eater 17 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 12 11:13 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Star light
Star bright• Commented on by judge. -
Precious little soldier
you called him through his fightby flowerfairies 41 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 12 5:06 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Mom we all loved Byron so much that my heart is broke in two and i wish he never died and i know you wish that to but i think you should start crying cus tearsby heart on sleeve 21 lines, 18 comments, on Jun 12 5:34 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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When first you walk into the night
And gaze upon the starsby SoulWhispher 28 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 12 9:51 PM 2006. In Hope• Commented on by judge. -
Leaving in your wake
Little stamps• Commented on by judge. -
From mommy’s ray of sunshine, to a new kind of sight
Adoring shining star, smiling down with loving light• Commented on by judge. -
• Commented on by judge.
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I'm finding it hard to express my words
how do you write when someoneby Stardust100 25 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 13 4:54 AM 2006. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge. -
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Musings on High
Byron you are gone you have sung your song• Commented on by judge. -
As the stars shine in the heavens so bright
He is standing beside the lord in his everlasting light• Commented on by judge. -
Byron so courageous and brave
To all, love and laughter he gave• Commented on by judge. -
I know it’s not easy without me by your side
I can still feel you and know the tears that you’ve criedby Jeremy0826 28 lines, 27 comments, on Jun 14 5:20 PM 2006. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge. -
A little boy
wanting somethingby sidewinder 31 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 14 7:47 PM 2006. In Childrens• Commented on by judge. -
Heart is beating
soul is leavingby Bend to Break 20 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 14 9:28 PM 2006. In Personal• Commented on by judge. -
You little boy is gone now• Commented on by judge.
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We begin in life.. as the faintest movement.. felt only by you• Commented on by judge.
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Until the end he stayed strong.
Spider man and his mother by his side.• Commented on by judge. -
To my darling little boy,
To have known your innocent little faceby Libellulidae 14 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 15 4:01 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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I've never known her, or been introduced to her poetry, but that's definitely an issue I'll rectify immediately. This is wonderful what you are doing, and I only wish I had the appropriate words to convey, in poetry, my deepest sympathies for what she and her family must be going through at this time. Much luck to you on your contest, and she will be in my prayers.
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A very nice gesture to offer your support in this manner to the family! I hope many people submitt entries.
My condolences for the family.
-Keep the ink flowing!
-Dave -
this contest shows the depth friendship that a site like this can offer and create... let's hope this site will be around for a long time, as well as friends like yourself, Thistle... I have not yet interacted with Heart on Sleeve, but it is the community spirit here that help us get to know one another better... may Abigail find solace here...
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How tragic - how sorry I am. Parents should not see their children die before they leave this earth, but it happens so often. Thanks for hosting this contest. Wrote something up as soon as I saw the news. Hope many more take part in this contest.
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I'm so identified with this. Thank you for your support and caring attitude.
Soul4poet -
wow good cause
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I am so incredibly sorry to hear this news. I wrote a poem for Abigail in another contest and read many of her poems about Byron at that time. I haven't checked in for a week or so now, and just feel terrible. I don't know if I can write another poem, but my thoughts and prayers will be with Abigail and the family. My heart breaks for them all. Here is a link to the previous poem I wrote: allpoetry.com/Poem/1997511 and given a couple of days I will see if I can come up with another. Thank you so much for hosting this contest.
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This is quite a shock!I don'y know her but I feel like crying!I'll try my best to come up with a poem for this good cause.If u need some points,please feel free to ask me.God bless thee!
Ranjani -
I've never spoken to her but this is a wonderful idea for a contest..
I'm heartbroken to hear the news and I will try to come up with a poem, though I don't think I could write something good enough to do her grief justice.
Good luck with your contest. I will be thinking of Abigail..
*disappears off the page*
* ~ Lauz ~ *
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HEART ON SLEEVE, IM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND I PRAY THAT GOD WILL HEAL YOUR BREAKING HEART GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS
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From our home to your home across the miles sending you
strength and warm wishes in your time of need.
Love and Light
FrozentEars -
I've just returned to AP so I don't know Abigail. But I want to express my deepest sympathies for her and her family's loss.
There can't be anything more difficult than losing a child.
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A beautiful tribute!!!!!!!!!!
Thistle, I didn't expect to see your message when I signed in today. My heart is aching so bad right now and tears are rolling down my cheeks as I'm writing this. I want to say thank you for hosting this contest to honor Abigail and her family. I will definitely add to this and send my most sincere condolences and wishes that they will all get through this difficult time with the help of family and friends. Love and blessings for each and everyone who enters this to let Abigail know we are with her at this time.
Joyce
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I am so sorry for her loss and the loss of her family. I will look at her site and read some of her poetry. My prayers are with her family.
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This is a very supportive contest, I wrote a poem myself and its not really for the contest to gain points it for the simple fact of showing support to Byrons family. Thanks for allowing everyone to write beauitful pieces to so support.
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really you have a good heart to conduct such contests ... my prayers
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I can't even imagine the pain. Abigail, you will be in my prayers.
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Would you please pass my sympathies onto Abigail and her family, I have prayed that this wouldn't happen after entering your competition for hope, and now I feel terrible, this is such a sad thing to know please just let her know we are all here for her if she needs us, of course I will write something that will hopfefully be of some comfort to her at this time, I don't know what else to say....actions speak louder than words at this very sad time.
Give her my love and let her know I am thinking of her xxxx
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Hi, I am so sorry to hear about her son, she is such a wonderful person and my heart goes out to her,I just feel I could not write something at this stage as the news hit me like a blow,all the best, hugs Di
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not only do i share the name abigail, but i also have had my own losses as well. I will keep you in my prayers and i will hope that comfort can be found. God bless.
abigail Macewen -
i will try to enter something
good luck
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Great Idea!!
I am so sorry to hear of abigail and her family's loss. I entered this contest just to send her and her family some love and support. I don't know have the pleasure of knowing her myeself, but the loss anyone you love especially a child can be devestating. It always helps to know there are others who can sympathize or even just send a word of encouragement. -
I wish you luck judging this is a very kind thing for you to do for your friend. I pray that Abigail will smile again and realize that her son is in heaven looking down on her still smiling.
Best Wishes
Abused Flower
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I'm so sorry for Abigail's loss. I hope this contest gives her the strength she needs at this time. I will keep her and her family in my prayers.
Kitty xo -
that is so good but sad!
it is really good i am sorry for the loss! 
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I am so sorry for the loss. My wishes to you and all htose affected by this terrible loss is for peace.
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I have already sent my prewrite to Thistle by IM, but I do share my sympathy with Abigail and her family. May peace be found in the love that is sent by all here at AP! Blessings dear Sister.
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i have just logged on and heard and the tears are drowning my words, this dear woman was indeed the first to read my poetry and in fact took it upon herself to prompote me to others she knew, we became friends as far as internet friends go and i not so long ago held a contest to bring her hope, i am so sad for her as at one point the doctors had been so positive he sadly got a infection of some kind i'm presuming this was what made byron worse, this is such a king gesture and one she will appriceate i am sure she seems to be kind and has had so many hardships to bear my love is with her family and to you also, what a wonderful site this truly is
ebony
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This is a prayer for Heart on Sleeve,
Heavenly Father,
Tonight as I surrender my child unto you, may he know eternal peace. But, Father, I also pray that you heal my heart and make me to understand your will in the scheme of life, I may not ever fully understand why Byron was with us for a short while or why he had to leave us so soon, but it is in your doing. Please help me to be strong, and have patience, as well as courage to live each day knowing that I had the blessing of having your littlest angel in my life. In your name I pray,
Amen.
* My Father was a preacher years ago, and I came across this prayer once on the loss of a child, I pray that she recieves all our condolences in her time of need* May God bless her, and keep her. I inserted his name to make the prayer more personal for her, oh my heart is sad for her
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A very uplifting contest, and I hope that Abigail can find comfort after losing her son, even in the poetry written here. I dont know yet if I will participate in the contest cause my work is usually dark and emotional in a different sense, but my prayers are with Abigail and all who love her.
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this is terribly sad. my thoughts go out to Abigail and all of those who love Byron.
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this is a good poem it is really long and i was wondering if you want to be in my ap family you can pick who you want to be ok just (im) me back if you'd like to be in my ap family ttyl ok bye and nice poem
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sorry i thought this was a poem
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Thank you
This is such a sweet and heart warming thing for you to do. I have not had the pleasure of knowning heart on sleeve. I'm deeply sadden for her loss. May her days brighter and may she find uplifting through her heart wrenching times.
Always ~Night -
Sorry for the loss
This is a lovely idea for a contest. Abigail must be very touched by your commitment to cheer her up.
-Jenna! -
heartbreaking/tragic
WOW i am so sad reading this contest, i am crying my heart out.
All of my love and all of my prayers go out to byron and his family, and he will be a star in the sky, the biggest, brightest star in the sky!
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This contest ia absolutly wonderful medicine and though I'm sure its causing Abigail and her family many tears, as i know I cant stop crying, It is so touching to have so many care enough to take a few moments to express that. Abigail I am so sorry for your familys loss. When ever I look to the stars I will see your son.
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My words cannot express how heartwrenching a loss of a child can be...for I'm a mother of two...
The love can be felt and so many have written touching pieces..in support of Abigail and her family..
Thank you for holding this contest!!
Many blessings to all!
and much love~ Desire~*~
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There are no words that I can find to express my sadness in hearing of her little boy passing on. I will try to write her something that might comfort her in the days ahead. It is a wonderful thing to do in hosting this contest, for that dear sweet lady will need all of us to send our prayers and heartfelt wishes. Bunny
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My Condolences
My heart goes out to you in your time of loss with your precious son. My daughter is the most prized treasure I could ever have so I could imagine losing her. My deepest condolences. Blessed Be. -
My deepest condolences. I know the heartache of losing a child. Keep strong, Abigail. He loves you dearly. My heart goes out to you.
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I am so touched by this sites heart. So many of us here are caring individuals. I will be bookmarking this to enter. Also I just won a contest; each time I win one I usually use the points to hold one of my own. However I am going to send you some of them for this and put mine on hold. I am so sorry to any mother who should have to lose a child. It is a something I could never imagine as I have four that I live and breathe for each day. I will promote this and spread the word to all I know here. You are a blessing to do this. God bless you, Trina.
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You are so wonderful for having this contest. I am working on something now. I cannot imagine going through something like this. I have 3 children and cannot even think of losing them...TY for hosting this wonderful contest...
Lynda
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Sorry I clicked again, I've already commented on this contest.
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I am so sorry for the loss.I have a 5yr old little boy and I just do not know what I would do if I were to lose him.I do not know if I will be able to write anything for this,for it would be very hard for me to try and imagine her pain.I think it would hurt too much. I will see what I may come up with.I am again so so so very sorry for the loss,as am always for any loss for a young child.This contest has touched my heart in so many ways.God bless Abigail and Byron and bless you for running such an amazing contest.
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Oh my goodness! This is so incredibly sad! I'm crying now. This is such a heartbreaking thing to read about. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like for them. You are doing a truly wonderful thing for their family! I'm going to do my best to come up with something for this. But I was wondering if you could help us all out with our work content. Do you know of the things he liked to do, or favorite colors and toys? I would love to write the mother something that speaks of those things that were part of him. Do you know anything along those lines that would help? If you do, you should probably put it in the contest description too so others can work those things in too! What a wonderful thing you're doing! I commend you!
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I cannot think of what to write, because words fail me at such a time like that. Please offer her my condolences, and I hope this contest helps her in some way.
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This is a beautiful idea for a contest. Congrats to whomever wins!!!
Love the one and only never phony,
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I understand how much it hurts to put yourself in her place. Sweetie she "IS" in her place. You were sweet to donate points and I hope you come up with something. I could not write a poem to save my life; however I wrote a letter. Maybe you could do that. No matter what we say though she will hurt. Just try to enter something from your heart and she will know that is where it came from. You are a gem. Trina.
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I wrote a poem for this lady for her loss after I read Trina`s letter. It is on my page as my most recient entry. I would like to post it here, but it would be considered a prewrite. "Mothers Love" What would you sugest, Rick
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For Byron from Rick allpoetry.com/Poem/2072541
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This is a wonderful thing you are doing. I have read some of the poems and they are so sweet and comforting. I will try to come up with something. Bless you
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Thistle I am sure you had tears in your eyes. These are some of the most emotional, heartfelt pieces I've read here. Best of luck to you hon in the judging. I hope you are well. All of you are still within my prayers. As Always, Trina.
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Congratulations to all the winners. I hope that Abigail and her family find comfort within your words. May God Bless All Who entered to show their support. As Always, Trina
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Thanks for the HM and the points. What a wonderful group of poems written, great entries, wonderful contest. Congratulations to all - I know we didn't write these poems for the trophies or the points, but to help a fellow poet who is going through a tough time.
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Congratulations to the winners thank you for the honorable mention
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God bless you thistle for holding this contest in the first place. I am sure Abigail will be comforted with this very thought, that we all are with her in this time of pain, and that all this wonderful poems written for her has helped her feel much better. The points and the wins do not matter here, but how else could we get people to write and send her condolences. Thanks once again, for giving us a chance to reach out and touch a heart. God bless Byron family, God bless you and God bless us all. Thank you for the HM and the points, I will use them to promote my poem in the feature.
Love and light,
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Love and Blessings
Thistle, Thank you so very much for hosting this contest in honor of Abigail and Byron. As Lencio said, God bless you.
Thank you also for the lovely bronze trophy which is now sitting on my author page. My heartiest congratulations to Red Red Rose and Stuart Higginson for the gold and silver, also to all the honorable mentions. I think every poet here deserves to take a bow for their outpouring of words for Abigail and her family. Abigail, I hope the words in this contest were of some solace to you. My love and blessings go out to each and every one of you, today and always.
Joyce
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congrats to all the winners
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