The ones we have loved and lost have never really left us at all.
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I have a strong belief that our loved ones that have passed on before us are always with us.
A contest entry
- One Line Will Be Just Fine! by My Darkness.
450 points, ended June 22, 2007, 26 entries
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Indeed you are right like i said in my comment before they have not left us Or like in my poems they have ways of letting you know they are around
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Very true!
I saw my own dad standing in my flat in Hamburg, Germany, about 600 or more km away from where he lived and I knew he had passed, he had come to say goodbye... we never had much contact but I sent him my love and he went away... now that I am driving my own car I feel sometimes he is guiding me, protecting me.He was a very good and passionate driver.
This is just one of many experiences and I had my first one at 12, then nothing until I was in my 20s, since then occasionally, I suppose when it mattered, I saw or heard or felt someone, not always fro my own family... Nowadays, I feel the guiding hands of Angels every day, little things that tell me, guide me, answer questions...
a picture that falls in front of my feet, a song....
know what I mean?
Love, stilllake
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That's a comforting thought to believe that. A good one liner. lol
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i believe this to be true, one way or another we are never alone, and i know that everyday my brother is walking beside me... great entry!
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Thank you so much.
Your brother always will be, too.
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i am so with you on this. lately, i have been writing goodbyes to only GOd knows who and this fit perfectly with them. thank you for sharing this with me. viyanna rosemarie
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You are quite welcome.
Grief isn't something that we can ever say "goodbye" to, completely. Every treasured memory is what is worth holding on to. Our loved ones are so very aware of what is going on in our everyday lives, and they are always there, brushing away our fallen tears. I believe in that so very much. Life and love are eternal, as far as I am concerned. It's good to see that your kids are posting their work on this site, too. Good for them!
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beautiful sentiments.
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Thank you so much.
That's such a nice compliment.
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I totally agree with you on this subject! I have felt the presence of those who have passed several times! ~ Nice Statement! Good luck in the contest my friend!
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*SMILE*
Thank you so much, Malacai.
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I have a big question mark on this one.
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I have an answer to your question.
This is something I feel very strongly about. It goes hand in hand with my faith, really. It's about something that my son told me when he was seven years old. I was looking through some photos of my dad on my computer, who passed away in 1991 from a brain aneurysm. I wasn't surprised that he knew who my dad was from the photo, but I was very surprised when he said "He told me I'll always be with you. I also saw him in the backseat of Mom's car when we were going down that big hill on the way to your work. He stayed with me on the hill, because it scared me."
My son was telling me about something very profound that he saw a year earlier, twelve years after my dad died. To him, my dad looked as solid as anyone else. Kids don't have the emotional hang-ups and skepticism that we tend to compile as we get older, and they see what and who is really around them. It's comforting to know that I will be able to do this from Heaven, and that I will be able to share in my kids' lives with their families, just the way my dad shared something so powerful with his grandson.
This happened when he was just six. I used to struggle with grief over my parents passing before I was even 22, and not having lived to see their grandchildren. Those few words from my son led me to my own personal healing. I discovered just how much our loved ones do share in our everyday life, even more so after they pass into Heaven. I've done a ton of research on the topic over the last four years of so many others who have had similar experiences. It actually amplifies my faith more than anything. I've always believed in God, but it's honestly so much stronger now. It's also what led me to start writing bereavement poetry. I write them to bring comfort to those who struggle with grief. My son's words brought me comfort when I really needed it.
I've been in the shoes of those who can relate to the loss of parents, and I share my son's experience with others through my poetry. My poem, Away It Flew, is about the very same thing, signs that our loved ones do leave us, if we just take a minute to open our eyes. I've been writing a book on that very topic over the last year and a half. My poem, "I'll always be with you," is about my son's personal gift that my dad gave him. He gave me the same gift through my little boy. How many of us have experienced a comforting dream from a loved one? Surveys show it to be well over sixty million in the U.S. alone. I believe that they are so much more than "dreams" or "wishful thinking." It's not important to me if someone doesn't believe me when I talk about it, because I know it's true, and that it had nothing to do with "wishful thinking," or a childhood imagination. My son taught me the greatest lesson I ever needed to hear. He's starting to forget a little about seeing and hearing his grandpa, but I will never forget a word he said, nor how profoundly it affected my life, and altered some of my own beliefs.
I hope this answers your question. It's a lot to take in for many people, but more and more are starting to open up, and realize that life exists far beyond this life, and that our loved ones will always have such a vital role in our everyday life, whether we know they are there or not.
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Ahhhhhhh. I think you packed a punch there.
I'll enjoy seeing the criteria to how it should
be contained. A unique piece that shows a little
of what Hebrew poetry was/is.
Parallelisms. Two or more lines saying different ways about the same theme.
And......I Soooooooo agree. Simply said~ Thank you!
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I agree with this 100%. I have to hold on to that it gets me through another day. Love has a way of keeping a hold of you even after they all gone in small ways everday xxxx
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