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Goodbye, dear friend, goodbye
The struggle is done
God reached down his hand
And fetched you home
We were as sisters, you and I
Recognised each other
From years gone by
I knew you and you knew me
Before time and pre history
.
©DGA 09 November 2011 08:08
Adeeyoyo's Blog 
09/11/2011 at 8:20 am
Sad, but you have memories of a long and true friendship
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09/11/2011 at 11:44 am
I met her in April when I came here to the Care Centre. We both felt as if we had known each other for ever and had so much in common. She help me tremendously while I struggled to come to terms with my injury, the fact that I had to sell my properties and stay here permanently and lose my independence. I realised that most of the patients and residents here had had similar experiences and losses.
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09/11/2011 at 8:23 am
You never know with poetry, Denise, but if this is true and recent then my heart goes out to you.
But very poignant.
Thank you
John
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09/11/2011 at 11:45 am
It is true, John. Have a look at my reply (above) to Sidey.
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09/11/2011 at 8:44 am
Ditto what John said. A great commemorative poem and sounds like a great friendship.
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09/11/2011 at 11:47 am
She was one of a kind, Gabe. So sweet and kind with never a harsh word about anyone.
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09/11/2011 at 8:47 am
I am truly sorry, for a loss like that is like a piece of you is missing…for now.
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09/11/2011 at 11:48 am
Yes it is, Jack. She felt like a sister to me!
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09/11/2011 at 1:24 pm
You have suffered greatly, lost everything, still … you give us joy in your writings. Bless you!
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09/11/2011 at 2:35 pm
Thank you Maxi, but it’s not as bad as it sounds. I have my children, my siblings and my friends. Bless you for caring. 🙂
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09/11/2011 at 2:26 pm
Friends and family are gone. I have not been able to be as accepting as you. The say with time…..Well, have entered 7th decade and still…….
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09/11/2011 at 2:39 pm
Carl, I’m so sorry. Life can be hard, I know, but you just have to make the best of what you have. We don’t know what lies around the corner… and we must keep our eyes open to see. God bless you.
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09/11/2011 at 3:10 pm
So very sad, but yet comforting because it sounds like there is finally some peace there.
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09/11/2011 at 3:19 pm
She suffered bravely for months, BV, and I know she’s at peace now.
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09/11/2011 at 3:46 pm
Sorry adee, very sad {hug}
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09/11/2011 at 4:09 pm
Thanks, Cindy. It is sad, but it was inevitable. Still such a shock though.
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09/11/2011 at 5:22 pm
i am glad you can say goodbye…i hope they lived a full and wonderful life…sorry for your loss…
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09/11/2011 at 5:44 pm
She did, Brian, and thank you.
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09/11/2011 at 6:14 pm
How wonderful to meet a soul-friend – even though later in life, it was a heavenly gift that you both received and shared. I don’t see God so much reaching down and taking, as receiving and welcoming, which is what God did and does.
I have a feeling you have been a wonderful source of friendship and comfort to the other residents at the care center. You are carrying on the friendship by passing it on.
I send my love and also my admiration for you, a wonderful lady who knows how to make the very best lemonade from the sourest of lemons!
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09/11/2011 at 8:10 pm
Thank you for understanding Paula. Receiving and welcoming is quite right, but I think she was waiting to be fetched… God bless you.
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09/11/2011 at 7:17 pm
How lovely that you had got to meet and know her… and I’m sure she felt the same about you – soul sisters.
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09/11/2011 at 8:11 pm
She did, Ruth. We discussed how we felt as if we had known each other forever…
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09/11/2011 at 8:29 pm
It’s hard to say goodbye, Denise: it’s good you both had a chance to know each other. So sorry.
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09/11/2011 at 9:03 pm
Oh yes, Kate. I think we were meant to meet and I learnt a lot from her.
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09/11/2011 at 9:28 pm
That is sad!
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10/11/2011 at 3:19 am
Yes, it is Patrecia.
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10/11/2011 at 3:19 pm
What a lovely, moving piece of poetry.
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10/11/2011 at 4:01 pm
Thanks for your visit and the very nice compliment, Ed.
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10/11/2011 at 6:47 pm
I knew you and you knew me
Before time and pre history…
This is so lovely thought Denise.
The more I think of it the more it pleases me. As sub-atomic particles, we must have moved restlessly in the same atom, as atoms we must have defined the character of a molecule, as molecules within the same body we must have defined the species itself. How sweet is this thought.
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10/11/2011 at 7:41 pm
Thank you Sunamu! I do believe we can and sometimes do recognise people from before this existence. Whether it is from past incarnations or from wherever we were in the past before our birth I don’t know.
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11/11/2011 at 10:12 pm
Oh sad, Adee – you have had to deal with so much loss this past year 😦
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11/11/2011 at 10:35 pm
Yes, Bb, it is sad, but I’m really glad that I met and got to know her. 🙂
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14/11/2011 at 12:32 pm
Sorry to come in so late. This is very sad, Denise. Hope you are OK.
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14/11/2011 at 1:06 pm
I am fine, Mark, thank you.
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23/08/2013 at 9:54 am
I only just came across a link to this post in a comment of yours on one of my poems (I was using the “Random Post” option) and had not read this post before either, so I had no idea of your circumstances. I am so sorry not to have been to this post of yours before. WP is not 100% efficient in sending everything that is set up to my in box, as I have told you before. Enjoy your weekend, Denise.
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23/08/2013 at 10:19 am
Sometimes WP can be a real let-down, but mostly it is Okay, Ben. I think they are constantly fixing things which then impact on others… a never-ending nightmare! Have a great weekend too, Ben. I have a bit too much on my plate lately and must re-organise my life, lol! 😀 (bit too much to do justice to anything).
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23/08/2013 at 10:36 am
Can’t remember who (some wise person) said. “Simplify. Simplify. Simplify!” 🙂
Best of luck.
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23/08/2013 at 10:43 am
That is usually at the back of my mind, Ben. However I do sometimes forget, lol. 😦
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