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I could use help with a poem if anyone is interested

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  1. wildwest

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    Thanks
     
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    What kind of poem are you wanting? I have a friend that is a great writer. Since we are friends on FB, look up Dee Dee Cooper or Hendricks. Hope you can find something you like
     
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    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    Some poems rhyme
    Some don't

    thank you very much. ~ bowing to applause~
     
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    wildwest is this for a ceremony for your dad?
     
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    I always like the one about living on in the hearts of those left behind, the one that doesn't have the word die in it.
    Can't think of it right now. sorry.
     
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    wildwest I owe you an apology.

    I do not frequent the "thoughts and prayers" thread. After reading Canadian Border Vt question, I searched it out and my worst thoughts were confirmed.

    I would like to apologize to you for my ill timed attempt at humor. I have deleted the post.
     
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    Oh My Dave, no apologies necessary!! Okay!! I appreciated your reply though I could not get the poem generator to work.
     
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    I'm sorry Hoarders I could have mentioned that in my op, no worries please, you all are the greatest and I am lucky to have you.
     
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    wildwest just say it from the heart. I still have both my parents but went through my wife losing her dad a few years ago, there is no worse thing. So sorry for your loss.
     
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    "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities."? Robert Duvall as Prentice Ritter in Broken Trail.



    Welcome to the journey, dear reader. On your tombstone there will be two dates, and in-between a dash. What matters most in life is how you spend your dash. This is the subject of a poem by Linda Ellis who points out that it doesn't matter how much money you make, how many possessions you amass; what matters is "how we live and love", how we treat the people in our lives.
     
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    That's some mighty good stuff Dave... really like "we travel between the eternities" ... so true...
     
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    Woke up this morning with a headache from this darn cold and a pit in stomach, realizing again he's gone and anxious and worried about what to say tomorrow. Different family has different experiences, it's important I share what I was privileged to grow up with.

    Logged on here find an incredible gift from Backwoods Savage . From a couple pages of my jumbled thoughts and a few attempts at starting sentences he crafted a BEAUTIFUL poem for me to read :eek:

    I'm speechless and grateful Dennis.
     
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    Don’t worry about what to say. Speak from the heart about your memories and you can’t go wrong.
     
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    wildwest it was my pleasure indeed. Wish I could have done better.

    But don't forget that you can also ad lib as you are reading the poem. Your Dad would be proud of you.
     
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