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Leave Me Now

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wrote this  years after I was in a serious car accident and much younger but thought it had some good thoughts about dealing with death, this was also around the time that I had some very good friends dying from AIDS in  San Francisco. Things have changed thank goodness. improved it a bit but not much. the difference between 38 and 69.

Leave Me Now Always leaning against the sycamore Where leaves and shadows play upon your face Standing solitary in evening's softened light You touched me once In the midst of siren sounds and steel You summoned and I refused your darkness Yet your breath brushed my face gently And your presence promised a quiet peace Since then I have seen you Near a friend's thinning frame Heard you gently tap on hospice windows Whispering do not stay to bear the pain Yes, a time will come when I long for you But you must me leave now--go away I am too young to feel your heavy certainty I wish to walk free and feel light again To watch the newly born leaves open and dance In summer's sun and jasmine's sweet perfume Copyright © Linda Milgate | Year Posted 2018

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/10/2021 6:17:00 AM
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Beautiful and sad, so well expressed.hugs Rick.
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 4/9/2021 5:56:00 AM
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Absolutely marvelous, Linda!
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Victor Buhagiar
Date: 4/9/2021 1:57:00 AM
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So deep the pain but one day you will be freer that the mighty eagle, flying over mighty clouds. Hope to hear from you.
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Kim Merryman
Date: 4/8/2021 8:08:00 PM
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Wow! A beautiful and profound write! So glad I stopped by to read! Blessings, Kim M
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Linda Milgate
Date: 4/8/2021 8:25:00 PM
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thank you, read it again and improved a little but brings back memories and future thoughts

Book: Shattered Sighs