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Ceremonial

Looking for myself Water dripping from eyes of frescoes Flickering alive - spirits of the dead I'm accompanied by echoes of my steps I'm not alone... Sun rays break rainbows through windows Rootless bouquets of flowers displayed by hearts in mourning Silence makes one's heart heard I approach her with fear of the unknown So fragile before - so monumental now I sink in mud as hungry children ask for a quarter I give them candy as to remember of their childhood ...they don't have a mother... I did...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 12/25/2010 2:40:00 PM
Congratulations on your featured poetry this week Iolanda. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/11/2009 10:26:00 PM
Thank you for your comments on my poem about my Dad.... your poem is beautiful... I was lucky to have a wonderful Dad and a wonderful Mother.. both in heaven now... but still very much a part of my life... always and forever...
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Date: 10/10/2009 11:55:00 AM
Beautiful write Iolanda, it is sad all the children out there who have no one, thank you for sharing this poem >> James
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Date: 10/8/2009 10:32:00 AM
Thank you Iolanda for sharing a piece of your heart with us today. Love, Carol
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