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Just One More Day

Rose you were such a wise lady and a wonderful friend
I continued to visit you almost to the bitter end

Other friends abandoned you because you were so frail
But I continued visit and see your cheeks pinched and pale  

How I miss our chats, we’d eat biscuits and drink tea
You were such a wonderful friend to me

You gave me a hydrangea, its flowers a pretty blue
So never a day passes when I don’t think of you

If we could meet again for one more day
We’d share the gossip and laugh our cares away

I’ll never forget when you taught me to line dance
Prancing around your lounge to songs of sweet romance

You practiced reiki and spiritual healing
You’d help me with issues that I was concealing

I remember that Christmas party, you dressed as a Christmas pud
You had me in hysterics the costume you made was oh so good

Breast cancer stole you away and bitter tears I cried
For we were away on holiday at the time you died

Your anniversary gift in our garden still grows
I think of you every day my lovely friend Rose

Contest - Just one more day
Sponsored by Laura Loo

12~12~15

Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2015

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Carrie Marquardt Date: 3/22/2017 11:57:00 PM Great words Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/26/2017 5:30:00 PM Thanks Carrie I think of Rose every day as I have a beautiful hydrangea plant in my front garden which she gave me for a wedding anniversary many years ago:-) hugs Jan xx

Vladislav Raven Date: 1/5/2016 6:06:00 PM Hi Jan, another wonderful write, even when we are sad our thoughts can bring release. You write with such real Love about your friend Rose. This piece touches the heart with its gentleness and Love Jan. Always let your heart sing in all you write. Your pen ever runs gold Jan. Your words still flow as they ever have, no matter whether your pen is dipped in greatest joy or deepest sorrow, or somewhere in between. Sing on....Vladislav. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 1/5/2016 6:10:00 PM So lovely to have you back Mike have missed you so much:-) hugs jan xx

Carol Eastman Date: 12/17/2015 10:59:00 AM You are very talented... This was very touching! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/17/2015 11:10:00 AM Aww Carol that is so kind I just write and hope people like it - can't believe how far I have come since I wrote my first poem in November 2013:-) hugs jan xx

Dalia Shahein Date: 12/16/2015 6:35:00 AM Oh my dear this is very painful , heart breaking and touchy poem....congrats on your win u definitely deserve it...hugs / / :D dalia Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/17/2015 1:01:00 AM Thanks Dalia:-) Hugs Jan xx

Skat A Date: 12/16/2015 12:32:00 AM JAN, congrats on your fine win. SKAT Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/17/2015 1:01:00 AM Thanks Skat:-) Hugs Jan xx

Watisungla Ao Date: 12/15/2015 5:35:00 AM Congratulation.Indeed an emotional memory.Nice write.Thanks for commenting on my poem 'Snowfall'. Regards Watisungla ao Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2015 7:37:00 AM Thanks for dropping by Watisungla ao:-) hugs Jan xx

James Inman Date: 12/14/2015 7:25:00 AM Beautiful write Jan. I had a gentle sad small on my face though out the read. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/14/2015 12:12:00 PM Thanks James :-)I found it very emotional writing for this contest hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 12/14/2015 12:10:00 AM Beautiful...Jan. Your entry leaves such a lovely feeling of friendship and I too lost a friend like Rose. She made quilts and gave me her beloved doll that I treasure before she passed. Congratulations on your wonderful deserved win! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/14/2015 1:23:00 AM Thanks so much Connie:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance La France Date: 12/13/2015 11:29:00 PM Jan, so emotional and sad, the pain still lingers in your words, a wonderfully penned 7 and congratulations ~ Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/14/2015 1:22:00 AM Thanks Broken Wings:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/13/2015 7:25:00 PM hey, Jan, I am so excited to win in this contest. I really felt like I wrote my best poem of the week with this one. Yours is so good too. Congrats to you. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/14/2015 1:22:00 AM I found it very emotional to write was delighted to place so well:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May Date: 12/13/2015 6:53:00 PM Indeed you have a Rose in your garden...Very moving write Jan...Congrats on your win Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/14/2015 1:21:00 AM Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux Date: 12/13/2015 4:53:00 PM You are a good friend Jan, I'm sure she appreciated you. Congratulations on your win. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 4:56:00 PM I miss her every day Richard - there are some people who truly touch your lives and Rose was one of those rare people:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight Date: 12/13/2015 4:23:00 PM So sad, Jan, but so well written as a tribute for your dear friend. Congratulation on your nice win. Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 4:26:00 PM Thanks Sandra I found it very emotional to even write for this contest:-( Hugs jan xx

Charmaine Chircop Date: 12/13/2015 4:16:00 PM Goosebumps! !!! And some tears.... A fave Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 4:25:00 PM Thanks Charma - Never a day passes when I don't think of her:-) hugs Jan xx

Seren Roberts Date: 12/13/2015 4:16:00 PM Jan this is so wonderful, I smiled at the line dancing, I am /was a line dancer. you deserve the high place on the winners list...Seren Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 4:23:00 PM Thanks Seren - there are some people who touch your life and Rose sure was one of those amazing people:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane Date: 12/13/2015 3:32:00 PM congrats. Jan. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 3:35:00 PM Thanks so much Lin:-) hugs Jan xx

Beautiful Scars Date: 12/13/2015 3:13:00 PM To my lovely friend Jan...just wonderful..you had me when you were talking about reiki...I practice reiki also..Great job, thank you for being a part of my contest...-luloo *smiles* Login to Reply Beautiful Scars Date: 12/13/2015 3:37:00 PM Reiki is such a beautiful, sacred and healing thing. I used to do reiki on cancer patients in hospitals. Since a lot of them are in physical pain, I used energy to try to help. It was so amazing..Congrats again :) Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 3:18:00 PM I will never forget the first time Rose did healing and reiki on me - even now I can still visualise the vivid purple colour which seemed to take over me - Rose said she had never had such a powerful reaction:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne Date: 12/13/2015 9:47:00 AM This is beautiful and oh so very touching! A Fav! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 11:52:00 AM Thanks Armand real friends can be more support than familiy at time:-) Hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper Date: 12/13/2015 8:10:00 AM This is so heartfelt,Jan, loss is so hard! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 8:12:00 AM It hits me more and more the older I get Eve:-( hugs Jan xx

Nette Onclaud Date: 12/13/2015 7:41:00 AM why do make me sigh, jan?...such a tender tribute, ohh wow.. huggs Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 7:45:00 AM I have found that true friends can be more loyal to you than family Nette - Rose was a gem and I truly do think of her every day:-) Hugs jan xx

CayCay Jennings Date: 12/13/2015 1:28:00 AM Emotional sincerity written by the heart - beautiful expressions ... CayCay Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 3:40:00 AM I found it very difficult to write for the contest:-( hugs Jan xx

Ravi Sathasivam Date: 12/13/2015 12:44:00 AM Excellent. Lovely write. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/13/2015 3:40:00 AM Thanks Ravi:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/12/2015 7:46:00 PM this is sad and so beautifully written , Jan. We were on the same page today trying to get this challenge done. Now I gotta hurry and put up funniest poets write and I don't even have hits on my other past posts!! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/12/2015 7:47:00 PM I've posted 2 poems today Andrea reads and comments are like hen's teeth - am saddened to see Peter Duggan seems to have removed all of his poems:-( hugs jan xx

Casarah Nance Date: 12/12/2015 7:30:00 PM aww.. super sweet. you are lucky to have had a person like that in your life...hugs xx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/12/2015 7:33:00 PM I miss her so much Cas she was inspirational:-) hugs jan xx

Maurice Rigoler Date: 12/12/2015 5:31:00 PM This is very touching and well written. Friends like Rose put their mark on the heart. As for the ability to smell snow, it's a phenomena I grew up with. I believe there is some truth to it and others have attested to it. Another phenomena we New Englanders experience when a big storm is approaching is an eerie silence just before the storm hits. Thanks for the stop. Best to you and in the contest. / M Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/12/2015 5:35:00 PM I agree with you about the silence before the snow Maurice - I just hope we don't get any but they have it on the UK mainland - they can keep it! I miss rose - I think of her every day she was quite a remarkable lady - other people gave up visiting her as she was so ill but I just chatted to her as normal and she really appreciated that - oh gosh we used to laugh:-) hugs jan xx

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