Legacies

Ghosts in my mind, I feel your influence
And value your life and legacy.
I hear your voice through the years
And feel regret that you have gone,
That time and death separate us.

I see the need to perpetuate
Those beginnings which you held dear,
To collect the fragments of your dreams
And carry them forward with my own
So that the meaning of your life remains.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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December 26, 2014 at 11:42 PM
ELISABETH, Congratulations -- This is a great way to end and start the new year, having your poem featured on the soups front page. Hope your Christmas was a merry one! Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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December 23, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Absolutely beautiful Elisabeth...love the ending :) Ana
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December 24, 2014 at 8:50 AM
Thank you Ana. This was written for a dear friend who died long before her time. I think that we have a responsibility in such circumstances to try to carry forward some of our friends' hopes and aspirations. Elisabeth Sheaffer
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