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Bilingual a single flower...... see how the earth translates the bodies of the dead
— Diatom Shells, Sep 05, 2009

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lyz

16 years 9 months ago

Dear Diatom Shells

Perfection in this. Wonderful way to translate death. Lyz.
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

16 years 9 months ago

Beautiful, simple, & I love the message, so much in so few words

I loved this, it is as perfect as the sky just the way it is. Beautiful, simple, & I love the message, so much in so few words, I love that. Cheers Anni~ "A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket". ~Charles Peguy
Seren

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

A single flower speaking for

A single flower speaking for so many that is just profound Diatom Shells , huni do you have a real name I can congratulate ?, this is just gorgeous ... Love and hugz Jayne x x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...
DS

Diatom Shells

16 years 9 months ago

hello serene

yes I feel death is profound in that it is more of a beautiful thing, yes it is heartbreaking losing your loved one as I have lost my mother to breast cancer but I wrote this for her to celebrate her new journey and life. p.s. the name is kyrie
Seren

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

Dearest Kyrie .. what beautiful name

If there was the facility to give you more stars I would there just isn't enough stars for this write, it touched me deeply, and I know your mother would be proud of you , I am a Mum of four and if one of my children wrote this , I would be more than proud as i am sure your mum is as well , as I said Just gorgeous ... beautiful work, and you have so much to give, and this is just the beginning ,its going to be a pleasure to watch you grow in word hun ... love and biggest hugz Jayneee :) x x x We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall ...
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Bosscombat

16 years 9 months ago

:)

Gorgeous in its simplicity ♣
Seren

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

Congratulate on spotlight

I meant, sorry having a blonde day LOL take care Jayne x x We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall ...
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lyz

16 years 9 months ago

Back just to say

Another 5 and congrats on spotlight. Woohoo. Lyz.
WF

Worldwide Freeride

16 years 9 months ago

Says it all really...

Well, well, well, what a fantastic one this is... be it a poppy in a field of red, or a rose with its petals shed... this has so many meanings and so many levels to it... A flower to mark a place of death, flowers on a grave, flowers of remeberence, and out bodies give the soil some nutrients to grow so more flowers and things... a gift of a flowers to another... flowers are a special language with no words... used to express so much. Place the seed of your favourite flower in the heart of someone you love who has died... that heart will grow and nuture that seed into full bloom and when you meet in the next life... they can hand it to you with a smile. You have put it to perfection here in a simple in your face poem. Bravo! Dale :)
DS

Diatom Shells

16 years 9 months ago

hello

I give great thanks to everyone I am a bit short stacked on words lately, a bit of a silence but now and again that should be good right? loves to all -diatom shells
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 9 months ago

hello

I've always said that death was just another door opening.... You've said it beautifully. Always, Cat
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orgami

16 years 9 months ago

decorum

I always appreciate the poems you craft they to me make me stop and ponder not only the poem but its meaning thank you
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

16 years 9 months ago

Bilingual

Beauty is in the eye of the flower. A great japanese form done wonderfully! ____________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous