A Strong Southern Woman (For Leysa)

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A Strong Southern Woman (For Leysa)

Post by bags123 » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:59 am

A Strong Southern Woman (For Leysa)

She's a strong woman...
Wired by
the old traditions
of the South.
Despite confusing definitions
from her children
and ex-spouse

Yet she'll persevere
with somber smiles
when conditions
change at will,
and accept new admonitions
swallowed hard
like a bitter pills

She's a strong woman...
Facing all
her own suspicions
late at night
Recounted each in repetition
till her memory
gets it right

Then she'll disappear,
as dreams embrace
bold transmissions
from her soul,
before beginning
her transition from
a loss she can't control




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Post by Phoenix J. Star » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:03 pm

:thumbsup: I think she'll like it :cool:
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Post by bags123 » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:06 pm

I hope so. Thanks :thumbsup:
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Post by Leysa » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:16 pm

Bags, how kind of you to write a tribute to me. Wow.

I keep being told that I am strong. I guess that might be true, but mostly I am simply determined. I feel I have already faced down the most difficult part of my life-change, and now I'm "determined" to be happy. Life is still good ... I have great friends (you included!), a job I love, my health, and a family that is, well, "kick ass great!"

I don't think my smiles are somber, though, Bags. They still come from my heart. And despite what my heart has been through, it is still intact, overflowing in fact.

However, anytime you want to write about me, please do so. I am sooooooooooooo flattered (and I am waving my fan and sipping my mint julep as I write this ...LOL)
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Post by Debbie » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:21 pm

Grand poem bags... :thumbsup:
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Reach Out And Love Someone
Slow Down And Look around
You Will Find Someone Who Needs You.....
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Post by bags123 » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:05 am

Debbie wrote:Grand poem bags... :thumbsup:
Thanks Deb :thumbsup:
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Post by bags123 » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:06 am

However, anytime you want to write about me, please do so. I am sooooooooooooo flattered (and I am waving my fan and sipping my mint julep as I write this ...LOL)
What? No BBQ? :mrgreen:
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Post by Leysa » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:36 am

Bring the family on down and we'll head over to McClard's BBQ and get the Bill Clinton special -- my treat! :mrgreen:
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Post by bags123 » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:14 am

That would be lovely,.... I'd really enjoy that. Unfortunatly, I don't know when that could occur, but I'll definitly put it on my to do list. Thanks :thumbsup:
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Re: A Strong Southern Woman (For Leysa)

Post by bags123 » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:31 am

:cheers:
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