On this day you were born, much too soon, they said

One was thriving, one was struggling, my heart was breaking in two.

They did their best to keep you in, but all the medications didn't help.

I'm sorry, they said, there is nothing we can do.

First, Arianna was born, her healthy screams filled the room.

As the tears start to flow, off they rush you, just to be sure, to the NICU

Not a single glance was given to me. I didn't know what you looked like.

 

Twelve minutes later, Cameron came.  This time silence filled the room.

More tears came, this time in fear, "Oh, my god, he is blue!" They said,

"Everything will be fine, honey." as they ran even faster with him.

I told your daddy to follow you and keep you by his side.  I prayed to the goddess for your health.  Praying you'd survive.  Sometime later your dad came back a solemn smile on his face.  They brought you to me, daughter,

my healty little girl.  Your brother is in trouble, only you will come home with me.    

It's time for me to go see your brother to make sure all is well.  Hello, Cameron, this is Mommy, finally we get to meet.  It's been a long night for both of us.  I'm glad your're still with me.  I want to touch & hold you close but the doctor says I cannot.  Don't be afraid, Mommy is here. I wish you could come home with me.  I love you Cameron, please hang on and fight with all your might.  Mommy will visit every night.            .......BeezyBeez       (Arianna & Cameron born Dec 30, 1999@34 weeks--the twins are doing well today!)

 

 

You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground.  You run with them until you are both breathless, they crash, you add a longer tail.  They hit the rooftop, you patch and comfort and teach.  You watch them lifted by the wind and assure them that someday they will fly.  Finally, they are airborne but they need more string and you keep letting it out and with each twist of the twine, there is a sadness that goes with the joy because the kite becomes more distant and somehow you know that it won't be long before that beautiful creature will snap the lifeline that bound you together and soar as it was meant to soar--free and alone.           ~~submitted by KaityK

 

 

The Moon awakes

from her sleep.

She is waiting.

 

A lover's waltz

Now, she hears

And you are dancing.

 

Hands are cold

But, warm lips say

"I am never forgetting."

 

Her love's fragrance

She leaves

Without regretting,

 

On your sheets

Where the moon

Has been sweating.

         ~~Adobe H

 

(copyrighted 2003 in memory of 2/2/02 car accident)

 

Your smile pierces the stone cold darkness

 that has long been a part of me

The light in your eyes has dispersed

the loneliness in my heart and set me free.

 

I've been burned, very badly, in the past

It's left my heart kind of hollow

This time, though, I'll take it slow,

Where you lead, I'll cautiously follow.

 

 

 

 

It starts when the bells begin their chimes

Sometimes they go a couple of times,

Then in a flash the connection complete

Pleasant exchanges to each other we treat.

 

Our voice is carried for many great miles

Just so we can catch up for awhile.

We inform on our progress both old & new.

We unlod our sadness & share happiness too.

 

What a marvel technology

Can to us truly bring

How small the world became for us

With but a single ring!

 

......DorisD    3/14/03

 

 

That day of my new abode,

I saw my first guest. 

Inviting them in with kindness and love,

Unsure what to say next. 

Hearing they were my new neighbor,

They welcomed me

 into the community too. 

After awhile we became friends

 then I knew

That was the beginning..but,

not knowing it was also the end.

              ~~Ross

 

 

I am a fool

Like he or she

Now, I am a prisoner

Of what will be

         ~~Nercosia

 

 

On this blue couch, I spend my time

Wondering if I'll make a dime.

I work so hard at gnome camp

So I can buy a tiny lamp.

I was alone when I came here,

Reading Mech and drinking beer.

Another gnomer came along

And taught me how to sing a song.

I'm so happy I could pee

So please my friends don't tickle me.

On this blue couch, I spend my time

Cuddling the girl who will be mine.

                  ~~Lord Byron

 

 

A fleeting moment lightly touched,

Reveals a lover's smile.

The instant marked but left to heart,

A past that's never gone!

                   ~~Tristan Hobbes

 

I haven't ever met you, but

I know you are really there.

You are a reality

You aren't just words on a screen.

           You console me when I am sad

            And listen, even when I am mad

You hug me close to you

You are always there for comfort

Or a simple word of cheer

'Though you are the other side of a monitor

I always have you near.

You are my online friends

I hold each one of you dear.

             Always there for me

             Know that I am always here.

                                          ~~Beckers