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Did I Ever Tell You

April 04, 2008 07:20 AM EDT (Updated: April 04, 2008 07:29 AM EDT)

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Did I ever tell you
How much you
mean to me
Starting and ending
each day like bookends
on an old worn shelf
content in each other's
presence, whether in
conversation or not.

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Thinking about all
the yesterdays and
wondering about the
the morrow and just
content to share
a moment in
our lives.

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Comments: 40

Fran S. Apr 4, 2008, 7:38am EDT

lovely words

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Cynthia C. Apr 4, 2008, 7:50am EDT

So, where did you pick up that coconut???

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:53am EDT

Thanks Fran for stopping by and reading my musings of the morn.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:54am EDT

Cynthia...not a coconut...but a bird's nest. Do we not all need a place to call home?

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Lisa J Apr 4, 2008, 8:16am EDT

What a lovely sentiment, Bob. When I went to be last night with K, I realized we needed at least an hour earlier bedtime each night. We lay in the dark and talk.

...and talk and talk and talk and talk...

Sometimes I wish to grow into the quiet companionship where there is not as much to say, because we have lived more of our lives together than apart.

You capture such a wonderful feeling in this. Thank you for sharing it with me.

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Digital Diva S. Apr 4, 2008, 8:32am EDT

How nice and comfortable those words are - Thanks for posting this to Best Original Photos, Art and Writing for 2008

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Madame Donna C. Apr 4, 2008, 10:47am EDT

This gave me sweet sensations, elizabeth. Thanks.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 11:00am EDT

Someday, lisa....someday.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 11:00am EDT

Thanks Marilyn for stopping by.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 11:33am EDT

Madame, I was listening early this morning to Simon and Garfunkle's "Bookends" and this is the result.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 12:55pm EDT

Just an old book-end, that is me, Lyla.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 12:59pm EDT

3 minutes to afternoon kindergarten...need to check out.

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Rose H. Apr 4, 2008, 1:16pm EDT

Very comforting - thanks Bob.

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Gerry Wass Apr 4, 2008, 1:51pm EDT

You expanded a simple, loving idea with your pictures in a way that brightened my day and made me think of my beloved. Thank you!

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Patricia F. Apr 4, 2008, 2:13pm EDT

Ahhhh. Lovely to have one who pushes and pulls against you with that just right connection!

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Kathryn E. Apr 4, 2008, 2:59pm EDT

I see that you love Australia and Michael Crichton, among other rich offerings.

Your article is Featured in the Triple Name Club.

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Ina ♥ Tagline Free Since September '09 ♥ Apr 4, 2008, 3:39pm EDT

Lovely sentiments, bob. It makes me want to hug Kevin, but he's still at work.

We have the same bookends.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:34pm EDT

Someday, lynne, someone will wander into a room and discover a bookcase that has a book with an interesting cover and they will be intrigued and taking the book off the shelf will discover that which is inside and hidden from public viewing, is a unique and creative piece and they will wonder why they never chanced to stumble on it before. Patience, lynne, your time will come.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:35pm EDT

Hey Rose...thanks for stopping by. I certainly enjoyed working out in your garden yesterday. Great article on container gardening.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:36pm EDT

Guyana Gerry for stopping by.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:36pm EDT

Just the right connection, Patricia.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:40pm EDT

Michael Crichton books are Papa's Kathryn...I don't think I ever read one. As for the Australia Guide book I picked that up as well as a Feoder's at a library booksale just in case I should ever venture down there...heck for twenty-five cents....how could I go wrong?

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 7:41pm EDT

Ina, you have my permission to go hug Kevin!

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 8:07pm EDT

Ina...these book-ends were Aaron's...one of the few things that made it out of the fire...his rock collection.

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Grems Aka Sarcastic Warrior Ninja 'gremlin' Apr 4, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

like the sentiments and enjoyed the illustrations.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 8:15pm EDT

Thanks Grems for stopping by.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Apr 4, 2008, 8:44pm EDT

Lovely, Bob! Starting and ending each day with a ciggy and a mug of coffee as book ends is the way to go. LOL

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Nanina Hawk Apr 4, 2008, 8:56pm EDT

I know this feeling very well. Beautiful how you put it into words.

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Nanina Hawk Apr 4, 2008, 9:13pm EDT

I smiled when I read Lisa B's comment. I still to this day get warm feelings of falling to sleep as a child listening to my grandparents in the other room talking about their day. You couldn't hear what they were saying from my room, just their voices. It was always how they ended their day.

I am sure they never knew at that time, the comfort and safety that brought me. A few years back when my grandma was sick I went to take care of her, long after grandpa was gone. At night I would tuck her into bed and crawl in beside her, and we would talk until we both went to sleep. I told her how I felt security as a child hearing them talking before they fell a sleep. After I left, she died a few days later, and I am always happy I got to tell her. Some how though I genuinely think she already knew.

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 10:46pm EDT

Thanks magi for dropping by....coffee in the morning BUT coke in the evening here!

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elizabeth e. Apr 4, 2008, 10:50pm EDT

Nanina...what beautiful memories to recall of when you were young and the comfort you received late at night with voices in the dark. And then later in life, sharing the warmth and connection with your Gram before she made her passage...quite beautiful. Funny, sometimes when I go over to My Mom's and she is in bed, I slip beside her and she tells me stories...and though I have heard them all before, I listen intently for someday her voice will be heard no more.

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elizabeth e. Apr 5, 2008, 7:05am EDT

Kathryn...come hell or high water I am going to go to Australia some day. On the East coast I want to see the Rainforest, the Opera House...and find some cane toads with Carolyn. The beaches where she lives just look fantastic. Then we'll pop over to West Perth and hang out with Magi....not on the motor bike I dare say...even though Papa would love that...but in a car. I would love to go down to Fremantle and sip coffee in one of those places by the sea. And Kathryn...there's a nudist beach there....and though Magi says he's not ready for that particular beach....I think I will leave Papa and Magi to go looking at old steam rollers and I will pop onto Moto Guzzi by myself and run over there and have a great time taking pictures.

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necee t. Apr 5, 2008, 3:12pm EDT

very beautiful... thanks...

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Granny Janny H. Apr 5, 2008, 6:36pm EDT

I almost neglected to tell you how very much I love this work of yours. I was in the wrong gather identity when I read your poem yesterday. It works with or without the photos. I read the bookmarks as being you and your husband. It works for friends as well...who share everyday.

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elizabeth e. Apr 5, 2008, 8:20pm EDT

Thanks necee for stopping by.

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elizabeth e. Apr 5, 2008, 8:22pm EDT

It does work for friends as well, Jan. Did you ever wonder where the word "friendship" comes from?

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Victoria H. Apr 6, 2008, 10:28am EDT

Very nice. My husband and I are like this. Just content to be in the same room doing our own thing and able to occasionally look up and see the other one there.

Thanks for posting to All Photo Essays Here.

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