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May 15, 2008
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"Your Special Day"

This group was formed to showcase the person that exemplifies what a true special friend is. A friend that puts you and everyone else before him or herself. A friend is: person who knows and likes another. Comrade, patron, crony, companion, supporter, and advocate. Special: a particular kind, distinct from others, different from what is ordinary, exceptional , a great or special friend. We are here to celebrate the uniqueness of a person that puts his/her friends and even strangers before oneself. This group is here for you to nominate who you feel has and demonstrates all the attributes that is and makes a person stand above all others. This person finds peace in any storm, finds love when there is discontent, and has a heart that shows not only love but has complete empathy for all fellow humans. THERE WILL BE ONLY TWO FORUMS: 1. The "Special Day Recepient's" (only) 2. Questions? If you would like to nominate someone for the next "Special Friend Day" please send a message to anyone of the members of this group or to all if you like. This way whoever receieved the "Special Day" won't know about it, until the day he/she is awarded. You can contact anyone of the members if you want to find out anything or have questions. That or use Forum 2 for quesitons. Thank you, we look forwards to questions and your nominee's. If you are a member of this group you are also a "Moderators." This group works as one, one for all. It you do happen to get a nominee please to let the rest of us know....RaeDi

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Written in Sand or Stone — Last Post on September 4, 2008 03:01 AM EST by fairyangel1947

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"The Box Of Words"

She follows the dimly lit path this morning, sits quietly on the bench,

and watches the day's dawning, and feels her spirit quenched.

The new sun's rays light up the tops of the trees.

and fall gently upon the box resting there on her knees.

The box is old and worn, the wood polished through with tears,

and from her fingerprints, from opening all these years.

Inside this box are memories, and words that she has kept,

Songs of life and beauty, and in this box they've slept;

Today she opens the lid gently, to slip her hand in and find,

The words of Browning and Dickenson, and all the bards sublime.

Her fingers rifle through the pages, searching for just the verse and thought,

and touches something old and brittle, and she looks to see what she's caught.

There on a piece of paper, old and folded in half,

are words that were almost forgotten, words that brought forth a laugh!

She closes the lid, and looks around her, and hears the song of the birds,

In the distance her love is waiting, so she gathers up her box of words.

And turns and walks toward the sunlight, this shining bright new day,

Renewed in heart and spirit, she now knows what to say.

                                                            for Rae, by Peg 7/15/08