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<td colspan="2" width="33%"><p align="center"><a
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="15%"><p
align="center"><a href="#The Rain"><font size="4"><em><strong>The
Rain</strong></em></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="15%"><a
href="#*Special Girl*"><font size="4"><strong>*Special
Girl*</strong></font></a></td>
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href="#Jill1"><font size="4"><em><strong>Jill</strong></em></font></a></td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="15%"><a
href="#My First Christmas In Heaven"><font size="4"><strong>My
First Christmas In Heaven</strong></font></a></td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="15%"><a
href="#Goodnight Sweet Angel"><font size="4"><strong>Goodnight
Sweet Angel</strong></font></a></td>
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href="#Sister"><font size="4"><em><strong>Sister</strong></em></font></a></td>
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<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><a href="#God's Loan"><font
size="4"><em><strong>God's Loan</strong></em></font></a></p>
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<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><a href="#Miss Me"><font
size="4"><em><strong>Miss Me</strong></em></font></a></p>
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<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><a href="#Mom"><font
size="4"><em><strong>Mom</strong></em></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" width="20%"><p align="center"><font
size="3"> </font><font size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a
href="#Friends Forever"><font size="4"><strong>Friends
Forever</strong></font><font size="3"><strong> </strong></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" width="20%"><p align="center"><em><strong>
</strong></em><a href="#My Angel"><font size="4"><em><strong>My
Angel</strong></em></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" width="20%"><p align="center"><a
href="#I Remember"><font size="4"><em><strong>I Remember </strong></em></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="20%"><p
align="center"><a href="#Jill"><font size="4"><em><strong>Jill</strong></em></font></a></p>
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href="Jill.htm"><font
color="#FF0080" size="5"><em><strong>Jill's Place
</strong></em></font></a></p>
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href="display.asp"><font
color="#FF0080" size="5"><em><strong>View
Guestbook </strong></em></font></a></p>
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href="default.asp "><font
color="#FF0080" size="5"><em><strong>Homepage </strong></em></font></a></p>
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href="page4.htm"><font
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<td colspan="2" width="50%"><p align="center"><a
name="Miss Me"><font color="#400040" size="5"><strong>Miss
Me </strong></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Miss
me...but let me go, when I </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>come
to the end of the road </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>And
the sun has set for me I want </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>no
rites in gloom filled room. </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Why
cry for a soul set free ? </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Miss
me...a little, but not too long </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>and
not with your head bowed low </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Remember
the love that we once shared </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Miss
me...but let me go. </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>For
this journey that we all </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Must
take and each must go alone. </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>It's
all a part of the Master's Plan </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>A
step on the road to home. When you </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>are
lonely and sick at heart </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Go
to the friends we know and bury </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Your
sorrow in doing good deeds </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="center"><font color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Miss
me...but let me go. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="4"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="2"><strong>Back to </strong></font><a href="#Poems"><font
color="#400040" size="2"><strong>Top</strong></font></a></p>
<p><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><a name="Mom"><font
color="#400040" size="5" face="Park Avenue"><strong>Mom</strong></font></a><font
color="#400040" size="2" face="Park Avenue"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="2" face="Park Avenue"><strong>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>You're
sweet and kind, I love you mom </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>You're
as pretty as the dawn. </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>You're
always there when I need a hand, </strong></font><div
align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td align="center" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>Even
times when I cannot stand. </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>Sometimes
when I think I might die, </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I
tell you my problems and try not to lie. </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>When
times get tough and I say more than I mean </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I try
to take it back, but it's hard being a teen. </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>As
time goes by I know we'll soon have to part, </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>But I
want you to know, I love you with all my heart </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I
love the way you talk to me </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>It
makes me want to never leave. </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>When
I come home from school sometimes, </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I
call you and tie up the line. </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>You
make me feel so cared for and loved, </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I
just want to cry from above. </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I had
your hair when I was born, </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>Sorry
I didn't have blonde; darn </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I am
the youngest and you call me your baby, </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>Even
if it drives me crazy. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>I
think we have a special bond </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4" face="Park Avenue"><strong>Oh
well, I love you mom. </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="right" colspan="3"><font color="#400040"><strong>By
Jill Flickinger </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font><font
color="#400040" size="1"><strong>Back to </strong></font><a
href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="1"><strong>Top</strong></font></a></p>
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<td align="center" colspan="3"><font color="#400040"><strong>
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<td align="right" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="3" width="100%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><div
align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="4" width="100%">
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><a
name="God's Loan"><font color="#400040" size="5"><strong>God's
Loan </strong></font></a></p>
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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td width="100%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"I'll
lend to you for a little time, </strong></font></p>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>a child
of mine," He said, </strong></font></p>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"
For you to love the while she lives </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>And
mourn for when she's dead." </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="100%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"
It may be six or seven years </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>or
twenty-two or three, </strong></font></p>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>But will
you till I call her back, </strong></font></p>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Take
care of her for me ?" </strong></font></p>
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border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td align="center" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"She'll
bring her charms to gladden you </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>And
should her stay be brief, </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>You'll
have these precious memories, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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</center></div></td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>As
solace for your grief." </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><div align="center"><center><table
border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"I
cannot promise she will stay </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Since
all from earth return. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>But
there are lessons taught down
there </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><p
align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>I
want this child to learn." </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center></div></td>
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<td width="100%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"I've
looked this whole world over, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>In my
search for teachers true. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>And in
the crowds that thong life's land, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>I have
selected you." </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="100%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"Now
will you give her all your love </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Not
Think the labor vain, </strong></font></p>
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</center></div></td>
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</center></div><div align="center"><center><table
border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Nor hate me when
I come to call </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>To take her back
again ?" </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>It seems to me I
heard them say, </strong></font></p>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>" Dear
Lord, Thy will be done. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>For all the joys
thy child shall bring </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>The risk of
grief we'll run." </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"We'll
shelter her with tenderness, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>We'll love her
while we may, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>And for the
happiness we've known </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Forever grateful
stay." </strong></font></p>
</td>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>"And should
the angels call for her </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Much sooner than
we've planned, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>We'll brave the
bitter grief that comes </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" width="100%"><p align="center"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>And try to
understand </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
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color="#400040" size="2"><strong>Back to </strong></font><a
href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="2"><strong>Top</strong></font></a></p>
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</center></div></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="3" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2"><p align="left"><a name="I Remember"><font
color="#400040" size="5"><strong>I Remember</strong></font></a><font
color="#400040"><strong> <br>
</strong></font><font color="#400040" size="1"><strong>Or
Jill and Joe </strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="25%"><p
align="left"><font color="#400040"><strong>When I looked
into your eyes, <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td align="center" width="25%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="left"><font color="#400040"><strong>I knew it was
true. <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="left"><font color="#400040"><strong>My heart never
lies- <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"><strong>I
was in love with you. </strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="left"><font color="#400040"><strong><br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="left"><font color="#400040"><strong>As you stood
there </strong></font></p>
</td>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" rowspan="12" colspan="2"><div
align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>Just looking around. <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>My whole body melted </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>Into the ground. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>I remember the day, </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>I remember the time, <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>I remember the place. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>It is always on my mind. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong>
</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>You looked so good </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>in your shirt and jeans. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>I remember that night; </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>You were in my dreams. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>I wish I could be with
you <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>Day after day </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>Because I love you more <br>
</strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040"><strong>Than words can ever say. </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><p align="left"><font
color="#400040" size="2"><strong>Contributed by
Brandi LaVigne </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="100%"><font
color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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color="#400040" size="2">Back to </font><a
href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="2">Top</font></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</center></div></td>
<td align="center"><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
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<td align="center"><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
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<td align="center"><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
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<td><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
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<td><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><p align="center"><a name="Friends Forever"><font
color="#400040"><strong>Friends Forever</strong></font></a><font
color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>As tough as metal, as
strong as the sea. </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>As long as you and I
will be, friends forever </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>Not just a day. We'll
last always, </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>as long as the
friendship will be, you and me. </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>No wrestle man can tear
this bind, </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>deep in our hearts is
where we'll find, </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>the courage from deep
down inside, </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>to say I love you, not
to hide <br>
</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>My heart says hi!!! My
mind says goodbye!!! </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>What will the answer
be? </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>Friends Forever, you
and I. </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong>Forever, for eternity. </strong></font><font
color="#400040" size="1"><strong>By Bonnie Shaver</strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040" size="1"><strong>contributed by
</strong></font><font color="#400040"><strong>April
Nichole Benson </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="1">Back to </font><a
href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="1">Top</font></a></td>
<td><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
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<td><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><a name="Jill"><font
color="#400040" size="5"><strong>Jill</strong></font></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center></div><div align="left">
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>Together
for life, that's what I thought</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>even though
we always fought</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>It was
never anger, always love</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>She was the
best thing given to me</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>from the
man up above</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>We have
lots of memories and shared some good times</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>like when
we found the strawberry wine</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>We stuck
together through thick and thin </strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>A time or
two people asked if we were twins</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>In 17
years, I never thought I'd see a day</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>Me being so
young and my little sister passing away</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>Sometimes
when I think I'm going to go crazy</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>I think of
the girl who I was with since a baby</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>Her
beautiful face keeps good memories in mind</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>Now her
beautiful friend helps get me through bad times</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>She's in my
head every second, every day and that's real</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>Love for
eternity goes out to my baby sister, Jill.</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60%"><font color="#400040"><strong>By Travis
Flickinger</strong></font></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="40%"> </td>
</tr>
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href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="1">Top</font></a></td>
<td width="40%"> </td>
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</table>
</div><div align="center"><center>
<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="29" width="50%"><font
color="#400040"> </font></td>
<td align="center" width="50%"><p align="center"><a
name="My Angel"><font color="#400040" size="4">My Angel</font></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">As I lay, looking at the sky</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">I always wonder </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">And ask myself why?</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">I can hear her voice</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Whispering in the wind.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">I'm happy to say </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">That she was my best friend.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">I hear her say,</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">"Don't worry, I'm alright.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">I'm much happier now.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">There's no one to fight."</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">I think of how she loved life</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">As I look at the trees.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Suddenly I feel her</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Sitting beside me.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">She never asked anything</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Out of life.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Except one thing-</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">To be Joe's wife.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Some people would say,</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">"That girl has to much fun."</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">As she rides in her convertible</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</center></div><div align="center"><center>
<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">Under the sun.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">You never know who</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">You're going to miss,</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">But I'm glad to know</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">She's in eternal bliss.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">I will never forget</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">The times we had.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">The one's that were happy ,</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">And the one's that were sad.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">So anytime I see a bird</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">I'll always know she is good</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">At keeping her word.</font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">Or anytime I get a chill-</font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">I know who it is.</font></td>
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<td colspan="3" width="50%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040" size="4">My angel, Jill.</font></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><p
align="right"><font color="#400040" size="3">by Brandi
LaVigne</font></p>
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align="right"><font color="#400040" size="1">Back to</font><a
href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="1">Top</font></a></p>
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<td> </td>
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<td colspan="2" width="25%"><p align="center"><a
name="The Rain"><font color="#400040" size="4">The Rain</font></a></p>
</td>
<td width="25%"> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
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<td colspan="3" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Sweet, innocent, darling child</font></td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"><font
color="#400040"> </font></td>
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<td colspan="3" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Spreading happiness with her smile.</font></td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Giving, sharing always caring</font></td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3" width="50%"><font color="#400040"
size="4">Wanting to go the extra mile.</font></td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Trying to
make a difference</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Willing to
take a chance</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Her style
and beauty made her beam</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Her spirit
made us dance</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Her last
day on this earth,</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">She
laughed and loved some more.</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">She made
new friends her 1st day at work</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Smiling as
she walked out the door.</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">The rain
poured down that fateful day</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">But
stopped on her way home.</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">She didn't
know what lay ahead</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">The trip
was for her alone.</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">The
angel's tears of happiness </font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Had
drenched her fateful way</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">And our
lives were changed forever</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">As sweet
Jill was taken that day.</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">They took
her up to heaven</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">So she
could laugh and play</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">And watch
over all of us</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">When we
sometimes lose our way.</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">The day we
buried our little Jill</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">The rain
came pouring down-</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">For she
was happy ---- tears were falling</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Violently
to the ground!!</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Falling
not soft, but forceful!!</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">She wanted
us to see-</font></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">That this
was a great day and she was happy-</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">As happy
as could be!</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">Whenever I
get lonely for Jill</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">And my
tears cause a blur--</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">It ALWAYS
seems to RAIN!!</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">And then I
look up...... and smile at her!!</font></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040" size="4">By : Angel
Moore</font></td>
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href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="1">Top</font></a></td>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040"> </font></td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="25%"><p
align="center"><a name="Sister"><font color="#400040"
size="4"><strong>Sister</strong></font></a></p>
</td>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>The
short time Jill lived with me</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>I
got to know the girl.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>The
girl that loved to make us laugh</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>And
go through life in a whirl!</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
was so sweet and funny</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Someone
you wanted to be around</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
made fun of you to your face---</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
didn't have to gossip all over town!!</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
was so conscious of her looks-</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Her
eyebrows, hair and weight---</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>But
it was the inside that made her beautiful</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Even
though we acknowledge this too late.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>I
made her laugh and cry</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>And
she did to me the same---</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>As
sisters it was understood</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>To
fight but we knew the game!!</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>I
cherish the time I had with her-</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Us
flip flopping in my yard-</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>We'd
see who could do the most-her usually</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Because
the older I get-its hard!!!</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
helped me cook at Thanksgiving---</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
always helped me out</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>She
never asked for anything</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>But
sometimes she would pout.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>I
never told her thank you-</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>For
coming to live with me.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Because
I got to know the girl</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040" size="3"><strong>Who
was also "sister" to me.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>By: Angel Moore</strong></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><p align="right"><a href="#Poems"><font
color="#400040" size="1">Back to To</font><font
color="#400040" size="3">p</font></a></p>
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<td><p align="right"><a name="Jill1"><font
color="#400040" size="4"><strong>Jill</strong></font></a></p>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>Do not stand at my grave and weep;</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am not there, I do not sleep.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am a thousand winds that blow.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am the diamond glints on snow.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am the sunlight on ripened grain.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am the gentle autumn rain.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>When you awaken in the morning's hush</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am the swift uplifting rush</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>Of quiet birds in a circled flight.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am the soft stars that shine at night.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>Do not stand at my grave and cry;</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="3"><strong>I am not there; I did not die.</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
<td><font color="#400040"><strong> </strong></font></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3"><p align="left"><font color="#400040"
size="2"><strong>Contributed by Brandi LaVigne</strong></font></p>
</td>
<td> </td>
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href="#Poems"><font color="#400040" size="1">Top</font></a></td>
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<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><a name="Goodnight Sweet Angel"><font
color="#000000" size="6">Goodnight Sweet Angel</font></a><div
align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td><font color="#400040"><strong>Tonight as I
looked at the heavens above,</strong></font></td>
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</table>
</div><div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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<td><font color="#400040"><strong>I thanked God
for the gift of you and your love.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td><font color="#000000"><strong>You came and you went,
your life so brief.</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td><strong>We were left alone in much disbelief.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>But tonight as I look at the
heavens above,</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>I see magic among angels and I
feel your love.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>You did not die, you are just
peaceful and free,</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>Loving, and giving, and waiting
to see.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>So goodnight sweet angel, I love
you so.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>The hardest part was just letting
you go.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>There'll come a time when we will
once more,</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><strong>Share the laughter and love
evermore.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td width="50%"><p align="right"><font size="2"><strong>Contributed
By Brandi LaVigne </strong></font></p>
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<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"><p align="right"><a href="#Poems"><font
size="2">Back to Top </font></a></p>
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<td width="50%"><a name="*Special Girl*"><font size="6"><strong>*Special
Girl*</strong></font></a></td>
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<td width="50%"> </td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><strong>The most special girl in this
world</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><strong>was the most precious</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and the most appreciated one of
all.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>No matter what happend,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She always seemed to understand.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She went a million miles out of
her way.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She'd hold your hand through rise
and fall.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She brought you smiles,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>when a smile is exactly what you
needed.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She listened,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and she heard what was said</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>in the spaces between the words.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She cared,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and she'd let you know</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>you were in her prayers.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>This special girl </strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>always knew the perfect thing to
do.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She made your whole day</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>just by saying something</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>that no one else could have said.
</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>Sometimes you feel like</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>she shared with you a secret
language</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>that others can't tune into.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>This special girl</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>can guide you,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>inspire you,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>comfort you,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and light up your life with
laughter.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>This special girl</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>understood your moods and
nurtured your needs,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and she lovingly knew</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>just what you were after.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>When your feelings come from deep
inside</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and the need to be spoken to
someone;</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>you don't have to </strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>hide from them,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>you share them...</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>with this special someone.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>When good news comes,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>this special girl </strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>was the first one you'd turn to,</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and when feelings overflowed</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and tears needed to fall,</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>this special girl</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>helped you through it all.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>This special girl</strong></td>
<td width="50%"> </td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>brought sunlight into everyone's
life.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She'd warm your world with her
presence,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>whether she was far away or close
by your side.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>This special girl,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>her name is Jill,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>was a gift to the world.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>She brought happiness,</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><strong>and treasures that money can't
buy.</strong></td>
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<td width="50%"><font size="2"><strong>Contributed By
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<td><a name="My First Christmas In Heaven"><font size="3"><strong>My
First Christmas In Heaven</strong></font></a></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I see the countless Christmas
trees</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>around the world below</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>With tiny lights, like
Heaven's stars,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>reflecting on the snow.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>The sight is so spectacular,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>please wipe away the tear</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>For I am spending Christmas
with</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>Jesus Christ this year.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I hear the many Christmas
songs</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>that people hold so dear</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>But the sounds of music can't
compare</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>with the Christmas choir up
here.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I have no words to tell you,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>the joy their voices bring,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>For it is beyond description,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>to hear the angels sing.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I know how much you miss me,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I see the pain inside your
heart.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>But I am not so far away,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>We really aren't apart.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>So be happy for me, dear ones,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>You know how I hold you dear.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>And be glad I'm spending
Christmas</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>with Jesus Christ this year.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I sent you each a special
gift,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>from my heavenly home above.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>I sent you each a memory</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>of my undying love.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>After all, love is a gift more
precious</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>than pure gold.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>It was always most important</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>in the stories Jesus told.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>Please love and keep each
other,</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>as my Father said to do.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>For I can't count the blessing
or love</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>he has for each of you.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>So have a Merry Christmas and</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>wipe away the tear.</strong></font></td>
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<td><font size="3"><strong>Remember, I am spending
Christmas with</strong></font></td>
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<td> </td>
<td><font size="3"><strong>Jesus Christ this year.</strong></font></td>
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<td>Sent to Jill's parents, ( David and Doris Matthews)
by Fr. Mike Haney of St. Paschal's Catholic Church in
West Monroe, La</td>
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