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To a very special member, and a very dear friend.
September 5, 2007.

Maureen, your name means " Star of the Sea. " And as such, here is a poem I'm sure was written with you in mind.
I hope you have a super nice special day.

~ Dominique ~

A poem by Edith | 6/1/2007 age 12.

Beautiful Maiden, Star of the sea,
Look down with love, upon me.
Give me grace, hope, love and truth,
To keep with forever through old age and youth.
Guide me with Your glittering eyes,
Comfort me with Your calming arms,
Kiss me with Your tender lips,
And hold me away from harms.

Beautiful Maiden, Star of the sea,
Look down with love, upon me.
Hold my hand when I cross danger
And when I speak with bad behavior.
Cover my ears when there is sin
Close my eyes when there is wrong
Carry me away when there is noise
And bring me back with Your song.

Beautiful Maiden, Star of the sea,
Look down with love, upon me.
Hug me tight when I feel lonely,
Tell me a story to me when I am sleepy,
Sing to me when I am weepy,
Touch me once when I feel afraid
And all fear will be gone.

Beautiful Maiden, O Star of the sea,
Mother, look down with love upon me.
Whisper in my ear when all is dark
Sooth me with Your voice when evil embarks.
Beckon to me when the people go
And bring me to where Your sacred roses grow.

Beautiful Maiden, Star of the sea,
My Mother, Ave Maria,
Standing before me in a robe of white,
Your beautiful hair swaying left to right,
Shining like a million Stars, does Your beautiful face,
Give me faith, hope, love, truth,
Give me Your love, give me Grace.


9 Comments

Oh Happy Day!

by ela-girl - 2007-09-05 01:09:31

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Maureen! I wish you many blessings in the upcoming year!

Enjoy your day!
ela-girl

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

by bambi - 2007-09-05 01:09:49

Well I'll be! No wonder I like you so much Maureen! My birthday's on the 13th! You have a fantastic day- and yes! You are a special member! Happy, happy day and many more!
Bambi

A Special Day

by valerie - 2007-09-05 02:09:38

Good poem you chose Dominique! Thank you for sharing that! It surely is Maureen down to the last word! It’s hard to find an amazing friend like Maureen. She’s helpful in so many ways and always takes the time to help a fellow pacer in any way she can.

Furthermore, we all know how lovely she is on this website, but “Behind the scenes”, she takes the time to write personal messages to fellow pacers practically on a daily basis. With Maureen, you never know what wonderful surprises she has in store.

For instance, one day I was about to step out of my house to run some errands, and there on the front step of my house, was a package from dear Maureen herself! She goes through all these trials, but still comes out to face the world with a vibrant and strong spirit, which makes her who she is today. Yesterday, however….lol just kidding.

Maureen, may God bless you in anything you do and I hope you have a wonderful birthday! You deserve it!
Take care,
~valerie
P.S. At age 12, my poems didn’t sound like that! It was more like “time time, lime lime, does anybody have a dime?”
I think I’ve gotten better, though. So, here’s to you Maureen:
Time, Time.
Lime, Lime,
Maureen, do you have a dime?

Birthday Girl

by ela-girl - 2007-09-06 01:09:17

Glad to hear you had a nicely spent birthday and that you have your little device tucked all away neatly inside your chest letting your birthdays become another blessing! :)

Actually, the phrase is Spanish. I'm a Spanish teacher and have been speaking it for about 20 years (and NO, I'm not anywhere near passing for Hispanic)! I have uncles that live in Brazil, so I've also picked up Portuguese as well--the two languages are very close. One of my uncles teaches English down there, and he set me up years ago with a Brazilian pen friend from his school. I speak several languages--it's kinda my aptitude! What part of Brazil did you live in??--that's amazing!!

Keep in touch!
ela-girl



portuguese

by jessie - 2007-09-06 01:09:28

i think i spelled it right. the reason i thik it is portuguese is we lived in brazil for awhile. feliz natale is merry christmas i learned a little of the language. so let me know if it is ela girl please maureen

thank you

by jessie - 2007-09-06 12:09:32

wow what a wonderful poem dominique. it is just beautiful. i had a wonderful day and i received 6 peach coloured roses from our daughter and her husband and our grandchildren jessica and michael. we went to utica michigan for a few hours and then we went out for a lovely dinner. we went with our son and it looks like he will be living in this area by the first of october. thank you for the poem as well valerie lol lol you are just too funny. also thank you ela girl and that is portuguese right? take care everyone. love you all maureen

Belated Wishes

by auntiesamm - 2007-09-09 02:09:11

Maureen -

So sorry to be on the tail end of things but I hope you had a terrific birthday. My wishes are for you to have a stupendous year and may all your dreams come true! You do bring warmth to all of us in your postings and I look forward to many more. Can hardly wait for the Photo Album to see your lovely face! God bless you throughout this next year and every year.

Sharon

To Dominique

by auntiesamm - 2007-09-09 02:09:21


Who is the 12 year old, Edith, who wrote this lovely poem? What a God-given talent this child has. This poem really sent chills down my spine and gave me goosebumps as I read it, thinking about a 12 year old girl writing it. Such a mature, thoughtful poem. Thank you for sharing it with Maureen and all of us.

Blessings,
Sharon

to sharon

by jessie - 2007-09-09 03:09:20

thank you for the wish and kind thoughts. i too wish to see you when we get the photo album take care maureen

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