http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558 I was watching THE&nbsp;DEVILS&nbsp;BACKBONE&nbsp; and a character delivered this fragment of a poem~ if anyone knows the author,I would love to know. As most here know,my eldest died alone(seemingly at least) from a heart attack,crawling in the street looking for help. It was early,before his work day and thankfully someone saw and summoned help though they arrived to late. When I heard these beautiful words,the spirit so captured what we would have said to each other given the chance, I knew of no better memorial. &nbsp; Stay by my side as my light grows dim&nbsp; as my blood slows down and my nerves shatter with stabbing pain&nbsp; as my heart grows weak and the wheels of my being turn slowly Stay by my side as my fragile body is racked by pain which verges on truth and manic time continues scattering dust and furious life bursts out in flames. Stay by my side&nbsp; as I fade so you can point to the end of my struggle and the twilight of eternal days&nbsp; at the low dark edge of life. Chris~ held in our memories,always loved...till soon son. Mom~~April 2009 I intend to take a break from the blogs for a bit~ so no worries any one, but I need to recharge and retro-fit my attitude. Play as nice ~~sage &nbsp; I was watching THE&nbsp;DEVILS&nbsp;BACKBONE&nbsp; and a character delivered this fragment of a poem~ if anyone knows the author,I would love to know. As most here know,my eldest died alone(seemingly at least) from a heart attack,crawling in the street looking for help. It was early,before his work day and thankfully someone saw and summoned help though they arrived to late. When I heard these beautiful words,the spirit so captured what we would have said to each other given the chance, I knew of no better memorial. &nbsp; Stay by my side as my light grows dim&nbsp; as my blood slows down and my nerves shatter with stabbing pain&nbsp; as my heart grows weak and the wheels of my being turn slowly Stay by my side as my fragile body is racked by pain which verges on truth and manic time continues scattering dust and furious life bursts out in flames. Stay by my side&nbsp; as I fade so you can point to the end of my struggle and the twilight of eternal days&nbsp; at the low dark edge of life. Chris~ held in our memories,always loved...till soon son. Mom~~April 2009 I intend to take a break from the blogs for a bit~ so no worries any one, but I need to recharge and retro-fit my attitude. Play as nice ~~sage &nbsp; en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:32:46 PDT <p>Good morning SF.&nbsp;&nbsp; I found this link&nbsp;<a href="http://mattrubinstein.com.au/?p=114">http://mattrubinstein.com.au/?p=114</a>&nbsp; which claims the poem is (Quote) &quot;from Canto 50 of <a href="http://home.att.net/~tennysonpoetry/IMAHH.htm"><i><font color="#666699">In Memoriam AHH</font></i></a>, which of course is <a href="http://charon.sfsu.edu/TENNYSON/tennyson.html"><font color="#666699">Alfred, Lord Tennyson&rsquo;s</font></a> lengthy elegy to his <a href="http://mattrubinstein.com.au/?p=105"><font color="#666699">Cambridge</font></a> mate <a href="http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hallam/hallamov.html"><font color="#666699">Arthur Henry Hallam</font></a><font color="#666699">&quot;</font></p> <p>Hugs to you.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391222 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391222 <p>Good morning SF.&nbsp;&nbsp; I found this link&nbsp;<a href="http://mattrubinstein.com.au/?p=114">http://mattrubinstein.com.au/?p=114</a>&nbsp; which claims the poem is (Quote) &quot;from Canto 50 of <a href="http://home.att.net/~tennysonpoetry/IMAHH.htm"><i><font color="#666699">In Memoriam AHH</font></i></a>, which of course is <a href="http://charon.sfsu.edu/TENNYSON/tennyson.html"><font color="#666699">Alfred, Lord Tennyson&rsquo;s</font></a> lengthy elegy to his <a href="http://mattrubinstein.com.au/?p=105"><font color="#666699">Cambridge</font></a> mate <a href="http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hallam/hallamov.html"><font color="#666699">Arthur Henry Hallam</font></a><font color="#666699">&quot;</font></p> <p>Hugs to you.</p> <p>(((((((((Hugs)))))))) Sage. My thoughts are with you. Be well.</p> <br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391227 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391227 <p>(((((((((Hugs)))))))) Sage. My thoughts are with you. Be well.</p> <br /> <p>You are in my prayers, Sage.</p> <p>And for what it's worth, i believe no one dies alone.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391228 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391228 <p>You are in my prayers, Sage.</p> <p>And for what it's worth, i believe no one dies alone.</p> <p>We'll miss you ... come back soon, Sage!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391229 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391229 <p>We'll miss you ... come back soon, Sage!</p> <p>Take care and lots of love sent your way from everyone here</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391239 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391239 <p>Take care and lots of love sent your way from everyone here</p> <p>Godspeed, Sage.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391240 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391240 <p>Godspeed, Sage.</p> <p>((((((((((Hugs))))))))))</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391241 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391241 <p>((((((((((Hugs))))))))))</p> <p>Enjoy your foray into the real world, Sage.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391242 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391242 <p>Enjoy your foray into the real world, Sage.</p> <p>Hugs and Love, Sage.&nbsp;</p> <p>Take your time and take care of yourself.&nbsp; There&nbsp;are lots of things to be excited about right now.&nbsp; The only question is which one to&nbsp;enjoy first.&nbsp; Treat yourself, get your groove back, and we'll see you when you come back.</p> <p>BTW--That was a really beautiful poem.&nbsp; Lovely memorial, and that's a great picture.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391243 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391243 <p>Hugs and Love, Sage.&nbsp;</p> <p>Take your time and take care of yourself.&nbsp; There&nbsp;are lots of things to be excited about right now.&nbsp; The only question is which one to&nbsp;enjoy first.&nbsp; Treat yourself, get your groove back, and we'll see you when you come back.</p> <p>BTW--That was a really beautiful poem.&nbsp; Lovely memorial, and that's a great picture.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Take care, Sage.</p> <p>The best to you ...</p> <p>--virgil</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391249 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391249 <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Take care, Sage.</p> <p>The best to you ...</p> <p>--virgil</p> <p>Hopefully your recharging don't take long, and the retrofitting goes well. I can certainly understand needing to take a break from the blogs. I don't know any of you personally, yet feel others pain when the verbal wars get out of hand. No need for it to get to the name calling. All adults on here I thought. Certainly doesn't sound like it sometimes. Sometimes I log on just long enough to read a few things, then think, Nope not today. The ugliness can be overwelming. I'll keep you in my thoughts, and prayers.</p> <br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391252 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391252 <p>Hopefully your recharging don't take long, and the retrofitting goes well. I can certainly understand needing to take a break from the blogs. I don't know any of you personally, yet feel others pain when the verbal wars get out of hand. No need for it to get to the name calling. All adults on here I thought. Certainly doesn't sound like it sometimes. Sometimes I log on just long enough to read a few things, then think, Nope not today. The ugliness can be overwelming. I'll keep you in my thoughts, and prayers.</p> <br /> <p>Sometimes I&nbsp;wonder if &quot;child&quot; and &quot;adult&quot; loses its meaning.</p> <p>I&nbsp;consider myself a child, yet I&nbsp;am reminded otherwise each time that my <em>AARP Bulletin</em> comes in the mail.</p> <p>I&nbsp;know what you mean, though.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391259 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391259 <p>Sometimes I&nbsp;wonder if &quot;child&quot; and &quot;adult&quot; loses its meaning.</p> <p>I&nbsp;consider myself a child, yet I&nbsp;am reminded otherwise each time that my <em>AARP Bulletin</em> comes in the mail.</p> <p>I&nbsp;know what you mean, though.</p> <p>Sage</p> <p>Take care of yourself.&nbsp; You're a special person.</p> <p>I was overwhelmed by your generosity yesterday when you took time from your own troubles to help me&nbsp;with mine.&nbsp; Thank You.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391264 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391264 <p>Sage</p> <p>Take care of yourself.&nbsp; You're a special person.</p> <p>I was overwhelmed by your generosity yesterday when you took time from your own troubles to help me&nbsp;with mine.&nbsp; Thank You.</p> <p>I hear ya. Those dang people at AARP just won't stop reminding us of our age, will they? LOL Well thank God we can continue to learn, regardless of age.</p> <br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391266 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391266 <p>I hear ya. Those dang people at AARP just won't stop reminding us of our age, will they? LOL Well thank God we can continue to learn, regardless of age.</p> <br /> <p>All the best Sage. You're good people, as so many here can attest.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391355 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391355 <p>All the best Sage. You're good people, as so many here can attest.</p> <p>Oh Sage, I'm terribly sorry.&nbsp; He is a beautiful boy, so handsome.&nbsp; My thoughts and prayers will be with you as you continue on your journey to find that balance &amp; peace of mind.&nbsp; I have a feeling that your son is with you in spirit, probably thinking right now, &quot;oh geez Mom, why did you have to put that picture up for everyone to see?!!&quot;&nbsp; And I'm sure he knows that there are many of us blogging friends that love you.&nbsp;</p> <p>God Bless You and Mr. Sage too.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391360 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391360 <p>Oh Sage, I'm terribly sorry.&nbsp; He is a beautiful boy, so handsome.&nbsp; My thoughts and prayers will be with you as you continue on your journey to find that balance &amp; peace of mind.&nbsp; I have a feeling that your son is with you in spirit, probably thinking right now, &quot;oh geez Mom, why did you have to put that picture up for everyone to see?!!&quot;&nbsp; And I'm sure he knows that there are many of us blogging friends that love you.&nbsp;</p> <p>God Bless You and Mr. Sage too.</p> <p>(((Sage)))</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391445 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391445 <p>(((Sage)))</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>&nbsp;<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">What brought the kindred spider to that height,<br /> Then steered the white moth thither in the night?<br /> What but design of darkness to appall?&mdash;<br /> If design govern in a thing so small.</font></font></em></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391550 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_391550 <p style="text-align: center;"><em>&nbsp;<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">What brought the kindred spider to that height,<br /> Then steered the white moth thither in the night?<br /> What but design of darkness to appall?&mdash;<br /> If design govern in a thing so small.</font></font></em></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks everyone~ I really appreciate the kind words,prayers and thoughts.Sometimes that is all that keeps me afloat.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Special thanks to Sys-mom</span><span style="font-size: medium;">...</span><span style="font-size: medium;">I hated quoting something and not knowing who wrote it! </span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_392212 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_392212 <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks everyone~ I really appreciate the kind words,prayers and thoughts.Sometimes that is all that keeps me afloat.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Special thanks to Sys-mom</span><span style="font-size: medium;">...</span><span style="font-size: medium;">I hated quoting something and not knowing who wrote it! </span></p> <p>Sage----You are most welcome.&nbsp;Helping my friends is one of my hobbies----</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_392227 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/43558/#c_392227 <p>Sage----You are most welcome.&nbsp;Helping my friends is one of my hobbies----</p>