The Heaven's Edge »
Posted By Spadecaller 1 month, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment.This video features a poem written and narrated by Spadecaller entitled, "The Heaven's Edge" with artwork by Vincent van Gogh and musical accompaniment provided by James Galway’s “The Lament for the Wild Geese.”
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Spadecaller1 month, 1 week ago
The Heaven’s Edge
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In the sunshine behind the clouds, there’s a place I know,
Where the stars shine in the light of day,
Where you can hear the stillness of the wind whispering on a windless night. It’s where I meet those I love who have since passed away.
They call this place the Heaven’s Edge.
From long ago and not so far away, both young and old,
Come to meet and to walk the beach;
Tuesday was Gandhi, Chaplin, and van Gogh
The Kennedys, Lincoln, and Leonardo.
Today it’s Rosa Parks and MLK
Jefferson, Gilda Radner, and Martha Raye.
Reflected in their eyes I see their dreams still alive and in the creases of their smiles their stories are inscribed. With their footprints winding down the beach, my sorrows slip beyond reach.
I bring my burdens there when they grow too heavy to ignore; when there seems no end to violence and to war, when politics and greed pull us further apart, and when hope screams for one more start.
Perhaps tomorrow, my friend, we will meet at the Heaven’s Edge
In the sunshine behind the clouds
Where the stars shine in the light of day,
And where you can hear the stillness of the wind whispering on a windless night. -
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hurr11 month, 1 week ago
Beautiful and creative video. Thanks Spadecaller.
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I added it to my Video collections: http://www.orkut.com/Main#Profile.aspx?rl=ls=20785... -
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not2needy1 month, 1 week ago
Well, it made me just want to sob, it was lovely SC.. As Ususal!
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bubba21 month, 1 week ago
SC ... I am SO sorry to hear about your father. I can relate ....
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My mother had been in-and-out of the hospital all year this year. She passed away on September 6 after complications from pneumonia - she was 86.
It is hard to loose someone you love, no matter how long they are with you. I am confident that we will see our parents again one day in a place where all of our troubles and worries are left behind.-
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cowboygrandpa1 month, 1 week ago
bubba2:
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I'm very sorry to hear that. Moms and Dads are hard to lose. Because they are our beginning and they are always part of what we will be.
My Dad died in '89 and it is still hard. Because we can't reach out and hug them and thank them for all that they did, and all we have become. We can't tell them we love them face to face or on the phone.
Seems like life is moving so fast now.
My mom is in her 80's and is not in the best health. So I do what I can to make her time left full and let her know she is still loved and wanted.
Again my condolences on your loss.
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cowboygrandpa1 month, 1 week ago
Spadecaller:
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I'm so sorry, may the memeories you carry of him make you laugh, smile and ponder the wonder of the times gone by my friend.
God Bless and watch over you and yours.
My wifes mother just died Saturday, We are losing the worlds greatest generation quickly now.
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Spadecaller1 month, 1 week ago
gramps:
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Yes...sorry to hear about your wife's mother. My wife's parents are still both alive, but the age related illnesses are beginning to take their toll too. We ARE losing the greatest generation day by day. We will remember them in many special ways.
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Spadecaller1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks ameliog:
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Many of us have parents all around the same age and so we are experiencing their passing at the same times. I made the video thinking about my father, but I was reluctant to mention it. I am glad you and others have made it easier to share these personal moments.
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Poulenc1 month, 1 week ago
Many condolences, Spade. The death of a parent, when one is an adult, gives one a vivid sense of time and one's relation to it, I've found.
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cowboygrandpa1 month, 1 week ago
For those of you whose parents are still alive.
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Here is a little advice, don't get into an argument with a parent over something small and let it keep you apart.
The results of that if the parent should die will tear at your heart. Remember, that life isn't certain and the curtain falls when you least expect it.
Share the love now or regret the lost chance for the rest of your life.
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Eagle_Eye1 month, 1 week ago
that was beautiful spade, I added it to my favorites.
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I miss my daddy also, he was the most influencial person in my life, and after my husband my best friend. It is hard not being able to ask him for advice when needed, but I find him answering me in other ways.
I know your pain spade, there are no words, and it never goes away, but, your poem so greatly tells of the place where we can go to speak with them at Heavens Edge. Isn't it great to imortalize our creations now with the internet. Now I'm going to cry.... -
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Spadecaller1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks EE. There's so much compassion and wisdom on this thread that it's inspiring.
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CHAM1 month, 1 week ago
Spadecaller. You're usual genius is reflected in your work. When my father died years ago he had made a statement that I have never forgotten. He knew what the outcome was going to be and moving outside to be with nature one day he remarked that he had never seen the grass and foilage so green. That day I felt he was standing at Heavens Edge peeking in.
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You have reminded me of that day with your poem.
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Ciera-Marie1 month, 1 week ago
SC beautiful as always.
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SC, bubba2 and CBG I'm sorry for your loss. -
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AntiNeoCon1 month, 1 week ago
When a loved one dies it seems that part of you goes with them at first. Just thank God for the precious memories and for blessing your life with these people. My sympathies to SC and CowboyGramps.
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1basque11 month, 1 week ago
SC, not only is this a beautiful poem with such wonderful pictures to reflect on. This thread is so touching to my heart. I'm sorry for everyone who has experienced the loss of their family member. SC, Bubba, EE, and CBG and you too ameliog , you all bring tears to my eyes with wonderful memories of your parents .
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I wrote a letter to my dad on his last birthday knowing that the time for us was growing shorter. I can't even begin to finish this comment for the tears in my eyes have blinded my typing..God Bless all of you !
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