[Thespiritexpress] Fwd: Gracee's poem...please forward to friends and family

[Toni Bernbaum]

Hello Dear Ones…….here is poem by Raven about Gracee…….created with love…….Blessings to all, Toni
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> I guess I should've introduced this a little better… A couple weeks ago June asked me to write a poem for Gracee after she died… And I asked the community to help me write this poem… So this poem  has not only my words but a lot of community members words all stitched together in poetic form Which is why I did not give it a byline because it has so many people who wrote it…
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On May 9, 2021, at 8:47 AM, Raven Blakely <ravenb at mcn.org> wrote:
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>> Gracee
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>> As you fly through the crack in the universe
>> We send some wisps of words with you
>> like a comet's tail
>> following your angel wings
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>> We met in circle and  
>> you described us each in turn
>> As if you somehow knew us very well
>> even though we had just met
>> You caught our essence 
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>> We remember in unity 
>> the beauty and truth of each  
>> member of our community
>> and you reside among us still 
>> in the heart space 
>> of truth, love and forgiveness
>> And now it's our turn to pay tribute to you
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>> Gracee
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>> You Graced the world 
>> walking with vulnerable strength 
>> Your laughter and tears 
>> did our hearts ignite 
>> larger and bigger 
>> counting each breath 
>> receiving every serving of life 
>> into the bowl of your generous heart 
>> You nursed us with light and love
>> from the soul of your being
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>> You were a traveler, singer,
>> and most of all a giver
>> Risking your own life
>> while saving another's
>> and never regretting it, 
>> not even in your last day
>> Never, ever, becoming a victim
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>> You stayed in the center of the universe 
>> as a sovereign queen of existence 
>> even when facing physical death
>> Even in your battle with illness 
>> You were impregnated with gratitude
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>> Passionate caregiver in the career you loved
>> Considerate, caring, 
>> compassionatly vivacious 
>> Vulnerably strong, 
>> volumes of loving light,
>> Your very presence  
>> exudes strength and mystery,
>> empathy and kindness cast over your face 
>> creating a feeling we will forever embrace
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>> You referred to your house as Graceland
>> flocks of origami peace cranes 
>> a pantry full of healing and celebration ingredients
>> Your wardrobe of wraparound garments 
>> of Sunrise colors and sunset fuchias and purples 
>> A home that the deer surround
>> An enclosed garden, 
>> and a folly (the nude pure white statue )
>> for all to see 
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>> Gracee
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>> The metamorphosis as you transformed youself 
>> From Kathy into Gracee,
>> the  graceful and free flying butterfly 
>> Your expansive exuberance, 
>> your love for life
>> And love for beauty of all creation 
>> your smile, your softness, 
>> your acceptance and 
>> your transcendence 
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>> You liked to say, "One breath at a time"
>> whenever asked how you were doing 
>> One breath at a time
>> The living in your dying
>> sought transformation
>> and became
>> the world you were seeking
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>> Your radient inclusive expansive Chi 
>> extends out into the universe
>> We hold you in our eternal embrace, 
>> We love and at once omniscient, 
>> unlimited, indivisible,
>> we all love.
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>> Lovely lady of light singing songs of love
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>> You will be missed
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