Beautifully Unique : Born Special

Monday, January 30, 2012

Born Special

Readers: I recently came across this poem, which was composed in February 2010. It is sort of a love letter to Shadow Sunshine, my beautiful "blond"-furred German Shepherd/Golden Retriever cross. In rhyme. This poem expresses flawlessly my love of mixed breeds!! Seriously.... I was touched and blown away by this concept!! Shadow has been on my mind literally all month, and I added her picture to Beautifully Unique's sidebar. So I thought I'd share this....

Mama loves your German Shepherd ears;
Which are loyal and very sincere;
Plus that beautiful "blond" fur;
From the Golden Retriever;
Mama loves those German Shepherd eyes;
A deep brown which never criticize;
Plus that pink Golden Retriever nose;
You were born special and duly so!

Then, of course, I composed one about Rose just this afternoon....

Mama loves your big light brown Beagle eyes;
They are expressive, so playful and sly;
Mama loves that German Shepherd body;
Which neighbors could determine before me;
Mama loves those soft, floppy Beagle ears;
You are special to me, is that not clear?

4 comments:

Karen and the Girls said...: Your mama sentiments are beautifully penned!

{while we were reading your newest poem to Rose, the two photos of her on the right side scrolled up so that the silouette of the bird was right in line with your last line of the poem ... looks like she's looking at the bird in those two photos =) .. samaria thought that was pretty neat!}; January 31, 2012 at 7:58 PM
Stacey said...: oh this is SO sweet! I love it!

Just seen shadow's picture - gorgeous! this is such a touching post; February 1, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Mary Lou said...: Karen and the Girls....
Thank-you for the comment!!
Seriously?! Rose was actually LOOKING at the bird? You are RIGHT, Samaria.... That IS neat!! ;op; February 1, 2012 at 4:47 PM
Mary Lou said...: Stacey....
Thank-you for the comment!!
Yeah.... I FINALLY DECIDED that Shadow should GRACE this blog!! ;)
She WAS gorgeous.... ;op; February 1, 2012 at 4:53 PM

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"Within The Womb I Formed You"

Bob Kauflin

I fashioned and made each part
I thought of your fingers, your hands and your feet
Your mouth, your lungs, your heart
Though you might think that you're different
I made you the way that you are
So you could discover the God who made you
And find out all I am
And though you might think you have limitations
There are no limits with me
When you turn your eyes to my salvation
Finally you will see
In Me, you have all that you need
In Me, you have all that you need
In Me, you have all that you'll ever need.
And I've heard each prayer that you've called out
"Why did you make me this way?"
You may not completely understand now
But there will be a day
When I make everything known to you
And what you don't now understand
You will see that I'm wise and I'm mighty and good
Just like all my plans
And if you trust in the work of my Son
One day you will see
That I've made you the way you are
To draw your heart to me
To draw your heart to me.

"It's A... Terrible Privilege"

{Taken from "The Avengers"}
Tony Stark: You know, I've got a cluster of shrapnel, trying every second to crawl its way into my heart.
[Stark points at the mini-arc reactor in his chest]
Tony Stark: This stops it. This little circle of light. It's part of me now, not just armor. It's a... terrible privilege.
Bruce Banner: But you can control it.
Tony Stark: Because I learned how.
Bruce Banner: It's different.
[Banner tries to read the computer screen, but Stark slides the data aside with his finger so the two can see face-to-face]
Tony Stark: Hey, I've read all about your accident. That much gamma exposure should have killed you.
Bruce Banner: So you're saying that the Hulk... the other guy... saved my life? That's nice. It's a nice sentiment. Save it for... what?
Tony Stark: I guess we'll find out.
[Banner and Stark get back to work at their respective computers]
Bruce Banner: You might not enjoy that.
Tony Stark: You just might.

Raelyn:

I am a 31-year old American woman. I was born with multiple birth defects. Craniosynostosis. {I did not have any soft spots.} Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. {I had a hole in my diaphragm.} And Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. {I had an irregular, rapid heartbeat.} All three birth defects have been surgically repaired!! I live with "developmental delays". Learning disabilities, if you will. Such as--unfortunately--premature short-term memory loss. Oh, and I have attention deficit disorder, as well!! I do not like to evade such an issue as my learning disabilities. No. It hurts sometimes to be different. I was also diagnosed with a condition called folliculitis decalvans. {I am more than likely going to lose my hair, go bald, and unveil twain Frankenstein-like surgically-created craniosynostosis scars. Permanently.} But God is gradually teaching me that we are all, as my phrase goes, Beautifully Unique!!