as the soft winds blow across the shamrocks
as the salt spray vanishes ‘cross the Irish seas
~ a breath last drawn, somewhere in our world
the insidious hands of a cruel disease
grasping at your loveliness your beauty and your strength
and if I had a four leaf clover, I’d wish for your return
you prayed for its release, we prayed alongside with you
and if hands weren’t clasped, you were in our thoughts
to the Universe; for though I’d never met you
a door was opened to my heart, you let the soft Irish wind
touch my soul, with your words and smiles
a life sorely missed, by your family and by us all
one moment you were with us ~ the other you were gone
we miss the friendship that you gave, the happiness you shared
your ‘lists’ and ‘nods’ and humour ~ life will never be the same
our darling Katie ~ the Irish lass who we all loved
our hearts will remember you, as you watch from up above
I thank you for being you, the gentleness of a friend
I met through writing on W P and my tears keep falling
like the Irish mist ~ I will miss you constantly
R.I.P Katie – October 2013
This was ‘our’ Katie, the Irish lass with a smile in her words, who brought me and many others so much joy.
‘Katiekins’ ~ I miss you, I love you. You are at peace now darling and I am sure you are watching over everyone *nods nods*.
Katie was one of our fellow writers on WordPress . If you knew her and you would like to write something to her daughter Rachel please post on http://irishkatie.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/this-isnt-goodbye/
xxx
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Ramblings From A Mum 
A beautiful tribute Jenny. You write in such a genuine way to pay respects to your friend. Well done.
Thank you, I am still wiping tears away. She was an amazing and beautiful friend, even though we had not met. I know she is smiling wherever she is.
She will be after she reads that post.
Thank you so much my friend.
Gosh – so sorry for your loss, Jen. You have honoured her with your words.
thank you Lyn – Katie’s loss is to all that knew here on WP. I ‘met’ her in September last year and a friendship formed ~ she was the smile ~ her Irish lilt written into her words. She is missed and I hope I have honoured her, with what I wrote, for this is a woman that I admired and loved. xx
You did honour her – from what you wrote, I got a sense of her, and I am sorry that I did not “meet” her.
jen, i had no idea she had passed, i remember her ‘leaving’ the wp world to go do what she had to, in her life and to work through it all. she was here and gone so quickly, when she realized she was sick, she pulled in close to those she loved, i remember her as a light spirit, her words, her approach to life. thank you for letting us know, i’ve thought about her and wondered….somehow hoping…..and thank you for your words for her, and i hope she knows you are speaking for all of us who she touched with her beauty and her light. beth
you are welcome, I am hoping her daughter Rachel will read to see the beautiful comments from everyone also. Thank you for your beautiful words too. She knows I speak on behalf of many ~ who loved her dearly and you are right she touched us with so much beauty and her light will for evermore be shining. xxx
i just sent a note to rachel and hope she reads them all when she is feeling ready. her mother loved her so much and was so loved by those she touched.
Thank you Beth, I hope others who knew Katie will go to her site and leave a comment for Rachel ~ that was beautifully written and so kind – thank you.xxx
Ramblings, (can I call you that? 🙂 ) what a beautiful tribute. You know she was nods nods ing her way through that. I suspect she would blush a bit as (and I believe she does) she reads her way through our missing her and wanting her daughter to be loved and taken care of.
If you don’t mind I’m going to borrow your idea and add a link to the bottom of my post to let others know she has passed and that they can add a comment to her daughter at her site.
Yes of course you can call me that ~ smiles. Thank you so very much and I hope she was, her ‘nods’ are legendary as was she.
You may borrow the idea of course you may, no need to ask. I hope Rachel is comforted by what she reads in everyones comments. We loved Katie – we love her. xx
Beautifully said. And thank you.
(hugssss)
Touching tribute Jenny, gorgeous writing
Thank you so much C xx
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everytime we lose one of these virtual connections it pings my heart…and amazes me as well the connection we create even if only through our words…a wonderful tribute to her….
thank you Brian ~ yes friendships, reaching out, making a connection and getting to those that we communicate with – possibly more than in real life for some ~ we will miss Katie greatly….
I heard the news just last night. I cried for the friend who helped me so much through my own treatment. She was such a wonderful woman. Your tribute is beautiful.
She was a beautiful person and now a beautiful spirit ~ thank you so much Angela. xx
So sorry about the loss of your friend. You have given her a wonderful tribute to be proud of.
She knew so many Tess on WP and I was fortunate to have met her last year, thank you so much. xx
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Oh Mumsy!! 😦
I thought as much but didn’t know for sure. I can’t help but cry now and know how much you loved her. You and Katie were my greatest support earlier this year and I wouldn’t have been able to do what I did without yours and Katies support. Sweet poor rachel. I can’t stop crying. I love what you wrote and so would our Katiekins! Love you and hug you very much Mumsy! Paula xxxxxxxxoooooo
Thank you darling …. we all became close to her, because she let us in to her heart and came into ours…I know how she helped you as you say…and I hope my ‘Katiekins’ can feel the love that everyone had for her. xxx
Mwaaah! xxxxxxxxx
So sorry for your loss Mumsy.
It is a loss to many hun ~ thank you xx
Rachel has read and is reading all the posts on her Moms blog. Thank you Jenn. That was beautiful. now I need more tissues.
I hope I didn’t upset her too much with what I wrote, but I had to say what I was feeling ~ thank you sweet and I also do xxx
Beautiful, Jen. I feel I know her somewhat through your words. My sympathy to her family and friends. Hugs. x
She was a beautiful and caring soul with so much love and humour ~ thank you Scottie. xxx
Thank you for being my moms friend and for saying and writing nice things about her. i read your blog and the youtube video u posted. i think u are also the person amber said was a good friend to my mom so thank you again. Rachel
Rachel – thank you for talking to me. Nice things are the only things that will be said about your mum. As you have seen from everyone who ever met her on WP, sadly we did not meet but we were in contact through WP and emails. She is a beautiful soul, but I am sure you as her daughter know that already. Amber is a beautiful, caring person, just like ‘Katiekins’ – my nick name for her and I am sure she will be able to help you if you need. I am also here too, like many others, please don’t be shy if you want to reach out to any of us. We are here for you, like we were with your darling mum. Thank you for reading the poem and watching the clip, I hope I did not make you sad, by posting it. Please if you want to just chat about anything – know that I am here. I have two daughters too and I have a good ear if you want to talk about anything. Take Care sweety, know that mum is around you always. xx