Gone No more black and white Just shadows of grey Direction is no longer clear Since you went away Numerous times I question why You left so suddenly But never a reply A ghost like presence Where you once were Never again To darken my door Your essence everywhere Woven into my life Carrying itContinue reading “Gone”
Category Archives: Loss
Fall from Grace
The sound of your voice Lingers in my head Your words carved in stone Like a gravestone for the dead Breath caught between My lungs and throat Leaving me speechless With no sound to emote Encircling me as you fire your ammunition Not yet triumphant Until my dissolution Vex until prey exhausted Seeing the fearContinue reading “Fall from Grace”
Longing
Longing through her tears She sees the child with no fears A vision in a dress of blue A pretty ribbon in her hair A photo taken with care Capturing the early morning hue Standing by her mother with pride Family dog sitting on the other side She looks lovingly at the image Yearning forContinue reading “Longing”
The Reader
Sweet sounds of the mourning dove The sun filtering through the trees A clearing full of buttercups and Daisies fluttering in the summer breeze You are sitting under the oak Reading your book so intently Not noticing my arrival I observe you patiently Your hair thick and dark Glasses on the tip of your noseContinue reading “The Reader”
Affinity
Affinity We are drifting apart No words have been spoken We no longer seem to have an affinity The string on our yo-yo is broken Like running against the wind Or going in different directions Our one has become two And we have lost our connection It is debilitating To lose our other half SadnessContinue reading “Affinity”
Complication
Complication You never told me How could this happen? I feel kicked in the stomach The hurt is more than you can imagine I am betrayed by you You have been living a lie What was supposed to be Will never come, so its goodbye We spoke of love Our future was mapped I hadContinue reading “Complication”
Love and Pain – How Animals Enrich Our Lives
I know they are not, but in my opinion these two words, love and pain, should be synonymous. One doesn’t exist without the other and they are the evil twins of vocabulary. The good twin gives the love and the evil twin delivers the pain. Love is our oxygen. We breathe it in and weContinue reading “Love and Pain – How Animals Enrich Our Lives”
Can you grieve the loss of something you never had?
Can you grieve the loss of something you never had? The answer, simply, is yes. A young friend of mine has just shared some sad news. She was pregnant for the first time but had a miscarriage a few days ago. She and her husband looked forward to this special event with a guarded optimism. TheyContinue reading “Can you grieve the loss of something you never had?”
Poetry For Healing 