January 11, 2013

 

 

I was with him only yesterday,

we strolled down the lane together.

He held my hand, as he always did,

we wanted the day to last forever.

 

We carried on down passing Cuthbert’s Mill,

then crossed the bridge to the other side.

We fed to the swans, some bread we’d brought,

as towards us they started to glide.

 

Such a joyous time of simplicity,

chatting with dog walkers nearby.

Not a care in the world, or so it seemed,

though today there’s a tear in my eye.

 

For now I walk the route with a sigh,

and no hand to hold but my own.

My love has gone on ahead you see,

leaving me here to walk all alone.

 

 

 

 

December 24, 2012

 

 

His sadness oozed out of every pore.

His loss, too great to recall.

Without his true love by his side,

a second wind he failed to install.

 

 

 

December 21, 2012

 

 

The weightlessness of heaven,

as souls from bodies rise,

to take their place in alloted spots,

without effort or compromise.

 

 

 

December 3, 2012

 

 

When at heavens gate she stood,

she hesitated and turned back her head.

But the gates swung open to welcome her –

Too late to bother if the dog she’d fed!

 

 

August 21, 2012

 

 

 

In the stillness of the night,

as I slept the deepest sleep

I was suddenly awakened and

so scared that I did weep.

 

A song revived lost memories,

transporting me back in time,

by creating a vivid picture,

so perfect, in detail and rhyme.

 

I shook as the dream started fading,

and the music, no more, could I hear.

I had seen you with so much clarity,

and felt so moved that you chose to appear.

 

 

 

August 15, 2012

 

 

‘You’ll feel better in a while’,

they said, after he died.

But I had to grieve my own way,

and still felt him by my side.

 

‘You’ll come to terms with you loss’,

they said, as time went on.

But no different did I feel,

than when the day he’d gone.

 

‘You’ll get used to life alone’

they said, as months went by.

But with my heart broken in two,

I bade my last goodbye.

 

 

 

July 31, 2012

 

 

It’s on days like today Mother dear,

that we long to see you again.

But alas, all we have are memories,

a mixture of smiles and sorrow and pain.

 

It’s on days like today we remember

the good times and many there were.

When, so complete as a family,

we lived life without a care.

 

It’s on days like today we are grateful,

that through fairness, you kept us as one.

There was no sibling rivalry ever

and that matters so much now you’re gone.

 

It’s on days like today, more than others

we give thanks Mum, in so many ways

For the fine example you set us, and

your encouragement and your praise.

 

It’s on days like today you are with us,

Still around and making us smile.

And so it will be forever, you know

Each and every step of life’s mile

 

 

 

July 14, 2012

 

 

 

She lived and died and no-one knew,

the pain she felt, for she withdrew.

She kept her suffering out of view,

to prove her love for me and you.

 

 

 

July 13, 2012

 

 

 

My tears into rain have gathered

My smile now the beaming sun

My presence in the form of a shiver,

is all I dare deliver.

 

  

July 9, 2012

 

 

 

I’m with them, but I’m not.

I’m not visible to their eyes.

Their eyes see only human life.

Human life has passed me by.

But I’m theirs, and always there.

 

 

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