Tag Archives: death
The time has arrived – Poem
The time has arrived You hit the age I heard the voice say When people you know, friends and family Coworkers, acquaintances reach the point When life’s frailty becomes blatantly obvious Hair loss happens way to fast As chemicals course … Continue reading
Life Love Lost – Poem
As many of you know, my dad recently passed away. This poem is not actually about him, but I share that bit as there was a lot of support from family and friends and it was much appreciated. I have … Continue reading
Visitor in the night – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013
Had a dream last week… Miss you pops! Visitor in the night It’s a strange kind of thing When you wake from a dream With a tear in your eye Over what you’ve just seen Loved one alive Though your … Continue reading
Long slow drag – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013
Wow have I got some ground to cover for NaPoWriMo2013… but not likely tonight. I’ll get there though, don’t you worry 😀 Long slow drag Long slow drag Ash kicks to life Bright orange flare Smoky fingers reach in To … Continue reading
Pops smile – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013
Pops smile It’s been less than two weeks And it’s still hard to grasp That the last hug I gave you Is really the last I won’t see your hair Combed over just so Or kiss your cheek With stubbly … Continue reading
For Pops – who I’m sure is resting in peace – poem
On the morning of the 22nd of March, a little over a week ago, my dad passed away. The following Sunday, after helping one of my kids with a school project and sending him off to bed around midnight, I … Continue reading
Our new tide – Response Poem
This is a second response poem to a poem written by Franzad… here . To see other poetry I’ve done based on inspiration from poems, comments, paintings, photos and music, do a search on my blog for “Inspired by” Enjoy! … Continue reading
A Mere Tear In The Ocean of Suffering – Acrostic
In an earlier post today I wrote down “A mere tear in the ocean.” I was trying to relay my thoughts on how even though today’s events hit me pretty hard, the impact of how I felt from this as … Continue reading
Loss of a child (a clogyrnach) – Poem
A fellow poet and blogger (Sue of Blue Girl Poems) recently posted a form of poetry (clogyrnach) here that I had not seen before. So, as usual, I wanted to try it. With today’s sad events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in … Continue reading
A mere tear in the ocean – thoughts and poem
It is with a large swing of emotions and tears in my eyes that I sit here and read about another senseless killing spree. I can’t imagine the horror of hearing about a shooting at your child or loved one’s school … Continue reading
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