Stine Writing and Miniatures

A Sky Full of Stars: d’Verse Poets Pub

You cannot pluck moonlight to bring in your pocket!

Helen Hoyt – October Letter


Prosery: The Voice of Helen Hoyt

Thinking of my todays and my yesterdays
the things I remember and the things still yet to learn
You came into my life and gave me twenty good years
two sweet children and countless memories.
You left this world and left me with memories of old
and the feeling that it was okay to move on.
“You cannot pluck moonlight to bring in your pocket”
just as I cannot reach out and find you.
You sent me someone new and gave me your blessing
knowing that someday we will meet again
For now, I am not replacing love, I am adding to it
like the sky adds stars, never leaving the night alone.

©2023 CBialczak

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  11. Thi͏s he͏a͏rtfe͏lt story i͏s a͏ be͏a͏uti͏ful te͏sta͏me͏nt to the͏ e͏nduri͏ng na͏ture͏ of love͏ a͏nd the͏ wa͏y i͏t conti͏nue͏s to sha͏pe͏ our li͏ve͏s e͏ve͏n a͏fte͏r our love͏d one͏s ha͏ve͏ de͏pa͏rte͏d. The͏ a͏na͏logy of not be͏i͏ng a͏ble͏ to “pluck moonli͏ght to bri͏ng i͏n your pocke͏t” i͏s both poi͏gna͏nt a͏nd comforti͏ng, re͏mi͏ndi͏ng us tha͏t ce͏rta͏i͏n thi͏ngs a͏re͏ be͏yond our gra͏sp, ye͏t the͏y re͏ma͏i͏n i͏n our he͏a͏rts fore͏ve͏r. The͏ i͏de͏a͏ of a͏ddi͏ng to love͏, much li͏ke͏ the͏ sky a͏dds sta͏rs, i͏s truly touchi͏ng. It’s a͏ re͏mi͏nde͏r tha͏t love͏ i͏s boundle͏ss a͏nd ca͏n e͏ncompa͏ss ne͏w re͏la͏ti͏onshi͏ps whi͏le͏ che͏ri͏shi͏ng the͏ me͏mori͏e͏s of those͏ we͏’ve͏ lost. Tha͏nk you for sha͏ri͏ng thi͏s touchi͏ng re͏fle͏cti͏on. 👍👌👏😊

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