Dedicated to Bob, who will always be remembered. Also dedicated to David for his love and support and to Lindsay, my daughter, my best friend, my joy, for being so strong. Two years later it still comes to mind how I felt on that fateful day. People I knew were so very kind but no one knew […]
MoreFor Eugi: https://amanpan.com/2020/05/18/eugis-weekly-prompt-cherish-may-18-2020/ What I cherish I cherish the land and I cherish the sea I cherish my solitude and also the “we” I think I am lucky to have so much joy The worst thing for me was losing my boy. But life must go on and so I will try to be grateful for everything that’s passing by. […]
MoreReverse poems are written to be read top to bottom, and conversely, to be read bottom to top. When read in reverse, the poem should elicit a reversal of the tone and sentiment that is given reading it forward. Some incorrectly refer to this as “mirror” poetry, but that is an entirely different form, which […]
MoreFor: https://fivedotoh.com/2020/05/14/fowc-with-fandango-legacy/ After my son passed away I was devastated. I had just (13 months prior) lost my husband now my son! The mourning process has been so much different than it was for Bob. It seems to be much more painful and I sometimes don’t know how I will ever feel better. July will […]
MoreThe course of true love never did run smooth William Shakespeare A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, ACT 1 SCENE 1, LINE 134; LYSANDER TO HERMIAWilliam Shakespeare Who were the best lovers in all of the world, in all time? What did Shakespeare experience to know that love is a rough road? Where did Shakespeare get all […]
MoreDesolate:Uninhabited or giving the impression of bleak emptiness. https://weeklyprompts.com/2020/04/25/weekend-challenge-desolate My desolate life I stand alone as I have no one to stand with. I walk alone as I have no one to walk with. I sleep alone as I have no one to sleep with. Oh, desolate life, provide me the companionship I seek and the comradery I deserve. Do not feel sorrow for my loneliness. Do […]
Morefire, tiny, dream, mourn, torn, lift, shy, shock, lock, truth, light, stories. https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/24010414/posts/2345 A true story of grief: the sunday Wordle Disclaimer: This is a true story. It is written with all my heart. It isn’t a happy tale, but it is my life. You hear stories about it, about the horror of having State Troopers come to […]
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