21. The Loss Of A Child's Father
Your loss came so unexpectedly.
I thought many more years we would have to share.
But God had another plan
and at times the loss and grief are things I just can't bear.
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Featured Shared Story
I had to respond and thank you for your posting and story. I too lost my partner, husband, and best friend in May of 2010 when our son was only 14 months old. Had it not been for that...
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22. Suicide
Suicide the headline screams
And everyone turns their head
Too frightened, too shocked, too ignorant
To acknowledge that he is deadFeatured Shared StoryHi Audrey,
Thank you for responding and sharing your story with me. My husband also suffered from bi-polar, so I understand your fear and your pain. What got me through the many years was to... -
23. I Wanted To Go With You
I was a lonely wanderer, searching for a place to belong.
You came into my life and gave me love, a place to call home.
Home is where the heart is; it doesn't always have four walls.Featured Shared StoryThe man I have loved for more than half my life is dying from a blood disorder. Every day he and I are realizing that living for the moment is the most important thing in our lives. We...
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24. Baby Steps
I tell myself I need
to take baby steps
beginning with his shoes.
Plastic bag in hand I enter the closetFeatured Shared StoryLuann:
First of all I'm so sorry for the loss of your life partner. I can only imagine how difficult that would be! I do have to tell you that very few poems have transported me to a scene... -
25. All I Want Is To Be With You
I don't want this house,
this emptiness in the air,
this quiet despair.
Featured Shared StoryYes, I know exactly how you feel - I'm sure a number of others will too. Sadly the joy has gone out of Christmas for many of us.
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26. Until We Meet Again
Alone in my darkness I still see your face,
sometimes your presence and your warm embrace.
I look 'round the house; it's calling your name,
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27. Our Love Is Forever
Mornings in the summer
Autumn's evening mist
Snowflakes on my window
Solitude exists -
28. Kisses On The Wind
Time heals all wounds they say,
but I have one that never goes away.
The loss of you has left a spot
deep in my heart that time forgot. -
29. A Wife's Grief
If death is nothing at all,
We will be enjoying summer and fall;
We shall talk and laugh as we have always done,
Instead of waiting for my time to come. -
30. In My Heart
You're not here
For me to see
My heart longs for
The day to be -
31. A Love That's Forever
I love you.
I love you too, until the casket closes.
But when your casket closes,
Where should my love then go? -
32. Beside Your Grave
I left a simple rose today.
I laid it down upon your grave.
Then memories came rushing - from the past,
of our lives together; we said it would last. -
33. The Widow-Maker
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A loose limb hangs upon a pine three log-lengths from the ground,
A norway tumbles with a whine and shakes the woods around.
The loose limb plunges from its place and zigzags down below;
And Jack is lying on his face—there's red upon the snow.
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