Grieve on, dear breaking heart, grieve on.
No human words can stem the tide of tears you’ve yet to spill,
nor scale the depth of this profanity:
the centre of your universe is gone.
Weep on, sweet broken heart, weep on.
An endless “Why?” cast to the heedless spheres above. Until
at last you feel a calmer certainty:
the answer lies where her sure steps have gone.
Live on, courageous heart, live on.
The love you kindled more than fifty years burns brightly still
and lights your way to immortality
and her; and rest, and peace, all sorrow gone.
In a list
A contest entry
- CONTEST : "WINGS OF COMPASSION IN TIMES OF GRIEF" by maa by maa.
2221 points, ended August 26, 2008, 41 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Show me what wins gold around here by AutumnGypsy.
550 points, ended August 28, 2008, 27 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Oh this is such a lovely piece of hope, you capture feelings so well here, best to you
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Truly inspiring words. It's hard to know what to say especially in such a case, for life is not fair, or always kind. a beautiful write from the heart and i am sure it help him tremendously in the future.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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congrats on the trophy...well written giving strength to live on...
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Goosebumps and Tears!
Wow! This is one of the best poems I've read in this category. Words woven masterfully to comfort the anguish of one left behind, provide hope of a future reunion, and to bring peace in the time between. So many things you've said here struck my heart's chords, specifically line two and your closing two lines. Thanks for sharing! Elaina
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Thank you.
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wow ...
your poem has stricken me like a thunderbolt of lightening ... yet I can feel the nectar of gentleness and compassion overflow at the same time ... a poetic bird with one wing being wisdom, and the other love ...
how beautiful, how magical, how amazing ...
I am so touched by your poem, and the moment I clicked on it, my husband entered the room and he read it with me ... immediately, he whispered : "c'est beau !" (how beautiful !) and left the room again ...
it was a magic moment ...
are you an angel or something like that ?
maa
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I envy all those who have been blessed with a long and happy relationship - but of course there is the devastation of being the one left behind. Thank you for your kind words.
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