old love grows new roots
writer’s island: the gift. this was perfect timing for something that needed to be expressed….missing someone can be haunting at times…for linda growing strong… here’s the ongoing story…previous posts; photo: Lipstick, judy stalus, flickr
it is not so bad
most days
sleep comes easy
here now without
i cannot, come and
be right next to me
today i totally surrender
softly sobbing the once
smothered to you
no one hears nearby
i clutch at the arms
familiar to me
eventually sleep comes
and when you
smile i do too
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This is a powerful piece, poignant and hopeful! Missing someone can sometimes be almost debilitating. Your words and thoughts are tender, touching and surely a fine tribute.
AND, the title is stellar.
The aching grief is palpable. Beautiful.
such raw need!
A smile can be such a wonderful gift. If you wait long enough, you might be gifted…(a good joke helps, sometimes, but I love how you wrangled your smile in your poem). Lots of yearning…well said.
“today i totally surrender”
most of the times, grief, loneliness, aching, are just as much conscious choices we make as are happiness, joy, gratitude.
lovely poem.
Yearning an intense experience beautifully expressed
love every part of this.