Sometimes a wave of grief
Will break through these closed curtains of my mind
When I find myself surprised
By a memory of your tenderness
Or ways in which you
Thought to show love
And even as I so often
Sensed your being turn away from me
Deep in my heart I know you loved me
In your way
There is a holding on I sometimes do
Out of the fear of what I may have to face
As I let go of these temporal reminders
That are anything but
Temporay
Speaking more to me about the eternity
Of family bonds
So even as you hurt me
Still my soul longed for you
And for tenderness
So now if the wave of this grief
And all of these tears remind me
Surprising me
As I feel this current distance
Between the two us left
This burst of love
Summoned up from deep within will
Remind me
Of our soul’s
Unbreakable connection
Beautiful as always. You conjure many emotions and feelings, and do so well. Resonates.
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I love your poetry too so that appreciation of mine means so much, Jeff this was written from true emotions around my Mum so thank you so much. 🌹
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You’re most welcome, my friend. Well, our mutual adoration for each other’s work is quite lovely and meaningful. I definitely know they were true emotions. Experience really does shine through when we’ve experienced both deep pain and joy. This I could see and feel in your poem. Have a lovely rest of your week.
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You too Jeff.. enjoy every day.. ❤
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Oh my goodness, this is a beautiful writing. I found myself thinking of many types of connections we have in this lifetime. Relationship comes in so many forms and your writing stirs many thoughts and emotions on this, which I think all good writing does. ❤
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How brilliant to read that. Yes those bonds go so deep dint they.. so mysterious really on a soul level. Thanks for your appreciation and so good to hear it resonated. Have a beautiful day. 💙🦋
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