Tag: loss
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Coming home …
That first year … Drifting with the tide Going through the motions Existing, not living. Getting up Going to work Taking James to school. Sleeping, cooking, eating, drinking Paying bills. Relentlessly living. Piles of post on the mat, A full inbox every day Messages, kind and sympathetic A comfort in the moment. Then back to…
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My book finished, at last …
I never thought this day would come My book all finished and complete. There were times The road ahead Seemed long and weary Full of doubts, Questions, Incomplete. I worked in secret Not owning up Hoping one day I’d get here, But hardly daring To believe. I’d be working well Then something Stopped me in…
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Stuck at low tide …
I’ve been in a capsule of time Stuck at low tide A special period, Special to me My marriage Ended abruptly Held in time To write my story Locked in events Long since past. Yesterday Something happened to me To jolt me back to reality. I realized Things have changed The world has changed People’s…
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Finishing touches to the book – but how do I feel?
My book went back yesterday I hope for the last time Two very small corrections Added to the list to do. I feel so very proud of it But even yesterday It was so very hard To sit down and attend To the work I needed to do. There is a part of me I’m…
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I’m leaving today beloved …
I’m leaving today beloved I’m so sorry to have to go. Know though You’ll remain Close to my heart While I’m away, In my thoughts, My hopes, My wishes, Ever dear to me. Wait for me beloved, Wait patiently For my return. I trust you will I know you will You hold All my hopes…
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Is my mind or my body the culprit?
A bad stomach I’ve had With pain and bloating So uncomfortable It’s pulled me down. I looked for the reasons Is it something I ate? Or more likely Something I’m thinking. I’ve overdone it again Conveniently forgetting My energy levels Are limiting. I get carried away Book this in and that And before I know…
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Two inch thick solid steel
A former boyfriend Of mind once Compared me To a two-inch thick Piece of solid steel. His words stayed with me All these years. Instead of fine porcelain He thought I was, Easily breakable and delicate, I proved myself Of much stronger mettle, Tougher, more resilient. Those qualities I’ve needed To fight on through my…
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I had a startling revelation …
I had a startling revelation When Eloise and I did meet For a Body Talk incantation Of magic, my story so complete. The priority for the day Or so my body did say Was my nervous system Years 40 to 50 A calming down, a settling needed. No revelation there Optic neuritis number one Happened…
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Everyone has a story …
Everyone has a story. In my sixtieth year, Seems hardly believable, But how sad To reach here Without a tale to tell. To have lived And loved And overcome life’s trials And tribulations, Isn’t that why we’re here On earth to learn these lessons? I do believe we come As babes With a defined mission…
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Being a single Mum is tricky …
Being a single mum is tricky So many ups and downs Right turns, wrong turns Joy and pleasure All rolled into one. To carry on, a widow When part of me was missing To steady the helm Keep things together Shop, cook, sleep, eat While all the time Steering through stormy weather. Attend to school…
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