Memories

[PoetOfSerendipity]

Someone I know lost their love in the past year... they are watching the devastation from Katrina and feeling even stronger than a lot of us the pain of the people who have lost a lot of what makes their lives worth living. As I thinking of this friend.. I wrote this.

Memories
by the LC Poet


Memories of the one I lost
come flooding back
As the hurricane creates chaos
so do soft bittersweet memories


great pain
great loss
only because we knew love
beyond the bounds of physical affection


An intimacy beyond words
beyond comprehension
a savoring of souls
a melding of hearts


The sorrow battles
but slowly abates
giving way to the memories of love
strong, healing, and forever

[Elle Rush]

I have a lump in my throat that wont go away. A sadness bubbling inside for all of these people. I see how something like this could trigger the past losses of many. I felt this same helplessness after 9-11. We are not powerless, though.... as long as we have words and expressions.
I hope you gave a copy of this to your friend. Just to have friends like you is heart-warming, and support during hard times reaffirms that your friend is loved and cared for.

[PoetOfSerendipity]

She had lost the love of her life this past year.. and indeed the suffering of those people reminded her of her own suffering. I shared this with her.. and she thanked me. It's so hard to know what to say to people.. but I've learned over the years, people appreciate you acknowledging their loss.. it doesn't make them sadder as I had once feared... but allows them to share a tiny piece of their burden with you because you care.

[Ken Corbett]

Dipity:

I appreciate the last stanza most of all, it's so true that we remember most of all the love we had. And so it should be.

Ken

[Solace512]

beautiful and caring write.