POEM FROM OUR RESIDENT POET JULY 2022
AFTER YOU'VE GONE
There is a silence so profound
That you hear the quickening beat
Of the grieving heart.
Another long day to be filled
With essential chores -
Now in danger of metamorphosing
Into the trivia category.
It is the entrancing and exiting
Of familiar rooms
That trigger memories of happy times
Which never again will bring
Smiles to faces and joy to hearts.
Tears freely fall.
We know that Time is a catalyst
And will, with its unchanging orbit,
Assuage the present sorrow.
Though so much is generously offered
By those who also mourn,
We must choose our own paths
To continue living in a world
Which has irrevocably changed.
How fortunate we are in our belief
That one day,
We shall meet again
And there will be no more tears.
Eternal bliss -
Hopefully - God willing!
Eileen Murray © July 2022
