If there is one thing I would never wish on anyone, it’s this – cognitive decline and the loss of memory and judgment.
May such heartbreak never visit you…
Wishing you joy this festive season!
Tag: Heartbreak
I had promised that the next poem would be a joyous one, but there’s so much happening in the world that doesn’t make for happy words.
I hope to sit in my little garden tomorrow and be inspired to write about hope and beauty and courage and contentment. Until then, here’s today’s poem:
May heartbreak never visit you…
Wishing you joy!
Grief is forever. It doesn’t go away; it becomes a part of you, step for step, breath for breath.
Jandy Nelson, The Sky Is Everywhere
Grief is weakness and strength; an ending and a beginning; a shattering and an anchoring; it is a journey without a predeterminable destination.
Wishing everyone happiness and light
and ending with a promise that the next post will be a joyous one…
These Haikus are about the power of Nature to help us find solace in a world gone crazy.
Heartsick, I espy
golden rays through lush foliage
…Spring’s cure for angst
– and later that day –
Moonlight, clouds, and stars…
such flirts – shimmying expertly
to ancient rhythms
Memories – good and bad – serve a purpose.
They remind us of times when things were beautiful and we had hope
and they warn us of what could go wrong despite the best intentions in the world.
Here’s a poem about that…
I house memories in my heart
It’s overflowing with some
I should throw away
to make space for ones
that bring me joy
but how do I measure joy
if not against the pain
of heartbreak & angst?
You left but I cling
by a thread I will not cut
I will forgive but not forget…
Sounds sinister, doesn’t it?
Well, I hope you find the following Haikus anything but ominous…
I resolve to love
changing shapes and colors of
my Autumn body
Eyelashes tremble
under the delightful weight
of early snowflakes
The pitter patter
of a lonely cloud’s anguish
a broken heart heals
