I’m Missing Mama – A Grief Poem
From Tina Marie -
I’m Missing Mama
She gave me birth and without warning
she left this earth, to see her placed in
in that dirt was the worst or was it when
I was following that ugly black Hurst?
I heard the preacher say ashes to ashes
dust to dust, I thought ” Mother can I speak
to you once again please [...]
For my Mama: Gone So Long But Never Forgotten
By Shaakiera Schroeder -
Almost fifteen years have passed
Seems like a lifetime
In fact,
It is, the good half of mine.
It is the half in which I had you,
Where my days were filled with unconditional love and support.
Even the craziest of my dreams, I would hear you say “why Not”
You were always there…
Ready for anything …
Always there…breakfast, lunch [...]
I AM HERE! I LOVE YOU…I CARE!
By Shaakiera Schroeder -
Rooted (Anchored in stone)
My roots are your roots,
All that nourishes you, also nourishes me
That which devastates you, will destroy me
At first you stood in the center of the world
So sturdy…so strong…a Rock to all,
Life ripped from you_
Shattered to pieces…
Shattered to the core.
My roots are your roots,
When you bleed,
I bleed.
Our souls entwined…
Leave the [...]
Grief Poems by Shaakiera Schroeder
Wednesday lost
By Shaakiera Schroeder
As “The” day draws nearer
Spirits sink lower
Fears rise, higher.
Not completely sure why,
It’s as if we expect something…or
“That” to happen again…
Anything worse…is impossible!
Still so unbelievable _ surreal almost.
Two months short of a year
And we continue to struggle to grasp the fact_
You’re gone!
How do you go about planning an Angel Day…?
When you can’t believe…
Yet [...]
I Can Almost
By Victoria Walker
I can almost see you smile
In the shadows of my mind,
Bringing to me the peace
I have struggled so hard to find.
I can almost hear your voice
Telling me “Be not saddened nor afraid,
Just remember all the good,
How we loved and laughed and played.”
I can almost feel your touch
Wiping away my every tear
As I stand [...]
Someone is Missing at Christmas
Let this be a loving reminder
That someone is missing today.
Someone our hearts hold on to
As we travel along life’s way.
Someone who made life so special
For each of us here.
Someone who won’t be forgotten,
But cherished from year to year.
And now as we celebrate Christmas,
Let us fondly recall
How deeply each of us loved him.
And oh… how he [...]
The Third Summer Has Passed
By Kim Hodne -
The third summer has passed
A hint of autumn in the air
Another season without you
I see the world through your eyes
The conflicts of war
Young men your age maimed and killed
Terrorism on the rise
Such a sad state of affairs
What would you think now?
I miss your hearing your views
The passion in your voice
The earnestness in [...]
GIVING THANKS
By Scott Tallman –
In loving memory of my dear son, James
My memories are flowing,
Of Holidays past,
If only I’d known,
That they’d be his last
Right now I see nothing,
I can be thankful for,
My Son is gone,
My heart on the floor
Must I celebrate?
And pretend to have joy?
I just cannot do it,
Without my baby boy
His face now appears,
In [...]
Poetry Contest Entry – Your Scrapbook
By Ms. J .Lee Reed –
You might recall a holiday
with a memory quick and faint
but it’s the little things that seem to stay
the simple, common, quaint
They seem to sit so quietly
in the scrapbook of your mind
( your hair was wet with April rain)
( his subtle smile was genuine)
So easily carried throughout your life
tucked into [...]
Poetry Contest Entry – In acceptance of death
By verabel -
To Gorechi
Sam Ray
Mary and my son Matthew
String Resonate
Release
Vibrate
Pain
in acceptance of Death
Cause now Gone
Not Understood
Not Justified
Not Accepted
Destroyed by
Survived through
Lasted past
A Crystal Voice asks Why
Where are the remains of my love
My future
My child
My son
Where is his body
his smell
his warmth his color
Wrap me
Rock me
Remind me
Here is my Breast
my bowel
my wit
a flower for rest
Please
not again
when the horror [...]
