MAYBE SOMEHOW.

MAYBE SOMEHOW.

A Poem by Terry Collett
"

THE GRIEF OF A FATHER FOR HIS SON'S DEATH AND HOPES.

"


An enormous

tragedy of grief


sits on

the old man's


bent shoulders

his young son's


sudden demise

is always before


his weary eyes

it rises up


before him

with the dreary dawn


greets him

in the ticking


slow hours

of the dull day


(grief is like that

they say)


then sits with him

until the night owl


hoots him

to uneasy sleep


(his son's soul

to keep)


each time

he sits


to write

his worn words


his son watches

over


his bent shoulder

(or so he wishes


or hopes)

seeing his father's


fingers press

the keys


to conjure words

to soothe


the hurt

(they fail


but help

in one


untidy mess)

and maybe


his son's

ghostly hand


will touch

the shoulder's


ache of grief

(bringing in


the old man's

aged belief)


and maybe more

his whispered words


(with hint

of Mutley laugh


for sure)

to cheer or lift


his father's lowly

spirit high


saying although

the body's dead


the spirit's here

it does not die


and although

an enormous tragedy


of grief sits

on the old mans'


bent shoulders

it seems to sits


less heavy now

(although


deep hurting still)

somehow.


© 2014 Terry Collett


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This is the first in many I know you will write , which expresses the yearning for the lifting of the load, and in it is seen the realization that Ole WILL lift you from this deep grief, as you remember and feel ever clearer his loving touch....


Posted 10 Years Ago


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Terry Collett

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Penlady. By nature I am a positive person. Fitting this tragic death of my son into some .. read more
Penlady

10 Years Ago

I'm not sure the "sense," of it will ever be brought to any satisfactory position in our human abili.. read more

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Added on February 13, 2014
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Tags: SON, DEATH, FATHER, HOPES, WISHES

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Terry Collett
Terry Collett

United Kingdom



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Terry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..

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