wish

After the loss of a dear friend,

I try to view life differently.

I meant to enjoy it every second

Look back with no regrets,

Look forward to something new.

 

I am starting to put a new perspective

In life,

I want to exercise patience,

I want to maximize understanding,

I want to say hello to love again.

 

With his death,

I have realized something,

You are the one in control of your life,

Whether losing or winning,

The ball is in your court.

 

I want to let bygones be bygones,

Let the hurtful past be buried forever,

A new life to enjoy,

Without fear and regrets,

Just trying to be happy one day at a time.

 

I have learned a lot of lessons

From his untimely death,

I don’t want to be a coward anymore,

I want to stand tall and fight

Whatever that comes my way.

 

I am wishing for something better

I am wishing for something beautiful

I am wishing for that bright star

Hope it shines on me,

And make me smile again.

Reviews

[The Night Poet]

My mother passed on December 25, 2005. This is what I saw from that day on.
Dear one,

When someone we love passes or leaves us,
the sadness we feel is not about how much they loved us.
It is more about how much we loved them.
And that we will no longer be able to express our love to them.
We experienced the joy and love of loving them that we
nor they will feel again.
We will only be able to recall in our memory the places and times we did express our love.
We remember what they did and what we said to them in giving of ourselves to them.
When we are expressing our love to someone, we are expressing a love for ourselves.
That is the biggest missing when we lose someone that we love so much.
The tears are of joy.
The love is the feeling of love within us.
With God’s blessings.
The Night Poet

[sette]

thank you my dear friend for those words and i am sorry for your loss but then there are good memories to look back on from time to time

[lightsong]

some take death into the dark side, but You my friend do what is should be done, very brave and aware, and believe me if You did walk in that road, all the best will come to You, You got the message from Your friend's passing right, and that what matters.

may all Your wishes come true, may he rest in eternal peace.

[Ardra]

Passing away of our dear ones and experiencing death so close we learn that life is short and we need to live....and not get scared .... somehow... that makes sense as we are not guaranteed tmrws.... we need to make use of our present to make it beautiful....

Beautifully done...

[sette]

yes that is so true my friend cherish the day that passes by because we never know what tomorrow brings

[Great Aunt Astri]

Any sort of ending is another new beginning. I think your poem expresses this well. And, as you say, 'The ball is in your court', so I am glad that the person in your poem has made a positive response to the death of a friend. On-wards, with hope and a smile. Lovely poem.

[sette]

thank you so much for this meaningful review

[Great Aunt Astri]

You are welcome.

[wordman]

and i hope it shines on you to...

[sette]

i hope so too my friend

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

......................What a pragmatic wish.
................One that we should follow always.
......When we lose someone, we lose part of our self.
... The deeper our love, the greater the void within.
The person we lost would also have a similar wish for us.
We all have these holes in our souls, differing in depth.
At times, we visit these empty spaces within, searching.
What we discover is a private place, we fill with memories.
...Moving on is not abandonment, nor is it comfortable.
...Our map through this life is smeared with tears.
......,,,The familiar roads are blotted and stained.
............We find our way, one step at a time.
...............We are alone and hollowed out.
..................We follow our new wishes,
.....................to see where it leads.
.......................One day at a time.

[sette]

yes thank you my friend for this poem

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

My pleasure.

Natural result,
when one author,
inspires another,
by sharing the heart.

[Onlyme]

Death seems to have that effect on the people close to them. Where you evaluate life and living more. And I am so sorry to hear about a loved one passing Sette. They will always be with you close in heart, mind and soul. And with time. You do find comfort and love and healing. Be gentle to you first and foremost.

[sette]

thanks for the understanding my friend

[Eiram]

Maaaring ito rin iyon umpisa para isipin natin maging positibo at magtiwala sa plano sa atin ni God.May dahilan bawat nangyayari.

[sette]

yup sana nga ito na ang umpisa