Nothing changes, but everything has

Our beautiful friend Deb passed on 13/08/21 after her second, brief battle with cancer.

In the grand scheme of things, in life,
nothing has really changed, but everything has.
The sun still rises lighting eastern skies
then falls, ceding the heavens to a pallid moon,
tides ebb and flow, their calming shushing washing shingled shores,
fetching and carrying, fetching and carrying, fetching...
The tick and tock of time, relentless, moves forward
with seconds changing to minutes, to hours, days, weeks, months,
this passing of time ushering in the season's change,
summer into autumn, into winter, into spring,
the season of new life, rebirth, but not yours,
for you now sleep eternally, peacefully, somewhere beyond this life
in the arms of the angels.

We didn't send a card, couldn't find the words,
and what use tear stained ink to broken hearts anyway, what use.
Even now as this written, what words could do justice,
could explain the numbness, disbelief,
the feeling of loss at your sudden passing
and how sadly you are missed, will always be missed...

Is it peaceful up in heaven
have you angel wings to fly,
can you hear our veiled hearts beating
can you see the tears we cry.

Will you visit in the small hours
come sit and chat awhile,
reminisce about good times spent
upon our faces paint a smile.

And will you hold us in your angel heart
as we in ours hold you,
until the time we meet again
when our lives they too are through.

Reviews

[willweb]

A heart touching poem my friend. When we lose someone who was close, friend or family it really does take a lot out of us. We are often left not knowing exactly what to say or do. A beautiful tribute.

[Gee]

Thank you Willweb

[softlyfall]

Poignant and loving tribute to your lost friend, very well written and compelling. The energy of your love for her lives on in these words, becoming immortalized. That is the power of requiem remembrances. Your love for her is one of her greatest legacies.

I visit with ghosts often, they are good company.

[Gee]

Thank you for your kind words.
I still struggle to come to terms with her passing as it was only 8 weeks from diagnosis to death.
" your love for her is one of her greatest legacies"
That gardens my heart

[Gee]

GARDENS....gladdens.

[softlyfall]

no, wait, a heart gardener... that's a poem trying to happen, now go write it

[Bryan Sefton]

How I wish I could write like this..

[Gee]

Good morning Bryan, thanks. I think we all have our moments when the words fall.just so.
Have a good day, take care

[DIVYA]

Meditating on your heartfelt words, on how nothing on this earth changes after a loved one passes even though our world seems shattered to us, how indifferent the beautiful things in Nature seem, as we're left to mourn a loved one alone, many questions within....the answers only with God. I'm so sorry for your loss, Gee.

[Gee]

Thanks Divya, is a very hard loss :(

[DIVYA]

May you find strength in her fond memories and the presence of your loved ones.
Have a nice day Gee 🙋‍♀️

[Gee]

😎, thank you

[Dave Brown]

For those left behind, it is a s****y system.

[Gee]

It is indeed.
Thank you Dave

[Mary Jain]

First of all, I would like appreciate the courage you had to write this down, because I can't even complete reading through these lines without feeling the loss deep inside. It's easy to understand your feelings when you wrote this piece as you have well covered your emotions in these lines.

May God gift you a new friend of her quality soon :)

[Gee]

Thank you very much for your kind words

[Ms.Jordan]

This is a beautiful piece. Thank you :))

[Gee]

Thank you Ms Jordan

[M. J. Smith]

The passing of those we love is always hardest around a holiday... Grief well expressed.

[Gee]

Thank you MJS

[Lathen Griffiths]

Very poignant, life goes on but we feel the emptiness that is left with those who are gone.

[Gee]

Thank you Lathen

[MidnightStar]

This is amazing, a fine tribute that sends one off to the next plateau of life with kindness and respect. "Is it peaceful up in heaven
have you angel wings to fly,
can you hear our veiled hearts beating
can you see the tears we cry. " - a heartfelt tribute write beautifully expressed sentiments through metaphorical visuals... A great read and share xxx

[Gee]

Thank you. Debs death has shaken many of us to the core

[MidnightStar]

I am sorry to learn about the sad news you had. I I'm sure Debs would have been glad if she could be able to read this may her soul rest in peace and this ending bring her wonderful beginning xxx