Quiet Moments

It is a quiet place, special, a place kept secret, not shared,
and it will be this way forever perhaps
as I feel not the need to burden others with my thoughts, feelings.
With the passing of time and my " healing"
visits there are becoming less frequent,
not because I love, care, less than before
but more so because the pain has subsided,
eased to the point where memories are now smiles,
smiles that are seldom, if ever, accompanied by tears,
and now, unlike when she was living,
when routine was the bedrock of her life
I need not phone in advance to make a date
I can turn up any time, unannounced,
just drop in to sit, look, remember...

" I'll come back as a Robin" she used to say
" to keep an eye, make sure you are behaving"
then she would laugh, sip her tea.
Tears came easily with the first Robin sighted
and the second, third, but they are now met with a smile
and visions of her sitting hunched in her favourite chair,
a part started crossword on her lap
the words within painstakingly written, some not finished...

I smile as I write this, bid her goodbye,
then leave until the next time.

Author's Note

For whatever reason the original post of this has vanished from my page along with all comments etc, so if this seems familiar, it is :))

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

This poem expresses my own feelings...I live so far away from her now...
Ashes belonging to her, to him....both gone....my mom loved Crossword Puzzles...she would always ask me for help when she got older....that was a great memory to share...
love this poem.
j.

[Gee]

Hi Jacob, I'm chuffed that you like this one :)
Hope you are well.
Thank you

[LeslieNoel]

This is so touching. What a lovely tribute. Well written!

[Gee]

Thank you kindly

[Cherrie Palmer]

You open this poem with a unknown element. A place you slowly unfold. You did a masterful job in sharing the secret place. Then linked it together with the Robin. This poem is layered with beauty.

[Gee]

Thank you Cherrie.
Your visits are very much appreciated

[Chris Shaw]

May those visits from Robins, always bring you smiles Gee. Grief is a lonely pathway, each of us has to walk and in our own way and own time. Time does soften the hurt, takes the edge off the pain. Makes it bearable. Have a lovely Sunday.

Chris

[Gee]

Good morning Christine, apologies for the late thank you.
Am up and readying myself for another day of misery in construction:(myself
Hope you are keeping well and enjoying the weather

[Chris Shaw]

All OK here. Have a great day.

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

Aww this is such a touching poem and the robin part is so moving and sentimental, I do believe loved ones come back as creatures. Kudos for this superb elegy.

Plz do read and comment my newest poem too, right on top of my page.

[Gee]

Thank you kindly

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

this is such a heartfelt and loving poem about loved ones gone but never forgotten. Thank you for sharing.

[Gee]

Cheers Carlos