your smile lingers

your smile lingers

A Poem by Lydia Shutter



artwork by adriarandoart




you were my true north
your hugs pointed me in the direction
i knew would always be home
a home with fresh flowers
on my favorite glass table
but that table is dusty now
and the flowers
have forgotten how to bloom
sometimes i untie a string of your memories
to make you spend the day with me
i walk down
multicolored paths
we once shared
till the end of the day
when i have dried tears
remembering
and always
your smile lingers

© 2025 Lydia Shutter


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Isn't dust a pain? Sometimes I feel like we just shuffle it from one place to the next, over and over again.
I heard once that dust is mostly dead skin, which is really icky that we don't make more of a big deal about us all having body dandruff!
But anyhoo, it us good to untie a striking of memories and remember those special moments we shared, knowing that if anyone catches you smiling in passing they will know not what brought that smile but may just ponder it enough to begin to ponder smiles of their own!
I consider those smiles as DVD extras of my life! 😃
As always Lydi, beautifully captured.

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

1 Month Ago

Lorry, you would be a great extraneous speaker. Your stream of consciousness reviews tickle me. Th.. read more
Lorry

1 Month Ago

Once I start I'd never shut up though! 😃
Lydia Shutter

1 Month Ago

:) but it would be fun to listen to!



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Hi Lydia
true love is always there whether in person or in memory...and you showed us both...first what it was like when you had you loved one near....then it was all recollections of what had been and what it it like now...you used stunning images to show us everything....."hugs pointed in the right direction"...."when I have dried tears"... well done!
Warmly, B

Posted 1 Week Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

1 Week Ago

Thank you so much for this lovely review, Betty. You made my day! Lydi**
Betty Hermelee

1 Week Ago

You are very welcome!🌷
Warmly
B🌷
Memories for me are extra people who hang around to prompt thought, letting a grieving darling to know that there is something deep, deep aside the heart that goes on and on for as long as one's own life rolls on Memories, unlike pictures, oddment, etc.. are always there, tucked in a comfy place. Can be recalled if wanted or just smiled at when they arise. They are a forever Linus blanket.. and oh so welcome. Fine words kindly laid, dear lady.. Those flowers are beautifu as are your words.

Posted 2 Weeks Ago


1 of 2 people found this review constructive.

emmajoygreen

2 Weeks Ago

Oh Lydi, that is so cruel!!! :) Touched just over zero yesterday morning, hightest for Thursday was .. read more
Lydia Shutter

2 Weeks Ago

Cold nose, warm heart? LOL The weather is one of the reasons I love living in South Florida. Sorr.. read more
emmajoygreen

2 Weeks Ago

I think my veins are the colour of hot choc! Could emigrate to a warm climate and laugh hystericall.. read more
A smile has a way of cementing a memory. It's what we are left with, a lasting impression that refuses to leave us. The images I have alone, are too many to mention, but they come to the surface, fresh and new, like a string untied...like the words so poetically penned here, by you!

Posted 3 Weeks Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

3 Weeks Ago

Kelly, thank you so much for the lovely review. That lasting impression stays to comfort us...I bel.. read more
This is a beautiful and touching read Lydia.

Posted 3 Weeks Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

3 Weeks Ago

Thanks so much, Kim. Lydi*
'your smile lingers'
Lydia Shutter,
your above poem is a good place for me to find that understanding of 'the multi colored paths we once shared.' This piece you wrote is a way for a reader to analyze their own memories of the people which have now gone on ahead. It is really sobering cuz this place is so temporary. When a person is younger the future just seems to go on forever. Our family lost our papa. Mama is crying. So are we. Loved your beautiful memorial to precious love.
Blessings,
Kathy

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

3 Weeks Ago

Kathy, I am so sorry you lost your Dad. How well I remember my mother's tears when that happened to.. read more
How beautiful Lydia, you portray a lovely painting of a table with flowers blooming not knowing that then painting will fade with time; but memories do not fade of those we have loved.

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

3 Weeks Ago

Indeed, we hold them in our hearts forever. Thank you Stella. Lydi**
I love that you used that term about the smile lingering:) I see those smiles all of the time:) what a beautiful poem

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

3 Weeks Ago

Robert, nice to see you on my page. Thank you so much for the review. Keep smiling! Lydi**
so much i relate to in your poem, Lydi. special people, the special things they did that blessed us .. i particularly appreciate
"sometimes i untie a string of your memories
to make you spend the day with me" .. mighty fine poetry says i!
E.

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

1 Month Ago

When we get to our golden years, we realize how much those special people did for us and the sacrifi.. read more
I love the ending, with the lingering smile, as it makes me think of my Grandmother, who I have been missing a lot lately. Excellent work (as always). ~Jim

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

1 Month Ago

How lovely you have sweet memories of your grandmother! Thank you so much for the review, Jim. Hop.. read more
Isn't dust a pain? Sometimes I feel like we just shuffle it from one place to the next, over and over again.
I heard once that dust is mostly dead skin, which is really icky that we don't make more of a big deal about us all having body dandruff!
But anyhoo, it us good to untie a striking of memories and remember those special moments we shared, knowing that if anyone catches you smiling in passing they will know not what brought that smile but may just ponder it enough to begin to ponder smiles of their own!
I consider those smiles as DVD extras of my life! 😃
As always Lydi, beautifully captured.

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

1 Month Ago

Lorry, you would be a great extraneous speaker. Your stream of consciousness reviews tickle me. Th.. read more
Lorry

1 Month Ago

Once I start I'd never shut up though! 😃
Lydia Shutter

1 Month Ago

:) but it would be fun to listen to!

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