End of Days, For my father "Eddie Morgan Jr"

I am my father’s son after all. To my father I raise a glass and say "Goodnight Dad thank you for my life"

My Father Eddie Morgan Jr and I.

My father died 6/15/15

Both the tears that live in sorrows

along with those born from pain

Echo through the lost tomorrows

that will never come again

 

For I had closed my heart away

as to hide behind a door

So the longing I'd kept at bay

would trouble my soul no more

With the storms brought by the spring

came the April winds sublime

The children's happy feet now sing

pitter-patter keeping time

 

I kept the promise to my heart

burning love has kept me warm

I readied for the end in part

with my back turned toward the storm

 

The sun did set upon his chest

as lost, love cried out in me

"Give him life or give him rest"

was the sound of my hearts plea

 

Author's Note

The night comes when there are fewer days ahead than behind. On that night you realize the folly of your misspent youth was really the joy of your life's adventure. To that I raise a glass and say "Hell Yeah he really lived! Goodnight Dad

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Reviews

[Mira ThePoetess]

oh Tate that sure is one of the best poems I've read as I love the song as well. Your words as usual penetrate the soul. Life is a journey, and we all may go astray, wandering in roads never taken before, or roads that were taken by others yet they seem so unfamiliar as we don't learn from others' experience all the time .... Lost hopes, sorrows and tears moan inside your heart only to awaken some hunger for a ray of light that would sure give you the rebirth feeling. No matter how long we try to hide from love, it sure finds a way to us, without asking for our permission. The wind, the sun, the spring and the storm ... all those words are only an excellent choice for the flow of your feelings that was easily sensed all along your poem ..... sorry it was too long but it sure hit me hard that one. Loved the photo toooo :D

Mira

[Mira ThePoetess]

I will sure vote for this one as all the rest can't even stand the level of comparison ... you got my vote

[Tate Morgan]

How endearing to read such a devout write on a subject we both share thank you

[Mira ThePoetess]

No need to thank me, what touches the heart is what is based upon sincerity and truthfulness. Excellent ink ...

[Adeyna]

that first stanza is just amazing it melts everything away and your hooked line and sinker ...so very well versed sir just amazing! its all excellent not just the first stanza by the way! just very very powerful! :)

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you very Much .It is nice to think something i dreamed touched the soul of someone else

[Mockingbird]

love and compassion is essential in living a life of fulfillment. there is a lesson to be learned here.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Meridith I had hoped it would pass that thought along nice to see you

[An owl on the moon]

What a beautiful aching in your words.. the life that is past... the journey you've led... Yes.. loving enlightens our living... May we learn to love always so deep and true.

[Tate Morgan]

Yes I agree it is an aching in the heart for youth simplicity and drive. Thank you

[Vani Jalagar]

Both the tears that live in sorrows
along with tears born from pain
Echo through the lost tomorrows
that will never come again.........................

nice lines....."I had closed my heart away as to hide behind a door" does this mean hiding all pain and pretending everything is okay wearing a smile on lips? I understood it this way...thanks for sharing...awesome :)

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Vani I am Tate Nice to meet you. I meant that suppressed them to hide them from my conscious mind. So as not to have to face them

[N!LoC]

awwww.. very nice ! very very nice

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you N!Loc I hope it made you smile

[Butch Decatoria]

This is very well written, bravo...

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Thank you so much it is always a joy to see you here. I am humbled and honored thank you
Tate

[star73]

love it very nice read thanks for sharing;-)

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you very much i am Tate nice to meet you

[Rita L. Sev]

Tate, I enjoyed your Author's Note as much as your poem itself. We need each other, no question, and are so lucky that there is no shortage of people to love. There will come a day, if we are fortunate, when we are torn between the blessings of Life and the peace of the next world...

[Tate Morgan]

Rita there will come a day for each of us when the peace of the other side is preferable to the diminished abilities of our own bodies. I want to die in my sleep or doing something heroic And may it be quick

[Rita L. Sev]

A big Amen to that. My grandmother was almost 99 years old; she passed away in her bed, and I know she was ready for what met her on the other side...

[Tate Morgan]

mine lived to 102 and she passed from this world when she was good and ready

[David Lewis Paget]

Without love and companionship, Tate, life is a pretty hollow process. You hit the nail on the head here, that when we close off our heart to the finer things in life, the only one who suffers is us. Nicely written.

[sushi]

I loved the way this poem starts....
"Both the tears that live in sorrows
along with tears born from pain
Echo through the lost tomorrows
that will never come again

For I had closed my heart away
as to hide behind a door
So the longing I'd kept at bay
would trouble my soul no more"

A very beautiful write.... Just Amazing :)
Thanks for sharing

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you how humbling that is to hear. Nice to meet you