Where the Loddon Lily Grows

I have laid him to rest

where the Loddon lily grows,

I have laid him to rest 

where the winter winds will blow

I have laid him to rest

where no one else shall know

And though my heart is aching

my soul is torn and breaking,

I have laid him to rest,

I have laid him to rest.

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Your poem is so touching Chris. It is a beautiful elegy, a dirge that sings mournfully. A Loddon lilly must eloquently symbolize life and loss. “I have laid him to rest..where no one else shall know”- a forbidden love or a love too precious to share perhaps? The graceful symmetry, lyrical words, rhyme and repetition enhance the deep emotion evoked in the lines. “I have laid him to rest”-yes, but never to be forgotten. Amazing write.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Annette, what a beautiful response. Yes, never forgotten. Thank you so much.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A heartfelt and heartbreaking piece as your creative jucices 'flower' today Chris. Sounds like a favourite pet has departed. Another smooth as chocolate sauce poem.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you John. Yes, loss is hard to deal with, but there is no other choice.

Chrisread moreThank you John. Yes, loss is hard to deal with, but there is no other choice.

Chris