A Tribute To Carolyn's Poetry
Searing Pain Reemerges
-by Carolyn Devonshire
searing pain reemerges
each time I pass the hospital
creeping up to burn my eyes
subsiding with time, but never forgotten
when the doctor gave his prognosis
all Dad’s children were there
blades of hopelessness hit my heart
cutting it into pieces
instructions came in his living will
we did as he requested
wishing I could take this last journey with him
but knowing he would want us to thrive
my hand on his, I bowed my head
the puddle beneath me grew with each tear
another loving memory
another agonizing drop
many minutes seemed to pass
after machines were disconnected
too many minutes
too many memories
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Carolyn's poem about losing her dear Dad
brought tears to my eyes- remembering
how a doctor told me and my younger brother-
as sharp "blades of hopelessness hit my heart"-
there was no resolve- he would soon be gone.
Carolyn's words echo my feelings that day
when I too said goodbye- and how my life
changed without his presence and love and,
like her, my "searing pain reemerges" to
stab my heart each time I'd pass that place-
the hospital where I said my final goodbye.
She vividly brought to life deep emotions
with her skill in imaging this lasting pain
with her well-chosen, heartfelt, poetic, words,
of her own sadness- losing her beloved Dad.
Below is a final stanza from a poem I wrote,
entitled, "Threnody For My Father" that shows
my connection with Carolyn's sad poem.
"I stand here in the shadow of death's sting.
Oh, Dad, I feel your pulsing spirit hand.
Come lead me to a green and hopeful spring
as it was- when you walked this earthen land."
August 24, 2021
Contest: Celebrating Carolyn's Poetry: An Uncontest Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2021
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