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Death, Where Are You

So breathless, weak, confined to bed
Taut, sallow skin, eyes sunk in head
To these sad days, her life has led...
                    Death, where are you.

Forsaken now, at her life's end
On future hopes, cannot depend
Dear God, release our dying friend...
                    Death, where are you.

Her destiny has been cut short
There are no plans of last resort
To hold her hand, our sole support...
                    Death, where are you.

Emotions now bring us to tears
This final stage confirms our fears
Please take her, God, to your frontiers...
                    Death, where are you.


Sandra M. Haight

~1st Place~
Contest: Rhyme and Refrain
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Judged: 05/14/2018

Required Words to Use:
emotions  breathless  forsaken  destiny

Based on the current, true story about
one of our older daughter's best friends,
as well as one of ours, 56 years old, 
in the last stages of lung cancer.


Note: Today, May 1, 2018, around 2:10 pm, our dear friend passed. 
God heard our prayers...

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Line Gauthier Date: 6/2/2018 6:06:00 PM An amazing write, Sandra, that we can so easily relate to. Congrats on your most deserved gold medal win. Login to Reply

Brian Davey Date: 5/17/2018 11:37:00 PM Wow this hit home with me I felt every emotion that you portrayed in this write. Congrats on your win Login to Reply

James Inman Date: 5/15/2018 7:30:00 PM It is a difficult thing to watch someone linger. Your poem is touching and beautifully written. Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 5/15/2018 2:24:00 PM Sandra, congratulations on your win in my contest with this emotional and sadly beautiful penned poem. I am so sorry for your loss. Login to Reply

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 5/15/2018 6:12:00 AM Congratulations, Sandra on your win. So sad. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/17/2018 11:27:00 AM Thank you very much, Subimal, for your congrats and comforting comment. Hugs, Sandra Sandra Haight Date: 5/17/2018 11:25:00 AM

Virginia Waters Date: 5/15/2018 1:53:00 AM Beautifully put. Love always -V Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/17/2018 11:25:00 AM Thank you so much, Virginia, for your visit and lovely comment. Hugs, Sandra

Susan Gentry Date: 5/14/2018 3:43:00 PM Congratulations on your win with this inspirational poem and prayer. Never simple and without sorrow, for me it all comes down to faith. This is a fave for me. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/14/2018 7:16:00 PM Thank you, Susan, for your very uplifting comments, congrats and fave. Yes, faith is the answer. I so much appreciate your visit. Hugs, Sandra

Curtis Moorman Date: 5/14/2018 2:23:00 PM Sandra, it is obvious that you have a clear understanding of the inevitability of death. Yet, my experience is that many just don't see beyond it. Suffering is difficult to watch but the end result for believers is the joy of the beginning, not the end. I sympathize and empathize with you, your family, and the family of your friend but at the same time, I see God's marvelous glory at work in her life and yours. God Bless you all during this time of grief and sorrow. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/14/2018 7:14:00 PM Thank you, Curtis. Yes, life and death make an unending circle, I do believe that. I so much appreciate your uplifting and sympathetic words. God took her the day after I posted my poem...I know He heard my prayer. Your friend in poetry, Sandra

Faraz Ajmal Date: 5/7/2018 10:07:00 AM It s a really sad poem, that s what life is, From Him we come and to Him we are bound to return, every soul who has come onto this Earth at some point in life will have to swallow the bitter taste of death, may his soul rest in peace and good luck for the contest Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/14/2018 7:10:00 PM Thank you so much, Faraz, for your visit and very positive and supportive comments. Much appreciated. Sandra

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/4/2018 12:52:00 AM oh it is so awful when they are in great pain and need to move on. And yet others are taken by death in the blink of an eye when they are very young. Death is very unjust. This is fantastic writing. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/4/2018 8:58:00 AM Yes...very true, Andrea. Our friend passed the day after I posted my poem. So God heard our prayers. Thank you for your visit and nice comment. Hugs, Sandra

Janice Canerdy Date: 5/3/2018 5:01:00 PM Excellent piece, Sandra--so moving and tender! Janice Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/4/2018 8:57:00 AM Thank you very much, Janice. Hugs, Sandra

Emile Pinet Date: 5/3/2018 1:00:00 PM Your words play within our hearts and their sadness comes alive and fills us with overpowering emotions. A poem offering quiet reflection on the essence of being human and sharing the love and pain intrinsic to our species. Your words gently take the reader to your private place where feelings can drift and unravel. This is a deep piece and it struggles with the feeling of helplessness . Well written my friend, Emile. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/3/2018 1:18:00 PM Thank you, Emile, for your in-depth, lovely comment. Yes, we were all feeling such helplessness. But, God heard our prayer, and she passed, on May 1, the day after I posted my poem. Sandra

Carrie Richards Date: 4/30/2018 9:37:00 PM What a heart-wrenching poem this is, Sandra. I fear that we all know of someone close who has or is going through the same terrible time. This hit home in many ways. Good luck with this. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 5/3/2018 1:14:00 PM Thank you so much, Carrie. Our dear friend passed on May 1. God heard our prayers and she is at peace now. Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison Date: 4/30/2018 4:39:00 PM so so sad to know its based on the suffering of someone you hold dear and i'm sure there are many who can also relate to this sad situation. good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 4/30/2018 10:19:00 AM Such a sad verse Sandra, and sometimes death brings an end to pain and suffering. There will be many on here who can relate to this with the loss of friends and loved ones to the dreaded disease of cancer. Tom. Login to Reply Sandra Haight Date: 4/30/2018 3:10:00 PM Yes, sad, Tom. Thank you for your visit and words of comfort. When I saw that refrain offered in this contest, this poem flowed immediately from my heart. Sandra