Eternal Evensong

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In her car, the woman in deeepest melancholy sat. Rain falling, tears falling, splat! She thought of those many days before. With many a handsome suitor at her door. She closed her eyes and she warmly remembered! Teaching bubbling children in those autumn-hued Septembers. That cold, icicle-like day in Chicago when she gave birth. The cries, the screaming, her baby, girl, a world of worth. Walking back in time, then she recalled the day she got married. Alas, now her husband, sleeps with sweet angels, buried. Happily, then she sees herself when she was a runner. Up and down the great hills of San Francisco many a spring and summer. In mystical dreams only, can she now dance. She whispers to God quietly for just please,for one more chance? Suddenly, out of her trance awakened to stark reality. Her grandson saying," Hey,open the car, Nana, it's only me." The present brought back to her, by her generational progeny. So grateful for a fulfilling past, bright present and future brimming with joy and ecstasy. 10/19/2024

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John Read

Date: 10/30/2024 11:54:00 AM

Hi Pangie, having lost my wife I thank God I have my memories to keep me going. Love your poem God bless you.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 10/30/2024 1:40:00 PM

John, I am sorry you lost your wife. Its a delight to remember the closenness,, jokes, picnics, dinners, etc, the list in endless. Soupmai in about an hour. Pangie 1:30 pm PST. A great sunny day in California!

Deb M

Date: 10/22/2024 1:50:00 PM

Oh Pangie….this poem truly just touched my heart! Beautiful reflection and sweet memories of your wonderful days past of who you were and what you loved. It was tinged with sadness also…losing your husband! A beautiful straight from your heart poem and you know l love them! Cuddles….Debx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/20/2024 9:12:00 AM

this sounds to me like memories of your own past. You have had a fantastic life. You could write a book about all the interesting things you have said and done. I used to run so easily and exercise jumping up and down like a kangeroo. Now for my disabilities, I walk more slowly and i'm not even 70 yet. I sure miss my days of marvelous health, but things got hard for me even when I hit my 40's. It always comes down to things for which I was not even to blame, all to do with bones and genetics!

Panagiota Romios
Date: 10/20/2024 10:05:00 AM

Ah, you know me so well. I do not have the patient to write a book.. and when you get older, sometimes you get spicy in your mind you can’t remember things it’s really terrible. That my inability to type. You’re right my life has been more than interesting.. I’m sorry to hear that you can’t give up and down anymore and neither can I.. up and down climbing Kilimanjaro. I am a lot more slower than I was after my surgery. And aging does thinds to ones body.! I will be down in March. Good grief. Glad the life so hard and the few good friends I have. You betcha. I am grateful mostly for my family.. I write less and I comment less. I always remember remember what ML Kaiser told me. Did you come here to write poetry or come here to get comments. Writing poetry like you do high-quality outdoes getting common.. even if you didn’t get any or you know, you’re a good writer and that itself is.the prize See you soon thank you Pangie

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/20/2024 9:12:00 AM

soupmail by the way, love this poem.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 10/20/2024 9:57:00 AM

Will check it out. Gratefully, Pangie

Elena Eagle

Date: 10/19/2024 4:20:00 PM

A beautiful poem for today. How wonderful to put your memories of loved ones to pen.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 10/19/2024 5:19:00 PM

Memories are indeed precious.. and precious moments os souses gone? But we all have the now ilive in and we must nakepresnt moments are most precious ives,onones, Hugs, Pangie