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Hopes and Dreams

Hopes and dreams laid aside
Gifts unopened, tears undried
A life of promise, so much to fill
How could this be..my God’s will?

So much unsaid, so much love to give
From us both if you had lived
Talks and advice I would love to share
Of things on which we both did care

Life and love, all things to attend
Baseball, music, being with friends
So many things that you could be
My life I would give for you to see

My greatest fear was to lose my son
Now I’ve lost him my fear has gone
There’s nothing left for me to fear
I’ve lost the one I held so dear

The worst is over, the horror is past
The thing I feared most has happened at last
No more do I worry, no more do I care
Nothing can hurt when a heart isn’t there

I’ve been through hell and survived somehow
Nothing else can touch me now
There’s nothing to fear of life to come
I lost it all when I lost my son

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Line Gauthier

Date: 2/13/2021 8:45:00 PM

Wow poignant. So very sorry about your loss. So glad to find your awesome poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Wade~

Wade Greenlee
Date: 5/27/2021 11:57:00 PM

Thank you for your empathy and compassion! Very much appreciated.

Bernard F. Asuncion

Date: 12/8/2016 1:00:00 AM

Life is truly trial-fraught...... Congrats on being chosen.....

Wade Greenlee
Date: 2/22/2017 9:00:00 PM

Thank you, Bernard.

Robert Johnson

Date: 12/7/2016 11:01:00 AM

You've said what you can say. When there seems there's nothing else to allay. The earth still turns as the sufferer still learns. Leaving a sullen heart that no longer yearns. Have to go. Sorry. Wanted to say more. Peace. :) .

Wade Greenlee
Date: 12/7/2016 6:45:00 PM

You also said what I feel. Always looking for that peace. Thank you.