Andy Sprouse Poet Free verse

In Memoriam

The tears you shed for a fallen brother,
in grief, in pain, and in memoriam -
the look in the eyes of his mother.

The light revealed through a smile and a glance,
through words of strength, support, and succor - 
the friends found through fate and chance.

The memories, unbidden, of times happy and times hard,
of times of cheer, of challenge, and of change -
the times ahead, yet unsung by your inner bard.

The bits of living that make you sing,
not always with voice, with words, and rhythm -
the events that resonate, to which we cling.

The tears you shed for a fallen brother,
in grief, in pain, and in memoriam -
the ache you would never wish on another.

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Faraz Ajmal May 28, 2018 at 2:34 PM It's a really deep and sad poem, there can't be a bigger grief than losing your own child, a part of your soul dies with it, the part which is then never restored,my grandmother lose her young child, and I remember tha even after 20 years, she was used to cry like a child, cry while shouting,in every part of your life you miss that person, these good and bad,happy and sad memories are always left behind to remember, good luck Andy Sprouse June 3, 2018 at 12:59 PM I can't imagine what the woman I was speaking about was going through, even having lost the same person. Looking into her eyes when we met was the hardest thing I've ever done, hands down.