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In Memory of Pamela

the phone cord coiled,
attached to the wall —
     i can’t reach you.

the hours and hours
we’d spend,
      chitchatting
would come to an end.

your humor, your face —
once in a while
       visaged
in my mirror...your countenance
   mine.

       though we’re related
by twin mothers,
i never saw
       it, before
you died.

but you shine your light
under my lids —
i can still see you
though our converse
      has been carried out.

i miss you so deeply,
affectionately and poignantly.
gratefully cognizant
        of your place in Christ.

12/8/2019
Memorial of a Loved One Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Chantelle Cooke

Copyright © Kim Rodrigues | Year Posted 2019

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Rob Carmack Date: 12/12/2020 6:48:00 AM This is nicely done Kim, especially stanzas 3 and 4. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/12/2020 4:06:00 PM Thank you, Rob!

Gershon Wolf Date: 12/10/2019 5:32:00 PM Deeply moving reflection, Kim. Outstanding entry for the contest, methinks. Warmest wishes, Gershon Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/10/2019 9:04:00 PM Warm wishes your way, dear friend! Thank you!

Eve Roper Date: 12/9/2019 7:21:00 PM thank you for sharing, the phone cord is so long :'( .. good luck in the contest. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/9/2019 7:23:00 PM So very long

Caren Krutsinger Date: 12/9/2019 12:14:00 PM Gorgeously done. So your mother was a twin, this would be your first cousin then. Genetically the cousins of twins are as close as stepsiblings. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/9/2019 7:23:00 PM Right! Part of my heart. More like half-siblings.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 12/9/2019 10:57:00 AM A touching tribute - a wonderful poem. Condolences. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/9/2019 7:23:00 PM Thank you, Jennifer!

Line Gauthier Date: 12/8/2019 4:59:00 PM Awesome tribute, Kim. Beautiful. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/8/2019 8:59:00 PM Thank you, Line!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/8/2019 3:38:00 PM wow, this is so beautiful and poignant. Sorry for your loss. She must have been amazing. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/8/2019 4:04:00 PM Thank you, Andrea :)

Arturo Michael Date: 12/8/2019 2:16:00 PM Both are one in Christ...Lovely words in memory of a friend... Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/8/2019 3:04:00 PM Thank you, Arturo!

Panagiota Romios Date: 12/8/2019 12:33:00 PM Oh, Kim, I relate to this all too well. I lost my friend Pamela, too. We were forever chit-chatting. Hours on the phone in bad weather. We spent hours together shopping and laughing so hard we cried. She never told me she had cancer. One day a friend of Pam's called and told me she was dead. I felt it was the end of the world. She had moved to PA and I was in CA. As sad as this poem, is, making it a FAv. Sorry you lost Pamela. Best wishes in the Contest. Panagiota Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/8/2019 1:13:00 PM Thank you, Panagiota! Hugs...Kim