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Life Is Fleeting

Mournful cries still linger in the air
Cruelties of life are so unfair
Paramedics were unable to revive 
Gone before help could arrive

Here one moment and gone the next
Why did this happen feeling perplexed 
Sitting in shock while others try to console
Heart is frozen with a tremendous hole

Whole world crashing out of control 
Unbelievable pain searing my soul
Reaching for you in a final embrace
Feel my love as I caress your face

A heart attack claimed you without warning 
Should be celebrating Xmas, not mourning 
More then a brother, also my best friend 
Please watch over me until we meet again


*Written for my neighbor who loss her brother.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/14/2021 7:13:00 PM

A punch in the gut, Cecelia. And I know that because you've penned this with every drop of poignancy in your poetic pen. May you be consoled over the course of time. Healing and Hope, Gershon

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 2/2/2021 8:20:00 AM

Thank you Gershon. After hearing her mourning , my pen had to write about it. Hugs

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 1/14/2021 2:59:00 PM

It’s so sad to lose a loved one unexpectedly as your neighbour has. A lovey poem you’ve written Cecilia ~ Belle

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 2/2/2021 8:21:00 AM

Thank you Belle. She was iin shock and grief stricken. Hugs

Akkina Downing

Date: 1/3/2021 12:38:00 PM

How sad to lose a loved one around the holidays... Beautiful tribute, Cecilia

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 2/2/2021 8:27:00 AM

Yes, very sad indeed. Thanks Akkina. Hugs

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 1/3/2021 1:47:00 AM

So sad and a beautiful tribute to your friend. God B L E S S you with love and hope. Faith that sustains and amazing G R A C E.

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 1/3/2021 6:26:00 AM

Thank you Regina for such beautiful blessings. May you also be blessed with the same. Hugs

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/30/2020 9:50:00 PM

And very special poetry it is too! A wonderful thing you do for your neighbour Cecilia, Can feel the pain...Stay Safe, and All the best for the New Year.

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 1/3/2021 6:27:00 AM

Thank you Harry. May your New year be filled with good health, love and joy. Hugs

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 12/29/2020 11:42:00 AM

This is a melancholy gem of a poem, Cecilia! Beautifully told w/loving depths of compassion. Love and joy always.

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 1/3/2021 6:28:00 AM

Thank you Freddie. Hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/24/2020 6:52:00 PM

My condolences to this neighbor of yours. Sorry to see a sad one like this right before Xmas Thanks for your visit to my poem the other day. I am so behind here!! Have a good Christmas day!

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 1/3/2021 6:29:00 AM

Thank you Andrea. Hugs

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/23/2020 6:33:00 AM

This is so sad. So sorry for your neighbour’s loss. Hugs Rick.

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 12/23/2020 7:05:00 AM

Was so heartbreaking hearing her mournful cries. Hugs

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 12/22/2020 5:29:00 PM

Ah, so sorry to hear what an awful time to be grieving on Xmas. I pray she finds comfort in friends and family, and neighbors like you. Merry Christmas dar Cecilia,

Cecilia Macfarlane
Date: 12/23/2020 7:07:00 AM

Yes, a sad and tough time for her. Hugs