Ellen Gwaltney Bales Poet Free verse

Questions

Why did you have to leave
Just when snow was falling?
Couldn’t you have waited                                                                                                                  
Till daffodils swept the land?
Did you know I wasn’t ready
To face the world alone?
Why were you in such a hurry
What was it, calling you home?
Don’t you know I’m lost
Without you?
Have you forgotten
My Laughter?
Have I forgotten yours?
Next time you must
Let me go first.

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J. Summers January 31, 2023 at 5:04 PM Wow, this really tugs at the heart. Beautifully written and expressed. John

Ellen Gwaltney Bales January 7, 2023 at 6:02 AM Thank you, John, I do appreciate your lovely comments. You are right about the deep sadness. I lost my husband 30 years ago this December and it still feels fresh. Writing about it helps. I am trying to have positive thoughts for the new year. Hoping to have hope. I wish you a very good 2023! Ellen

John Gondolf January 5, 2023 at 5:43 AM I can feel a deep nagging sadness in this verse, Ellen, I hope all is well and this new year will be the best ever. John