Separated

The empty corridor of distance 
stretches long and dark between us. 
Silence, like a deepening shadow, 
lengthens as no words redeem us. 

Time, an ancient kindly neighbor, 
promises a light will come; 
a dawn to break the bonds of night, 
and love, your love, to take me home.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 4/29/2025 3:07:00 PM
Hello Ron, Separated! Now how did that happen? The tone in this poem is sad. My friend enjoy your evening. /Darlene/
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 4/30/2025 6:02:00 AM
Hello ron, yes that would be a lonely time for the both of you. You must have been counting the days for her returns. My friend, enjoy your day. /Darlene/
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Ron VanHooser
Date: 4/29/2025 4:44:00 PM
Hi Darlene, my wife, first of all, was working cruise medicine, I could only be with her for a few weeks at a time, contract after contract, then she was working locum tenens in another state while I was custodian of records for the practice we had closed. It was a long, lonely time for us. Your friend, Ron
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