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Sleep Blissfully

The years your memory can never steal
Your smile still warms my heart; your touch I feel
And time can never make your love to fade
It speaks to me in flower, greenest blade

These years have no control on legacy
You've left your thoughts and dreams inside of me
From me they pass on to my dearest girl
Inside her fertile mind how they unfurl

Oh, mother dear, though years keep rolling by
You are alive and well in my mind's eye
I won't allow the ravages of time
Deface your love, I won't allow that crime

Sleep blissfully inside my beating heart
In every day I live, you have a part.

17 years have passed. Words are nothing. Memories remain....memories and the blessed hope of resurrection morning...

Eileen Manassian

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Lisa Ricci

Date: 5/6/2017 5:28:00 AM

Good Morning Eileen. I didn't know what I would be reading before turning the page. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm still blessed to have my mother with me. Your words are quite emotional as your words I feel the same with my grandmother who also passed 17 years ago. I miss her to this day and I speak to her every day every morning. Thank you for sharing your mom and the love with us. Yes, time does not get easier it gets harder. Have a wonderful morning.

Eve Roper

Date: 3/27/2017 10:01:00 AM

So touching a fav beautiful lady ~*

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/27/2017 8:16:00 AM

I too believe the same thing.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 3/26/2017 6:29:00 PM

You have awakened the senses of poetry, I loved this! It is always such a pleasure to read such fine verse!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/26/2017 10:46:00 PM

Thank you, Arthur. It's always nice to get a visit from you. :)

Darren White

Date: 3/26/2017 3:40:00 AM

So beautiful Eileen, she will always be with you, and even when the 'picture' in your memory fades, the imprint in your heart will always be there :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/26/2017 10:47:00 PM

What a wise comment, Darren. Yes, she is always with me. Thank God for that comfort. Hugs

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/25/2017 7:20:00 AM

So sweet! You hold your mom's heart so dear within yours and hope is set before you in Christ. <3

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/26/2017 10:49:00 PM

Only in Christ is there hope of a reunion day, dear Kim. It bring sweet comfort.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/23/2017 12:30:00 AM

Heartbreaking and meaningful memories. Hugs Rick.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/26/2017 10:50:00 PM

Yes, Richard. I often wish that my mother was not burdened with this illness. What would our life have been like had MS not stolen our joy. It is too late for what ifs. She died with faith in her heart. I believe she will be blessed with eternal life one day. Hugs

Laura Leiser

Date: 3/21/2017 3:37:00 PM

Oh, this is suchttps://www.poetrysoup.com/article/what_is_good_poetry_what_makes_good_poetry-128h a beautiful sonnet to your beloved mother, Eileen! It aches with heartfelt love for your mom, and thank God you will see her again someday in eternal life! Hugs and a 7 :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/26/2017 10:53:00 PM

Thank you, Laura. You are a woman of faith. Thank God we have this hope in Christ. I'm touched by your post, and I'm sure it would have brought a smile to my mother's heart as well. Hugs, dear one.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 3/20/2017 4:05:00 AM

She is still alive in your heart as you so beautifully express Eileen. You are very fortunate to have such sweet memories. Eloquent words for an elegant lady! Seven! ; )

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:51:00 PM

Thank you so much for your sweet words, Connie. They warm my heart. I grew up knowing Mom was sick and that she would progressively get worse. It was harrowing for me as a young person to know there was nothing I could do to save her. Unfortunately, there sill is no cure for MS. Hugs to you, dear.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 3/19/2017 8:32:00 PM

this is very touching and beautifully expressed, eileen!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:52:00 PM

Thank you, dear Ilene. I appreciate the visit.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 3/19/2017 6:25:00 PM

Beautiful moving piece Eileen, you certainly were blessed. Love and hugs mo

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:52:00 PM

Thank you, dear. Yes...I believe I was. :)

Tim Smith

Date: 3/19/2017 5:03:00 PM

She is a part of you...so touching

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:53:00 PM

Thank you, Tim. I'm very much like my mother....in so many ways. It brings me comfort to realize that.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/19/2017 3:57:00 PM

wow, Eileen so touching, as Doug says beneath my comment here. Your sonnet is beautiful and its words flow from your heart in perfect meter! SEVEN

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:53:00 PM

Thank you, dear. I try...I wanted to do her justice and as I'm so in love with the sonnet form, it seemed the way to go. Hugs

Doug Vinson

Date: 3/19/2017 2:14:00 PM

Eileen, it is touching how the memories live in you and how you present them to us. : ) It's a special thing.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:54:00 PM

Thanks every so much, Doug. I'm glad I was able to express my feelings about my mother in a way that can be understood and appreciated. Hugs

Carol B.

Date: 3/19/2017 1:28:00 PM

So heartfelt and touching. This brought a tear to my eye. Eileen this is such a beautiful poem. Hugs!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:55:00 PM

Thank you, Carol. That shows that you have a caring heart. Hugs

Mavis Jackson

Date: 3/19/2017 1:02:00 PM

This poem really 'speaks' to me. It is 30 years this year since I lost my Mum and I look at my children , grandchildren and first grandchild and can see the gifts and legacies of love that passed from Mum down the generations. A lovely write. Possibly: 'I won't allow the ravages of time Take you from me, I won't allow that crime' could be: 'I won't allow the ravages of time To take you from me, won't allow that crime'. You keep the ten syllable count and don't really need the second 'I'.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/20/2017 5:57:00 PM

Thank you for your post, Mavis. Yes...I can see how those lines could improve. Were I to incorporate your changes, though I would lose the meter. I have changes the lines somewhat. I hope it reads better now. Thank you for caring to give your input. Hugs