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Tether Lines

So deep the loss...loss

different than any of those others’.* Others

can’t help but hear my cries, cries

of help. So deep the sorrow...sorrow

keeps the lump in my heart, heart

of despair. The one I need most to hear...hear

me she never quit, until her time was up. Up,

I look for help. Down I read the tether lines, lines

upon pages in books. Books

written by varied authors. Authors —

I glean from their advice...advice

with stories of suffering, suffering

taken to the cross, nailed through feet and hands. Hands

fold.  He patiently, lovingly, mercifully listens to me.

6/3/2021

*Or so it seems

Copyright © Kim Rodrigues | Year Posted 2021

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Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 6/5/2021 8:51:00 PM Your fine poem resonated with me, Kim. I still grieve for my mother, whom I lost in 2015. Jesus has also been for me, a constant and comforting presence. Blessings, Evelyn Login to Reply Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 6/6/2021 10:49:00 AM Thank you for your condolences. I can say from experience that you will feel better with the passage of time. What they say of time is true-it is a great healer. <3 Evelyn Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/6/2021 5:18:00 AM So sorry for your loss. Being only a couple months I still feel numb. Seeing the grief on my Dad’s face the hardest. Jesus is indeed comforting. God bless you, Evelyn.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 6/5/2021 12:02:00 PM A powerful and profound poem, my dearest friend, Kim, Kim! I loved it. Very moving! Blessings. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/5/2021 6:23:00 PM Thank you, Demetrios!

Gershon Wolf Date: 6/3/2021 7:56:00 PM Very effective, powerful technique, my friend -- of repeating the word at the e/o/each line. :) gw Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/5/2021 5:45:00 AM Thank you so much, sweet friend!

Victor Buhagiar Date: 6/3/2021 9:19:00 AM You must never give up. It is important to grieve. I still do for my wife Big hugs. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/3/2021 10:20:00 AM Big hugs to you too! <3 Kim

Joe Dimino Date: 6/3/2021 7:30:00 AM Fortunately/unfortunately poets feel things deeply. Loss is great in our hearts. We are strong -- having much faith in Divine Spirit -- so we press on as good soldiers. But, some deep holes in my heart have never healed. Great write! You say it poetically, perfectly. A Fav! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/3/2021 10:21:00 AM Death is indeed strange. God bless you, Joe!