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The Shadow of You

Now that you have passed,
the days are mostly a crescent memory,
eclipsed by the night illuminating
what daylight darkens. 

And me...
sitting upon the edge of my bed,

I look down, 
down in consternation...
down to where the stars fall, 
down to where heaven overlaps emptiness,

slipping through the floorboards
like ribbons of gravity that can
not escape my insolvent darkness;

the thought that you, 
you in your celestial light of death,
you no longer will tender my embrace. 

I am afraid that now
if I saw you
I could no longer wrap
my arms around you,

arms that have been clutched
as they have all of these nights
around the shadow of you 
upon the frame of my heart...

that they could no longer open,
 
and with love being just moments away
I would die within my own dream.




(March 27 2016)

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Jean Murray

Date: 4/1/2016 8:50:00 PM

My dreams are so different to yours J. Just as I made you smile out loud, yours passed a cloud over me. Beautiful poem.

J. Tudor
Date: 4/1/2016 9:27:00 PM

Please, don't allow that cloud to eclipse that wonderful smile. J.

Bl Devnath

Date: 4/1/2016 11:47:00 AM

Beautiful poem penned with nice ink. Loved always my lovely friend, bl

J. Tudor
Date: 4/1/2016 9:31:00 PM

I am thankful that you have read...love to you as well, my kind friend. J.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/30/2016 8:17:00 PM

J. Tudor, this is sad, I was moved by the thoughts of you not moving being able tooooo... A great poem. LINDA

J. Tudor
Date: 3/31/2016 7:01:00 PM

I appreciate your visit Linda, and your kind thoughts. J.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

You haven't shared too many poems (yet) J, but what you DO share has thus far been exceptional and praiseworthy. The heartbreak of your loss just oozes through your words "Slipping through the floor boards like ribbons of gravity" ... what a killer line, I love it! P. S. I'll try and hold back the glass of warm milk if I can ... you seem to prefer my heavily caffeinated side. LOL!

J. Tudor
Date: 3/29/2016 5:33:00 PM

Thank you Timothy, your feedback is always appreciated. Be careful with the caffeine, (I hear it can stunt your growth) ! J.

J. Tudor

Date: 3/27/2016 9:27:00 PM

Thank you very much Lin, though the real beauty here is that you possess the empathy and sensitivity to understand the depth of this sorrow, and within that I value your hope that you will one day again see those that you have loved. J.