These Arms Long To Hold You

You are on my mind each day and night. My grief has settled as part of me. Your death did not cause all love to flee for your feel is still in my heart’s sight. You are with me at home in each room where cherished couple memories move. Such love recalls lift me from pain’s grove and best tend my heart’s long ago bloom. It hurts that new memories aren’t made; no more days come to share love with you, to raise my heart to joy’s hopeful view and I’m scared my clear recall might fade. Nights are still hard for me to accept. In our bed my heart aches fully blue and these arms long to hold you anew, not wet your pillow with my tears inept. That heaven needed you more than I is just inconceivable to me so, each night, I voice to stars my plea: tell me my way without my heart’s guy …
... CayCay September 25, 2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 4/24/2020 2:08:00 PM
I remember this wonderful poem you wrote for my contest, CayCay:-) So nice to see it win yet again! Congratulations.
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Date: 4/24/2020 1:03:00 PM
Wow. You lay it all out here. Haunting. Powerful. Sorrowful. Sucked all the emotion out of all the other poems on the page. Tears on the pillow inept? No. You didn't waste a drop. Congratulations. However you ranked, it wasn't high enough.
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Date: 10/3/2019 6:31:00 PM
well now i can give you that HUG as a congratulations because your mind conjured up a winner with this brilliant write!....yay! Congrats my friend :) hugs
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Date: 9/25/2019 10:50:00 PM
Nicely penned CayCay. You really had me with such emotion.
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Date: 9/25/2019 8:23:00 PM
A beautiful, sad poem that is filled with lovely words. I wish you well in the contest. Blessings
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/25/2019 8:30:00 PM
So glad you didn't take my poem as a factual write, it is fiction which I've now noted on the poem so no one hurts on my behalf. I value your comments, Regina, and I thank you for them. Be blessed ... CayCay
Date: 9/25/2019 7:42:00 PM
I see people are taking it as true, Caycay. And since I know you, I know it's not. You should do a note above the poem ,saying it is fictional! I put a note above my backstreets poem. I know it looks like I am begging for sympathy, but honestly, there is nothing else in the back of my mind except the dang side effects of Prolia. DANG, if you tried to call me, I was down here probably on the internet. So glad you liked the poem, and I really like this one you did. It's so filled with sad emotion
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Date: 9/25/2019 7:30:00 PM
God bless you in your time of loss kelli
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/25/2019 8:28:00 PM
God bless you, as well, Kelli. I want you to know my poem is fictional, I've not lost my partner - my love, my man is with me. Thank you though for your tender words, I appreciate them. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Date: 9/25/2019 7:06:00 PM
oh dear CayCay, this one is so sad it makes me want to reach out and hug you my friend, beautifully penned...it lingers!! hugs
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/25/2019 8:27:00 PM
I would love the hug but want you to know this write is fictional. I've just noted such as the bottom lest I upset people needlessly. Always love your comments, value them and HEY, I sure like your new pic! HUG ... CayCay
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