With Feline Grace

Her grief was dark and devastating But she grew strong through the years Refusing to shut down, she carried on All the groundwork had been laid It hadn’t been a total surprise Just an inevitable dreadful letdown An ensuing deep throbbing painful void One day she saw him again after many years He’d since become a widower They had that and more in common For years they had mingled as couples They both had so much to talk about So many tears and laughs to share Never tiring of each other’s fond memories So long deprived, he warmly held her hand His attentiveness was so comforting we understood As Mom somehow found the ghost of Dad in his warm touch AP: Honorable Mention 2020 Submitted on March 3, 2018 for contest FREE VERSES ON SADNESS sponsored by LAURA LOO - RANKED 2ND