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Mamma

Mamma, what a lovely angel you are
Before I came into this world you carried
Me for nine gruelling months,
Morning sickness and throw-ups
Is what I gave when you conceived me
And innumerable kicks from within
Unmindful of your pain
You prayed for my well-being

When you gave birth to me
You weren’t spared excruciating pain
You took that in your stride to give

Categories: in memorium, appreciation, courage, emotions, i
Form: Free verse

Unfinished Business

No matter who we are
how well we've prepared
it seems there's always some unfinished business
when it's time to go.

And when we go we leave our physical remains,
body and stuff all accumulated in a lifetime,
but we leave deeper traces too,
our face or sayings or gestures
burned into the memory of those we knew
especially of those we loved.

But eventually

Categories: in memorium, appreciation, blessing, in memoriam,
Form: Narrative

In Memorium

reflections of life
                                 sanctified with God's glory

Categories: in memorium, hero, humanity, memorial day,
Form: Haiku

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

In Memorium

One day, when she’s dead,
And your heart is broken
By all that was said
Or was left unspoken,
You’ll stand by her grave
And you’ll lay a token
But you never forgave
With those words unspoken.

That night, in your bed,
The thoughts that have woken
You, swim through your head
Like the swirling kraken,
And you’ll once again grieve
For she who’s been taken
But you’ll never

Categories: in memorium, forgiveness,
Form: Verse

To This Day Seuss Youre Still On the Loose

March 2nd is the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss so,
having grown up with his wonderful works, I've written a little tribute:

Happy Birthday Theodore Geisel,
here’s a meditation mat, made of sisal;
I bought it in Mexico for your last birthday
but, you’re number was up and you went away.

Although it’s belated, it fits your

Categories: in memorium, people, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme

In Memorium

In memorium 

He put his rifle safe,
pulled up the blanket
against the cold.The Spring
rain dripped in rivulets
down his trench wall.

The blossoms of the hops
would be just flowering
back home. He dreamed on
of the girl he met on his 
last leave. In this

hell on earth, to dream
was to live, for a few
moments; to escape the
monotony of this endless
unreality.

Categories: in memorium, death, family, war,
Form: Verse

In Memorium

How do you celebrate
a first anniversary?
How do you commemorate
365 days
of life?
No ivory, crystal
china or gold.
Simply one year of 
survival in spite 
of your best efforts.

There will be
no party, festive
and light.
Only a quiet 
Private vigil to remember
what was truly lost
and the sacrificial lamb.

Blood for blood.

At the end of this day
one year later
I shall grieve for
the lost

Categories: in memorium, celebration, life, suicide,
Form: Free verse

In Memorium

March comes again in haunting tones,
Time echoes plain of ash and bones.


Truth tells of fate in mortal trips,
It's not too late to get a grip.


Your days like dust are over now,
A humble trust lives on somehow.


Yours was a time of peril then,
You wrought fine chimes to make things grand.


A year has lapsed since your demise,
With

Categories: in memorium, change,
Form: Couplet

Gerard Sekoto, In Memorium: 1913 - 1993, Part Three

 [Poem read at Sekoto’s inhumation ceremony at the Neuilly-sur-Marne-93 Cemetery, near Paris. Channel 4 in London recorded the reading as they did the funeral rites in the presence of his close relatives come from afar for the nonce and based their documentary - as far as I can tell - on my lead cover

Categories: in memorium, friendship, world,
Form: Elegy

Gerard Sekoto, In Memorium: 1913 - 1993 Parts One and Two

 [Poem read at Sekoto’s inhumation ceremony at the Neuilly-sur-Marne-93 Cemetery, near Paris. Channel 4 in London recorded the reading as they did the funeral rites in the presence of his close relatives come from afar for the nonce and based their documentary - as far as I can tell - on my lead cover

Categories: in memorium, anger, friendship, may, words,
Form: Elegy

To Don Carlson - My Room Dwelling Friend- In Memorium

So    it's to say as much as    everyone

Categories: in memorium, death, friendship, hopefriend, sorry,
Form: Free verse