Like milkweed seeds
they fly—
to map the
blue-washed sky,
these three adults who see
things differently
than me.
They're out
in the wide world,
their thoughts and dreams
unfurled—
like banners that proclaim
the world won't be
the same.
And in each face I see
just ripples there
of me.
But I know I've done right
to loose in windy flight
three seeds to bloom upon
this earth when I
am gone.
* with love to my son and two daughters who have left the nest!
Categories:
relinquished, children, mother,
Form: Rhyme
so sad and depressed
relinquishing emotions
hey, you'll be Okay
5/11/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2020
Categories:
relinquished, analogy, angst, emotions,
Form: Haiku
Unremitting responsibilities
Aspirations tampered by reality
Relentless quest for more
Beautiful wife, children, home
Cars, boat, vacations, clothes
All requisite trappings
Abundance of wealth and success
Colleges, tuitions, mortgages
Debt free, substantial savings
Old age, sickness, infirmity
Dusty, unplayed
Fender Stratocaster guitar
Categories:
relinquished, life, loss, sad,
Form: Free verse
Out back, he dug a hole in which he placed his old friend’s corpse.
Atop the grave, he pressed one stone, a childhood treasure relinquished
when he buried the Waimaraner – his great beloved gray ghost.
Nov. 7, 2017 for One Stone Contest of John Lawless
(a Waimaraner is a beautiful breed of dog called gray ghost)
Categories:
relinquished, loss,
Form: Sijo
Nighttime Musings Contest
Sponsor: FJ Thomas
Absorbed in my meditated communications, all sorted out beyond my close reach,
and there you walk, right into my mind, fighting for me....please stay forever...
-and propel my relinquished endeavor...
Reflections of when our eyes met, instant release of any chains held back
from our separate disputed reservations,
as the days come and the nights go...please stay forever...
-and propel my relinquished endeavor..
I close my eyes and ponder on last night's kiss, sweet surrender
to all our old negative qualities we held so deep, when we love just right, as we did last night and I pray you stay forever...
-and propel my relinquished endeavor...
....together, with distinguished desire....
Date Written: December 13, 2015
Categories:
relinquished, desire, love, passion,
Form: Free verse
I stand high on the podium today
Reciting my memoires clearly I say
I remember the times you mocked my walk
The days you turned your back and talked
Today I see you all look up at me
Listening to my speech so intently
Each guffaw is so suddenly silenced
Each sneer so speedily disappeared
I see admiration in each tearfilled eye today
But still I recall my pitied pleas echo away
Categories:
relinquished, school
Form: Couplet