Resurrection (IP)

Gold cherry

By seashore

Sun, 24 Apr 2011
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24 comments
 

I believe
I saw your face

only the other day
maybe Easter Sunday -

just before waking

I opened my eyes
and there you were
at the foot of my bed
watching me

tall like your father
your hair
a bright copper halo
like mine used to be -

that's how I knew it was you

Mother, you said,
and I stretched out my hand -
but in that moment
you were gone

A glimpse,
a taste of you
that's all

then I slept again,
more peaceful now

having seen your face

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Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Now your lovely poem has really got to me, Coral. It is very beautiful. Tina

 

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you so much Tina - your comment means a great deal to me. Coral

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you eds for the cherries. Made my day.

Submitted by littleditty on
beautiful -simply. Shared that moment, very touching read.

 

Submitted by seashore on
Thanks so much for telling me that, littleditty. Very much appreciated.

Submitted by Beeme on
Very poignant and beautiful :) Beeme xx

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Submitted by seashore on
Thank you for reading and for such a generous comment, Beeme. x

Submitted by Highhat on
A very moving poem ;)Pia

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you so much, Pia

Submitted by flash on
My goodness a real tender private touching moment , conveyed and shared with us so skillfully. xx Alan

Submitted by fatboy74 on
This is as good as it gets for me - one of the most touching and beautiful pieces of writing i have read for some time. Wonderful seashore. :-)

 

Submitted by Overthetop1 on
Lovely. Well done on the Cherry.

Overthetop1

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you so much for your comment Alan. Very much appreciated.

Submitted by seashore on
Good to see you back, Fatboy. Thanks so much for your lovely comment - you don't know how much it means. I was having a bit of a writing block in addition to a nasty virus when on Easter Sunday inspiration struck and this was written in minutes (thanks to the IP provided by Tony). A rare occurrence for me. So glad it worked. Thanks very much also to you OTT.

Submitted by cgt on
What a beautiful and heartfelt poem.

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you so much for reading and for the lovely comment, cgt.

Submitted by phase2 on
I often think I'm holding my child just before I go to sleep. Reminded me of that. Very beautiful

 

Submitted by seashore on
Bless you phase2. Yes this is very personal. Thanks for reading and commenting and relating (in your own way) to this

Submitted by fatboy74 on

One of my favourite poems on ABC. Congratulations, this is our Facebook/Twitter pick of the day. Please like and share so others can enjoy it too. Dear seashore, please feel free to change the picture to one of your choosing.

 

Submitted by seashore on

Thanks for 'resurrecting' this (pardon the pun), fatboy. It's appreciated. 

Ps.  The pic is fine...

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Well I'm very glad you resurrected this one FB because I don't think I read it when it was first posted - so thank you, and seashore, this is beautiful because it's spare and simple and has as much between the lines as within.

 

Submitted by seashore on

Thank you insert.

Submitted by Tom Brown on

What a beautiful dream Coral! As a child I sometimes I saw someone at the foot of my bed too. He was huge and dark and evil and wielded a great axe. I was very scared of him. It was when I started to realise the finality of death and as inevitible and how vulnerable we really are. I had bad nightmares I would call my mother in the night for a glass of water and I told of the nightmare she listened and would leave a light on for me too. I found that bedtime prayers help a lot.

But your dream was wonderful! Reassuring and comforting! Tom

 

Submitted by seashore on

Thank you, Tom - yes, this was definitely one of my more reassuring dreams. Appreciate the feedback.