Stars on Fire

Gold cherry

By jennifer

Thu, 22 Dec 2022
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Stars on Fire

Jennifer Pickup 22.12.2022

 

Tonight, the stars are on fire,

The sky is alight with their heat,

I feel the glare upon my face,

As love crushes me with defeat.

 

I had held my heart together

Through overwhelming loss and grief,

But life’s timing has filled me up

With misery and disbelief.

 

I knew that Heaven was calling

And that your time was drawing near…

There is no way to be ready

For living life without those dear.

 

Just the one I could have handled,

The second loss was far too hard,

Number three nearly ended me,

The Autumn months forever marred.

 

Tonight, the stars are burning up,

The night aglow with energy,

I raise my eyes to blazing skies,

Implore you all to wait for me.

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Embrace (2021-2022)
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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

A very hard time. I'm glad they were dear, though that makes it harder. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jennifer on

It does, most definitely, make it harder. But writing helps. 

J x

 

Submitted by Kris on

It's a gift to express love & loss & time so simply & vividly as you have done here....

Relate as in; we lost a few over the past few years, including my wife's father recently....

For me, trying to express it; is heavy, weighted, seemingly parallelizing at times... But, what you have written here is <therapy for the soul>...... Thank you Jennifer.... (cheery's4sure-but i'm sending a star)*

 

Submitted by jennifer on

And I'm so sorry to know you've also experienced great loss.

The words just come - sometimes very soon, and sometimes after a while. But the words always help. I have always felt so lucky to have the words.

J x

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

The price of love very movingly expressed. I'm so sorry for your losses Jennifer. 

 

Submitted by jennifer on

Yes, it does come with a price. And yet we pay willingly, because there is no other way to live. The greater the love, the higher the price.

J x

 

Submitted by celticman on

words fail us, but yours carry you to the stars. 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Writing does definitely help.

This powerful poem is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day

Please share/retweet if you can

 

Submitted by jennifer on

A lovely present and accolade, to be ‘Pick of the Day’ on Christmas Day! Thank you!

I hope everyone has an enjoyable day - my heart goes out to you if today is hard. 

J x

 

Submitted by agnosticnun on

That captures it. Hang in there.

Kristi

Submitted by catherine poarch on

I'm so sorry. The stars are always a comfort, they have a shape and purpose. And you have made them very bright.