Dear Milly-Mops

Cherry

By Bee

Mon, 10 Aug 2015
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You will not hear me howl

a raucous cry - as I imagine you

within your row -

tears welled in your tender blues -

babies at your side.

 

But I will beg the heavens to carry you

on gentle reams of cotton cloud,

still smiling as we waved bye-bye -

even though 

I'll hurt like hell

from having you so recently

beneath my wing -

ripped away and gone again

so soon

 

For now, all gladness dissipates -

I fear I'll never hold you;

see your face -

nor you see mine,

 

and I would beg the sky to fly you

back, but then you'd only

have to leave, and leave again,

and I'd be sad - just like today...

whenever you'd decide to go away

would always be for me 

too soon.

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Comments

Submitted by scratch on

Parting is such sweet sorrow but sometimes it's just sorrow.

crying

 

Submitted by Bee on

It is today, but I'll be fine when they're safely home. 

Thanks scratch.

Bee

Submitted by Bee on

And for the cherries x

Bee

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Sounds as if you had a lovely time with them, good memories, happy love. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Bee on

It was lovely, Rhiannon. Thank you.

Bee

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

Hugs to you, lady. I know the feeling. Well described here.

Rich x

 

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks Rich - for the read, the words and especially the hug.

x

Bee

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

So very sad. Dreading saying goodbye to my darlings and leaving them so very far away, hope the memories keep you going.

Submitted by Bee on

Seeing them's the best part but we have to take the pain of parting. But the memories do keep us going, don't they? And them, of course.

Thanks Philp.

Bee

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Bee

What a beauiful picture of you and your daughters. And what a lovely poem of love and need, and recognising that there are other needs that must also be dealt with.

Jean

 

Jean Day

Submitted by Bee on

Hi Jean.

The picture looks quite blurred on my iPad. I just wanted some evidence to say we were all standing together in the one country, so John took it just before driving them off to the airport. Glad you liked the poem. Thank you. And sorry for late reply - I missed your nice comments for some reason. She got back home ok, and all's fine, if a little sadder without her and the children around.

Bee

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Bee,

It's so hard to say goodbye.   I know how I feel when I've had a house full and then they all go home.   I wander about the house hating the silence, but I console myself with thinking  about the good time we've all had being together.  I'm lucky that my family are in this country so I see them quite often.  It must be much harder for you.   Still, it is a beautiful  poem that expresses so well a mother's love and the pain of separation.    

Stay strong,

Moya

 

 

Submitted by Bee on

Your right Moya. It's so hard when they go home, but then we have all the nice memories. I have one daughter who lives near, so that's lovely, but then she misses her sister too - till it all gets back to normal - which it soon does. 

Glad you liked the poem - thank you so much for the kind words.

Bee