through invisible tears, I notice nothing
but an absent pain that should paralyze me
the cat covets birds visiting his balcony
a pot of green tea cools
I answer the phone and console a weeping friend
life returns to a calmer pace
and I know in the years to come
a larger hole of loneliness will slowly befriend and tame my grief
while the tea cools
[2012.8.1...b]
These words touched me today - thank you.
RépondreSupprimerThank you, Roz, for stopping by and letting my words into your heart. My mother died yesterday three days after a massive stroke. We were always on the wrong side of our love/hate relationship as I have been living as an ex-pat in France for the last 31 years.
RépondreSupprimerIn the middle of your own grief you console a friend. A beautifully written small stone!
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