By His Side

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Sucks much, I know. I've been thinking about my Paw-Paw and how he seems to be drifting away from us day by day. He misses his late wife, and I have the uncomfortable feeling that he is willing himself to meet her faster than he is meant to. He's still here, but I worry about him.

By His Side

He laid there serene, as if in a dream -
Not even a breath dared disturb his reverie
And still as I drew ever near,
I found no words, no pain, and no fear
That's when I knew, as sure as I could know -
I had to let him go, so he could go find you.
Just then, as if he had heard my thought,
He let go, to seek what his heart long sought.
And in the silence, my smile embraced
The tears I could not yet face.
Although I knew that it wouldn't take long,
It is still a suprise to see him gone.

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WordSlinger commented on By His Side

01-17-2011

lol, this is the frack'n Bomb, lol, ya-WS, very much appreciated!

smaffa

01/17/2011

Thank you very much!

Rhymer commented on By His Side

12-10-2010

Hard to let go and say goodbye, the emotions are caught well in this write and passed on to the reader.

smaffa

12/12/2010

Goodbyes are sometimes the hardest things to say.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.

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