We Watched from the Shore
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By Jane Hyphen
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We watched from the shore,
is he really on board?
There’s no sign of him on land or sea
or yet behind this sealed sky.
He is behind our eyes,
as a song plays like a clock.
The anchor lifts, no heavier
than what we feel,
too deep for us to follow him
and what is left so shallow.
Sucked away are the warm waters
where he taught us to swim.
But the sun of his smile still shines
and beneath it we are glowing.
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Very beautiful. "The sun of
Very beautiful. "The sun of his smile..." Brought back memories for me.
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The last two lines are lovely
The last two lines are lovely. But am I right in thinking this is an occasion of scattering ashes? Rhiannon
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Read this seven times and
Read this seven times and still don't know what it is about, only that it is beautiful and steadying, filling the emptiness of loss with confidence
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I See It....
I like it & relate to it....
Poetry touches everyone differently, such is poetry..... IMO-perfect photo w/ this poem...
Read it several times, because, for me, I can smell the sea, & it reminds me of a search & rescue a few seasons back, that turned into a search & recovery of one of our own.... described perfectly, in the moment, fleeting & repeating in sunrise & sunset, captures those impression in words... (Nice 1 Jane)....
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Yes, I agree, it benefits
Yes, I agree, it benefits from several readings and how one interprets it; for myself it reminded me of Crossing The Bar, which I recited once at a funeral; and of course - a lovely poem, congratulations Jane.
Dougie Moody
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Forgot to leave a comment on
Forgot to leave a comment on this one yesterday. Beautifully done and very well deserved golden cherries, thank you Jane. I think ambiguous is a positive in almost all cases!
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First reading, felt a loss of
First reading, felt a loss of someone who touched hearts and the remembered moments at the end are the ones we keep. Second reading, I read it as searching, hoping someone would return. But both readings were profound with those last two lines. Bravo Jane! Well deserved Golden Cherries.
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ah, you had me going there, I
ah, you had me going there, I thought it was Jesus, but it was an old freind, much the same thing in some circles.
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Poem of the Week
This is our very beautiful Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
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