Dedicated
Remembering a loved one after they are gone and carrying them with us as life goes on… Read More Dedicated
Tag: love and loss
Some Say It’s the Wind
Some say it’s the wind That tickles the chimes To play sweet music One note at a time To form one melody That comforts our ears Delivering smiles To replace our tears To remind us daily We keep you here Alive in our hearts In the rhythms we hear Some say it’s the wind That… Read More Some Say It’s the Wind
April Showers
A reflection pool Of April showers Collects in our hands Part yours, part ours Yet, it’s hard to hold As time, as gravity Naturally slips From fingertips Drop by drop Gone but not forgotten As each, as every drop Nourishes, encourages The budding of May flowers
One…Heartbeat…at…a…Time
It’s in their final moments When we remember their best When we overlook their worst In preparation for The hardest of hurts When they are gone forever And we are left to live One…heartbeat…at…a…time
To Me, From You
Though you are gone I know you’re here You made the rain end And blue skies appear You sent the birds to sing Just for me The first blooms of spring You meant for me to see You tickled the windchimes To say hello Just as you said goodbye Those many years ago But the… Read More To Me, From You
Rise to You
Into the cold air I watch my breath rise And become nothing Right before my eyes I look for it After watching it go Silently Until nothing’s left to show As I continue to search My eyes spy A brilliant blue twinkle High in the sky It’s in that moment A thought breaks through My… Read More Rise to You
I Pause
Sometimes I pause And put the future on hold To contemplate Your story already told A tale of love and loss Smiles and tears Our time cut short By too many years Today I pause Until your ghost appears To nudge me gently toward Tomorrow
Christmas Wishes
If I could fill my stocking With anything I choose I’d fill it with memories Of you, I’ll never lose ~ Your charismatic smile That spread from ear to ear And your deep belly laugh Is what I long to hear ~ Your blue eyes that twinkled Like stars in the night Were… Read More Christmas Wishes
Jessica M. Collette 
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