Rivulets of sorrow meandering
down tear-stained skin.
“Keep her comfortable
until it’s time.”
Simple words-
echoes
of eternal reminder within.
You rise.
Guiding her
through the threshold
into the chill,
shudders
of realization emerge.
You survey
the molting trees,
their arid leaves
embellishing her hair
like fragments of
woven rhinestones.
As if they weep for her.
As if even the ambiances
of ages past are beseeching
her not to leave.
Soon arrives the Foehn,
holding you within
its warm embrace.
Its breaths,
whispering lines of truth,
sculpt a bittersweet tune
as they herald
the evening’s arrival.
You understand.
Cloaked
by lyrics of singing ivy,
her expression calms,
your fears dissolve.
Consoled by a draft possessive,
you cradle her
through the darkness
and follow her
toward the seraph’s call
into the fold of
midnight slumber.
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Categories: All Poetry, Death & Loss, Medical Poetry, Medicine, Poetry by Phoebe
Really beautiful! You must be a really special person!!
Dwight
You are very kind…thank you. 🙂
What a beautiful description of the tug of emotion at the time of letting one’s spirit go at the time of death. You and your grandmother must have had an amazing relationship. You speak of such love and tenderness between you. You write in a very picturesque manner. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts! I also very much enjoy your writing and look forward to reading more. Much blessings to you! 🙂 -phoebe
What a lovely piece! I am especially fond of:
” its arid leaves
embellishing her hair
like fragments of
woven rhinestones.”
I can’t wait to see what we have in store for each other! 😀 Jamy
Hi Jamy,
Thank you! And I have enjoyed what I’ve read so far on your blog and also look forward to reading more! Best wishes. 🙂 -phoebe