Broken.
For Harvey. Finally found I could write something following the loss of my adored Spaniel three weeks ago, so I wrote for this for him.
Freedom lies behind
a mask of falling
leaves:
It beckons, calling me
on yet pain will follow,
chase about my heels.
Lost to me now,
the gold
that once arose
to praise each dawn.
Time grows old
beyond my eyes, as
silence seeps about
the walls.
© sweetwater 2023
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so sad……. sorry for your loss. good poem!
Thank you, that’s very kind Sue. X
Always so sad to lose a beloved pet. Excellent poem.
Hi Pronto. Yes, heartbreaking especially when they are one’s only companion.
Thank you for your kind words on the poem, they are much appreciated. Sue.
Hi Sue, been away a while – bet Iv’e missed some good stuff from your pen. Never had to mourn the loss of a pet, but you gave me an insight of how it might be.
I hope you soon find another dog to love as you clearly loved Harvey.
Michael
You are very kind thank you. Love is love as simple as that. When there is a strong bond of love and companionship with another whether they are human or animal, the love is the same and the loss is devastating.
I will have to consider another dog, if only to give my life a focus again.
I really appreciate your kind words Michael, thank you again. Sue.
Beautiful and evocative. Very moving.
Thank you so much RLW that’s very kind of you. Sue.
Lovely poem clearly written from the heart. It flows nicely and expresses your obvious sadness without sentimentality. I really like that ’cause it’s very hard to do. When my Border Collie Bette passed after seventeen years a lovely working relationship I swore I wouldn’t get another. That lasted for about five weeks. Now I’ve got two and a half. The half is insurance for when the big old dog decides he’s had enough. You absolutely must get another. Doglessness is not a good thing. Much sympathy for your loss and thanks for sharing your poem here where I could read… Read more »
Such a lovely comment thank you so much, seventeen years is a wonderfully long time to have had Bette with you, but what a wrench when you were parted. I have lived with dogs my whole life, cats too, I have usually felt I needed to wait at least a year before I chose a new companion, but I had a family living at home with me then, that is no longer the case although they live close by and are frequent visitors, I am fostering my daughter’s cats at the moment but essentially I am alone and I miss… Read more »