#absence poems on Hello Poetry

Survived Jul 2018

She promised me that she would always be there with me
and she does what she promised

Her memories never let me feel her absence.

#promised #me #never #leave #and #left #memories #stay #her #absence

Leo Jul 2018

I Never Read the Poetry You Wrote Me

Never what you were,
my retina dulled your rays.
Optics adrift in poetry, prose,
charity shop sweaters.

I spoke of dreamed ambition.
You nodded, morose.
Eyes chasing space.
Never what you were.

Bookshelves, potted plants, a bicycle bell ringing.
Coffee steam clawing New Zealand winds.
This and more flickered in our hazed tethering,
only snuffed when the tap of illusion ran cold.

#love #separation #regret #absence #confusion #distance

anthony Brady Jun 2018

ATTRITION

I lived,
to write
my story of
survival for people
who are suffering victims.

"I am content to follow to its source
Every event in action or in thought;
Measure the lot; forgive myself the lot!
When such as I cast out remorse
So great a sweetness flows into the breast
We must laugh and we must sing,
We are blest by everything,
Everything we look upon is blest."

A Dialogue of Self And Soul - W B Yeats

SCENES FROM AN EXAMINED LIFE - author Anthony J M Brady Available from tradition.de

#absence #separation #loss #acceptance #reconciliation

Ronald J Chapman Jun 2018

Souls Will Never Part

My shinning Princess; with sparkles in your eyes.
You inspire me,
To write words of love every day,

I love the way you hold me, kiss and love me,
Spending hours in my mind during the day,
and dreaming of you, through the night,

Always dreaming about you and me,
Walking along the ocean's shore,
Seeing shadows of life reflected in sandy dreams,

You are more cheerful than hearing dolphins sing,
Generous and calm as a light sea breeze,
That cools our Souls,

Your kind-hearted spirit brings,
Warmth and beauty to the world,
Like red and white roses blazing in May,

I make this promise to you,
I will always love you, in life and in Heaven,
Our Souls will, never part,

I'll love you, forever...

Copyright © 2018 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.

SoundCloud poetry recitation
https://soundcloud.com/ron-chapman-3/souls-will-never-part

#absence #afterlife #always #bond #eternal

Hopeless Outlet Jun 2018

Stop coming and going like it's okay.

Absence is a way to remember me
I wonder if that's just what you think

Your actions tend to get a reaction
Shocked when it isn't what you expect it to be

Think about it all
Before you blame it all
On me
Can't see you're in the wrong
Thinking it's okay for this to be

Contrary to popular belief when I speak on these things
I know the world doesn't revolve around me

Just kinda tired of the come and go folks.

#absence #frustration #distance

Ronald J Chapman Jun 2018

Only  One More Day

Golden sunsets,
Coming... sooner every day,
Always alone, wishing my life away,

Praying for dreams, of you and me,
Standing at ocean's edge,
Our past lives flying too fast,

Meeting beautiful Souls,
At life's end,
Four decades lost, weeping lost love,

Wishing you were,
Only a phone call away,

Overwhelmed by memories,
Feeling guilty at sunrise,
Never loving another Soul,

Even on my sad days,

Memories, of beautiful you,
Make my days shine brightly with you,

Shouting at dawn,
Why couldn't I hold you,
Only one more day?

Copyright © 2018 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.

SoundCloud poetry recitation
https://soundcloud.com/ron-chapman-3/only-one-more-day

#absence #angel #distance #heartache #missing #you