Hand-In-Hand….
Her tired eyes saw more than I’ll ever know;
long silv’ry hair piled high upon her head,
the clean fresh scent of times so long ago …
warm stinging tears are those I often shed.
Remembering her laughter through our years,
when we walked hand in hand along the shore.
As lovely sounds of church bells filled my ears,
my love still held by ocean’s distant roar.
Now, fresh white, fragrant lilies near her lie,
a few soft petals fallen from the rain …
Their faces wet, turned up toward the sky;
along with them she takes rest from her pain.
Sweet memories we shared now mean so much,
each day, I long for her caressing touch
~~~
Beautiful.
Thank you so much,
Lisasview, now in Spain
Beautifully said, Lisa. The bond between mother and daughter never fades if they’re both in good standing with each other. Welcome to the site. (Relic).
Hi Tim,
Are you the same Relic that was on Writers Cage?
Thank you for your review,
Lisasview, now in Spain
That’s me. Good to have you here. 🙂
Yes, and glad to be her… I think I lost many poems on Writerscafe… working hard to retrieve them…
Lisa
Thank you Tim,
Yes the bond can be strong… but it also can be broken…
Lisa
I agree, this is a beautiful sonnet.
Thank you so much Fia…
I just posted Awaken but I can not get my image cenetered.
And I also can not get rid of the space between the lines… Is that just the way it has to be on your site?
Lisa
You’re welcome I took the liberty to center your picture and aluminate the spacing. You can of course edit it to how you want.
To center your picture >highlight it >click on the center align bar. It is 4 horizontal lines.
To eliminate the spacing> you click on the backspace >then click the shift enter at the same time.
I was told it happens with some computers but not all. I have the same situation.
Hi Fia,
I spent forever trying to move the image and take out the extra spacing….
Thank you so much for doing this for me.
Would you mind terrible fixing Hand~In~Hand?
I will post another one and try what you suggest.
Lisa,still in Spain
Ok no problem
Hello again Fia,
I just went to look at your corrections… I thought you were fixing Awaken but I see it is hand In Hand…
Thank you,
Lisa
How can I centre my writing under the image?
Lovely work 🙏
So glad you liked it… One of my most favourites.
Lisasview, now in Spain.
Thank you so much Peter…
New to this site and finding it a big challenge to post exactly the way it is on my computer.
The image on my Awaken poem is to the left… but it should be centered.
Lisasview, now in Spain
A beautiful beginning, and I expect it shall continue so. Well done 🌼
Thank you so much for your review Average Joe,
Lisasview, now in Spain
This poem hits deep. Reminds me of my mother. Hard childhood, lots of pain…was always in her cupboard…she is free of that now.
thank you for this write, Lisa.
j.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review Jacob,
Lisa
This is touching. I didn’t have the best relationship with my mother when she died, although it was improving. For that reason, I enjoy seeing how things should have been, and your lovely words do just that.
Thank you so much Sam for taking the time to review my very first dinner.
Lisasview
Just looked back at my reply to you Sam… I was on my phone when I replied and now see that Sonnet turned into dinner… so weird…
Lisa
Beautifully penned, Lisa. Amazing write my friend. Welcome to Stars Rite. Appreciate you.
Damian
Thank you again for reading my poem and reviewing it.
Lisasview, now in Spain
Nicely constructed, somewhat sad sonnet. The sadness is conveyed gently, tenderly. The penultimate stanza, which introduces the white lilies bares the sadness, is whilst retaining composure.
Thank you so much SeaCat for taking the time to read my Sonnet and reviewing it.
Much appreciated,
Lisasview, now in Spain