Powerfully penned, Brenda. It’s amazing how the body reacts when our minds are being overwhelmed. Living with lasting scars isn’t always easy my friend. Very heartfelt write my friend. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate you.

Damian

I can feel this one my friend. Strong write with all the colors and detail you’re so amazing at. Great piece Brenda.xo

Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend, also thanks for the history. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

Damian

Great piece Peter. Well researched and enlightening.

Nice take on the old battle of light and shadow. Not overdone, yet with plenty of detailed lines to make it strong.
well done.

This is one outstanding write Peter. Well said and very well detailed.

This is quietly heartbreaking and beautifully observed—love and life in parallel lines.

Such good writing Peter. So often, couples won’t acknowledge the other until one day there’s one less partner to walk through life with. Death hits hard and the regret of not sharing openly the feelings that still linger underneath.

Your poem narrates characters in a story of their lives. They live through your words. This is so well done.

Thank you Thomas and Tim for your thoughtful and kind remarks.
I share most of my writing with anyone other than my wife.I wonder how much great poets of the past shared works with their partners.

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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. This is amazing storytelling at its finest. Appreciate you.

Damian

This is sad and the description of how things even though you are doing what you must day to day you forget that the partner must be taking care of just like everyone and everything else

This is probably the way it is for most older couples. Yet always at least parallel, not veering away. Close enough for a hand to hold, to acknowledge the other. I envy that, to have someday. Just to know I am not ever really alone. As bittersweet as it can seem, it is also a reward unto itself. That commitment to stay so near, even if it seems a bit far at times. Hearts have a way…
Wonderful write. Poignant and pin-point.

You give life to this poem. That in a sense, is what poems should do breath on its own

I agree, Fia. Thanks for the comment. 🙂

Beautifully penned, Tim. Excellent write my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

Damian

I agree, a good poem is like a good friend. It can give you comfort, support, encouragement, understanding… An honest poem mirrors the soul of the poet and makes them deeply human.

I love the way this reads like an old friend stopping by—so comforting.

Amen. rain or shine, a poem is a day in the life of words.