My love, how did I come to lose you?
You, the one to whom
I cleaved my heart, my soul
for all time.
Just a trace of you remains:
a hint of your scent in the clothes
you left behind.
Come back my love, so I can hold you again.
Written in response to Sadje’s What Do You See #16 photo prompt.
Photo credit: ‘Reflections’ by Yunus Emre Uzun
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If she is of the sniffing variety, it is a good thing he lost his trainers before he went.. Couldn’t help myself. Beautiful sentiment really Chris….
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Ha ha ha! Love your comment 🙂
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This is beautiful. And conveys how one feels after a loss.
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Thank you 🙂 A friend of mine just lost her partner recently and I wrote it with her in mind.
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Reminds me of when you lose someone and you don’t want to wash their pillow case because it feels like you’ll wash the memory of them out with it. Beautiful x
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Exactly so. Thank you 🙂
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You capture that intensity of grief in that awful moment.
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Thanks Paul.
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Most welcome Chris
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A poignant, touching poem. I love it.
Thanks for participating in the prompt.
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As always, a pleasure, Sadje. Sometimes the prompt just fits the moment.
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It was so touching. You’re right, sometimes it just fits
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Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
First in this week!
Chris touches our hearts with this poignant poem.
Enjoy
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It’s good. Makes me want to get the answers to where they went.
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I left it ambiguous. Did the loved one just leave, or did they depart this world?
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Hmm. Could be…🤔
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A beautiful poem captures feelings of grief after loss – nicely done.
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Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful and heartbreaking, Chris.
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🙂 Thanks Susan!
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Wonderful take on the prompt, Chris.
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Thank you 🙂
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Lovely, Chris.
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Thanks, Cath 🙂
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Too soon the scent and images fade, especially after a death.
I saw an ad for the movie Our Town… And I guess that’s what came to mind.
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I hadn’t come across ‘Our Town’ – looks interesting.
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I saw it as a play – it was/is very interesting 🙂
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I can relate to this one, Chris! Every now and then I get one of Mark’s hats and put it over my face to see if I can get just a tiny bit of that scent…and it has been almost four years since he passed away.
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A friend of mine would often wear one of her late husband’s jerseys for the same reason. I can see the comfort there.
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Yep, there really is!
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Fabulous
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Thank you 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you!
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Always a pleasure!!!
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You capture that intensity of grief in that awful moment.
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beautiful poem, Chris, it feels so right
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🙂 Thanks, Jude! I was quite pleased with the way it turned out.
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yeah it turned out really good didnt it?
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How did you take that pic ….it’s amazing
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Good question; it’s very clever isn’t it? The photo was the prompt for these piece and is credited as follows: ‘Reflections’ by Yunus Emre Uzun. I’m guessing the photographer might not share their secrets!
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Hmm…yess
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Great, poem. It’s always the scent that floods the memories back in waves.
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Thanks, Tiffany – the scent that lingers…
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Ah, another beautifully written piece. This is great. I’m really enjoying your sentimental pieces – they really speak to me!
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Thank you so much, Sophia 🙂 This was written just after I heard that a friend of mine had lost her partner, so it really did come from the heart.
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Such fine writing – tx for sharing with us 🙂
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Thank you so much! What a lovely thing to say 🙂
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I love how you saw this prompt!
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Thank you 🙂 It just came at the moment when we’d lost someone special.
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