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names
by some forsaken
the fondest memories
a slight of hand
a slower fate than most
whispers sworn
to secret
reserved for us the same
reminders of another
love I knew –
will I
remain
a silent praise
along the path
for someone no one knows
hands are folded
quilts are wearing through
who of me
I wonder
will there be
when I am gone –
will one return
to speak my name
aloud
. . .
I moved back to Tennessee in 1991. Three days after the
first on the porch, I noticed something along the back fence line – an edge
amid the briar. It was a portion of cemetery marker, apparently from
the time when many civil war battles were fought nearby.
There is no name…only dates. When days are hot, it is a place of retreat,
and many poems have found word there. Yesterday morning, it seemed
the only place to be – held by one without a name, as witness to my tears.
(I shall give).
Image: 1998 somewhere between here and the place where I was born. Souls
sleep where solace grows deepest. “Ask not for whom the bell tolls….”
. . .
No light, no dark shall hinder that.
Only love allows us eternal life. Where we loved, we are always remembered. ❤
Nothing to be added, here.
Loved this. Very interesting indeed. I’m an archivist by profession.
~~~F
O what a fascinating profession, Felicia. I love that. It’s an eternal uncovering of the story. ❤
…If you hear the bell, then it tolls for you. Sometimes, in the solace of where life has ended, we find the beginning of some beautiful thoughts. This was a wonderful post, Bobbie. …..xo
M
me
the silent tears you have shed
for a life that probably left without a sigh
you have left behind, the freshest, immortal dew
for every petal of every flower that will there ever reside.
Sorry, couldn’t resist, your words painted a picture which wouldn’t leave my head!
and such a lovely picture too………. I love being an inspiration!
Oh you are 🙂