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TinaTrivett
Senior Member

since 2006-07-15

Posts 569

0 posted 2009-05-22 11:21 AM

She stays with him
on a familiar path
The trees are the same
just slightly more bent
She climbs the hickory
and surveys her horizon
Upon descent, she curls
her fingers around his
Finds her footprints
from before she cried
and keeps walking

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2009-05-22 01:49 PM

A quality that is not so much diffused anymore. Nowadays, at the first difficulties, couples split. It could be that you are speaking of some pain due to a sad reason though ...

You described endurance so very well and in a poignant way too.

Love,
Margherita

TinaTrivett
Senior Member

since 2006-07-15

Posts 569

2 posted 2009-05-22 08:45 PM

Thanks.

I wrote it for a friend's wife. Bob died not long ago of cancer.

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

3 posted 2009-05-23 12:16 PM

TinaTrivett - this is a most beautiful poem, I'm very impressed. The graphic and poem are together, very nice...

BC

Klassy Lassy
Member Elite

since 2005-06-28

Posts 2187
Oregon

4 posted 2009-05-23 01:10 PM

How much heart it takes to simply maintain the grasp of fingers and one foot in front of the other....

....a forget-me-not from me to you. Beautiful poetry. ~ Klassy

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

5 posted 2009-05-23 03:23 PM

Tina,

I really liked your poem and found my own meaning to it - then I read your explanation and saw the power and beauty of your writing. You are among the best poets here in PiP. Thank you for sharing - and your friend is lucky to have you.

Love,
Alison

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

6 posted 2009-05-23 03:48 PM

You nailed this one...love goes beyond

SlowlyFallAway
Member

since 2008-08-29

Posts 279
North Carolina

7 posted 2009-05-23 08:14 PM

I don't know what to tell you, except this was an awesome piece of work.

Osprey
Member

since 2009-04-12

Posts 249

8 posted 2009-05-23 08:34 PM

It's difficult to pinpoint those days before we cried.They were somewhere, long ago. Touching poem.

TinaTrivett
Senior Member

since 2006-07-15

Posts 569

9 posted 2009-05-23 11:02 PM

Thank you all so much for your kind words.

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