The fog
lifts its wispy weight, light filters through
Creating illusions
of a new world, realigned maps of living
Shifting
sands, new beginnings, new sounds & feelings
Seamlessly
integrating old maps and new.
In the midst
of the new, come remembrances of the old
Remnants of
a word, sweet fragrances, tastes of yore
Rejuvenating
feelings, pangs of remembrances
With fleeting
glimpses into a world known before.
The world forges
on, no room for those gone
Things to be
done, compelling like a song
Taking comfort
in daily routines, finding succour in faith
Days pass by;
nights pass by, with grace and hope.
Days of a
past life, sweet remembered fantasy
Captured
words, sounds, experiences of a life time
Cherished
treasures, bringing succour in the night time
Bottled
remembrances, for ever in eyes that see.
Now, a struggle
to remember a loving face
A soft
nuance in voice, tender touch of a hand
Finding they
are just wisps of the lifting fog
Butterflies
that give joy, never to be caught.
Tears give
way, despair moves to hope
Beginnings
of a smile, taking comfort in the ‘now’
Life’s intricate
mosaic designs, a kaleidoscope
Designed,
created, executed, by One who knows best.
From dust to
dust, just an earthly chapter closed
Leaving
memories galore, impressions of love
A feathery
touch, an indelible mark
Alive as hope
in our lives, forever in our heart.
-
Ann Joseph
Written in loving memory of my mother
List of poems penned:
Blessed are thy ways oh Lord http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/11/blessed-are-thy-ways-o-lord.html
Life - an Illusion http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/12/life-illusion.html
An Ode to my mother - http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/11/an-ode-to-my-mother.html
Remembrances http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/12/remembrances.html
Aloneness http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2013/10/aloneness.html
Blessed are thy ways oh Lord http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/11/blessed-are-thy-ways-o-lord.html
Life - an Illusion http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/12/life-illusion.html
An Ode to my mother - http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/11/an-ode-to-my-mother.html
Remembrances http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/12/remembrances.html
Aloneness http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2013/10/aloneness.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/moments.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/when-love-finds-self.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/12/what-is-love.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/the-dance-of-truth.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/12/what-is-love.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/the-dance-of-truth.html
