So It Seems
Receding waters tell
lies about the tears to come.
The last rays of a sky
slowly fading light
my trials. A long climb
out of darkness
waits in the coming
night of loss, without
you to guide me.
So it seemed to me when my father died, nearly twenty-five years ago.
This is my response to Thursday Photo Prompt – Dark #writephoto at Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo, with her photo.
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It seems so black and white…Excellent poem on this image!
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Thank you.
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Very moving.
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Thank you, Daniel.
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Such sadness, Ken, but very beautiful. I doubt that guiding hand left entirely…a father remains in the son, though his presence is missed.
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Thank you, Sue. I like to think I carry a part of him within me.
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Beautifully put. It does seem as though night has fallen, but the dawn is always there, waiting to break.
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Thanks, Jane. Yes, we move on, and remembering isn’t as painful when we don’t focus on the loss. And that’s the key. Memories should not be about the loss, but about the good times.
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Memories I suppose should be the whole picture, neither airbrushing out the less good times, nor exaggerating the good times. Honest, the way we knew the person.
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I agree. I meant to say that focusing on “the times before” is better than focusing on the loss.
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Of course 🙂 And even among the memories of ‘before’, some are dearer than others.
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An elegy is perfect for this photo. We never stop missing our parents. (K)
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So true. Thank you, Kerfe.
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I do think of him often, but I was surprised the photo took me in that direction.
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Awwe, so touching and poignant.
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Thank you.
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A very touching poem, Ken. That dark night and feeling of loss–I remember. But the dawn does come, and then days after.
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Yes, and grief becomes reflection. Thank you, Merril.
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Yes, that is true.
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