How Did I Not Know
My brain has been in the clouds
My thought’s been swirling round
Since my beautiful Mom’s passing~
Followed by my Son’s battle with cancer
My feet have not been on the ground
Then a moment comes
That deeply touches my heart
I think it is called reality
My friend and I now~
So very far apart
How could this be
How did I not know
I was worrying about stumbling
Where did the passing time go
My feet are firmly on the ground now
All the memories come clear and dear
When will we meet for tea again
A week~ A month~ A year
Time no longer measured
“I’m a comin, my friend
So keep the kettle on”
In an unmeasured moment
For now, a precious thought
Dedicated to the passing of my friend, Michelle
She passed on the exact day my Mom did
9/22/2019
About this poem
I recentered the social media world last week. I was so shocked to learn that a special friend had passed 4 years ago, on the same exact day my Mom passed. My head has been in a cloud just about that long. I wrote this for my friend.
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Written on December 01, 2023
Submitted by Caliconine on December 02, 2023
Modified by Caliconine on January 09, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABXA XCDEC DFBF EGXG XXXXX XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 758 |
Words | 152 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3 |
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