A JOURNEY (inspired by my hospice work...)

Said one lover to another,

“I must now go Home.”

Yet her tender eyes were saying:

I’m afraid to go alone…

She was smiling as she started;

though she was near the end-

for she knew that in the other

she'd found a faithful friend.

One lover lay there dying

afraid but not alone.

The other sat beside her

to help find her pathway Home.

“I think that I can make it

across that unmapped land

if only I can feel the grasp

of your sweet and gentle hand.”

Said one lover to another,

“Then I will hold on fast.”

While his tender eyes were crying,

“You shall have peace at last,

dear one,

you shall have peace at last.”

Comments: 13

Anne Marie A. May 8, 2007, 9:38pm EDT

sad touching poem

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Edward W. May 9, 2007, 4:56am EDT

I can almost feel the pain he must be going through. Losing a loved one is hard; it's not any easier for soul mates.

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Edward W. May 9, 2007, 5:13am EDT

More realistically, I'm probably not even close. The poem brings out feelings and emotions that we'd rather not experience, but it's only a taste.

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Pamela G. May 9, 2007, 6:03am EDT

Anne Marie and Edward

Appreciate the read and the comments!

The losing/loss of a loved one can often render us immobile and is more sad than could ever have been imagined...

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Amy B. May 9, 2007, 10:45am EDT

I give you credit for working in hospice - it takes a special person. When our pastor died last year he told his wife that he wasn't afraid of dying, but that he was going to miss her and their son.

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