Tag: sadness

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It was time to leave the real world behind for awhile.  At least this was her intention as she sat down to write.  It was time to escape into her world of imagination-of fantasy.  Now is when that song pops into her head.  Willy Wonka and all those Gobstoppers!  Not to mention the little men who help run the factory.  Hmmm…Umpalumpas!  Oh God she was straying!   Well…what is the subject for tonight?   Her thoughts turned a little more melanch... Read More

I can't believe that you've been gone so long now. I still hear your voice and hear your sage advice. It has only been a short three years in time but for me it has been an eternity. I just wanted to talk with you-hear those awful jokes you always told to make all of us laugh.  Most especially those jokes you told when you knew I was angry with you for some stupid thing.  Yes, it was usually me getting upset over things that went wrong but still-I miss your jokes. You know, since the... Read More

My fingers slowly trace the lines of the last letter you wrote to me.  Funny how with the simple sensation of the ink raised upon a simple sheet of paper can invoke such memories - feelings.  My eyes slowly well with tears – there is too much pain still.
Still holding that precious sheet of tangible memory, I take a deep breath to hold myself together.  I try to clear my mind, still my heart, quiet my soul but it does me no good.  At unexpected times of the day �... Read More

She missed the scent of the flowers that were delivered as a “surprise”; along with the small surprises of chocolates - and the cards.  Oh yes, those cards.  Cards filled with sentiments of “I love you!” or crazy comic messages hiding the blush of first love.  She had a box of memories somewhere – she just could not remember where.  All around her there were the signs of the coming holiday-Valentine’s Day.  In years past there was no shortage of flowers and... Read More

It’s Mom’s birthday and she wants to forget.  Forget that she had a life and that she still has one.  Forget the 60 years or so of marriage which is now dead and buried with Dad.  Forget the family she raised, cried over and sent onward into adulthood.  Yes, she wants to forget. She has been in tears, semi-tears-silent sobs.  I am helpless in this as there is nothing I can do to make her feel better.  Celebrating her wonder-filled life has no impact on he... Read More

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