In the doldrums lies my Soul;
Cast in the deep shadows of melancholic sadness;
Adrift with the lack of sense of it all;
I remember your fair sparkle;
Your gentle modulated tones of speech;
Your laughter that tinkles like little bells;
and your eyes that dance in merriment.
No preceding warning;
Not anything at all!
You were here;
Now you are gone;
Like a wisp of wind, floating…floating away;
You have sailed away;
Never to be seen again.
Your dancing eyes sleep, dimmed in forever;
Your gentle ways a resounding loss;
Your sense of humanity gone…so gone…
Oh! My Soul grieves at the pain of it all;
For the young ones that you have left behind;
Their shocked bewilderment and despair;
Staggering at the blow that fate just dealt;
My eyes are dry and tear ducts sealed;
I am in open-mouthed disbelief;
Yet, I remind myself of the transience of life;
That it shouldn’t come as a surprise;
That Souls journey often to another realm;
Yet, it does surprise and it hurts;
I am as sore as an angry bear!
Shall I say goodbye?
I have no idea how…….
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
a cooking pot and twisted tales 
All I could think to say while reading this was that I am so saddened for you…for your loss. It describes so well what we feel when we lose someone. Peace to you…
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Thank you so much Kat. I didn’t know how to express the feeling going through my heart at the moment. Losing our loved ones is such a tough and rough patch to go through and sometimes, I struggle to understand. I appreciate your warmth and kind words 🙂
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Jaqueline…I think you expressed the feelings perfectly. Peace to you.
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Thanks Kat. Hugs 🙂
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Beautiful… Sending thoughts and prayers your way
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Thank you so much my dear. Moments such as these just breaks the heart and makes you wonder. I appreciate your warmth. God bless 🙂
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Exactly so..beautifully said. So sad– and so Martha-baffled, too, “If You had been here, Lord, our loved one would not have died.”
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Thank you very much for your words. Hmm! It’s not happy moments at all but what else can I say except that God knows best 🙂
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You’ve put words to feelings often difficult to describe. The desolation, the desperation, the breathlessness all expressed so eloquently.
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Kay, it is really hard to loose people that we love, more so, when it happens so suddenly. Thank you very much. I am trying to wrap my head around it all.
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My prayers are with you *hugs*
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Bless your heart my Lady 🙂
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For your so beautiful writing, I have nominated you for the Creative Blogging Award. You can go to my post, http://joannebretzer.com/2015/09/26/creative-blogger-award/, and see as much as I know about it. Thanks for the writing.
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Vellissima, thank you for that warm gesture. I do appreciate that and will get to it asap. Kind regards 🙂
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Keep up the beautiful writing.
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I’ll keep trying my best 🙂 Kind regards.
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May warm memories such as these bring you continued comfort. Xox
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Thank you for your kind words. It is never easy to lose a loved one 😦
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Thank you so much for your kind gesture 🙂
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My pleasure!
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🙂
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