No flowers, fair weather friends or God

Mum's funeral....family flowers only. 3rd anniversary of mums passing on 9th April 2022

Like many of her so called friends,
the fair weather, absent ones,
he too never visited,
never lent his ear or comforted her,
so we felt it only right he not come to the funeral either.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Such sad and angry words, Gee. Truth too often shows itself in troubled times. I lit a candle a while ago for your darling mum; seems you and your darlings need one for yourselves now.. ..

[Gee]

Hi EmmaJ, thoughts that flit in and out of my mind. Re candle, thank you kindly :)
Hope you are well, just heading poolside to read Steinbecks " The wayward bus"....oooooh, get me :))
Take care

[emmajoy]

At least your sense of humour is floating back, Gee, better that than the other wretchedness. Enjoy your relaxed reading time .. ..

[Gee]

Am enjoying, now resemble a honey roasted peanut....colour wise :)

[emmajoy]

Hope no monkeys in the vicinity! Have fun.

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe new world. Harder and colder. When I was young, we had family reunions. Can't remember the last one we did. Grandmother funeral. Only me and sister came. Was sad. Thank you for my friend for sharing the amazing words and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Gee]

Thank you for dropping in and commenting, always good to hear from you.
Take care

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my dear friend.

[Lyn Anderson]

I feel this is only right. Don't come and weep for me if you weren't there when it mattered. Beautiful, simple, true.

[Gee]

Thank you Lyn

[Snowfrost Moth]

beautiful, angry, and tragic
I am sorry for your loss.
Cry as much as you need to, this loss is fresh and sharp like a knife.
"The tears I shed yesterday have become rain." - Thich Nhat Hanh

[Gee]

In all done crying, I think :)
Thank you for dropping by

[Einstein Noodle]

i am sorry for your loss Gee ...best wishes to you and your family ..so much sound wisdom in this angry little poem ... the time to be with one another is when we are alive .. a phone call, an invitation to lunch or just surprise me visit .. means everything ... the funeral is for saying goodbye .. how can one do that when they never said hello :((( love your poem ... you say it true!
E.

[Gee]

Thank you E, hope you are well

[Einstein Noodle]

doing very well thank you Gee .. and certainly back at ya! :)

[Gee]

:)))))))))

[LR SEPENG]

This is a short yet affecting piece

[Gee]

Thank you for reading

[Chris Shaw]

I find that more and more funerals I go to these days are not conducted in a religious way. They are more a celebration of life. God didn't visit my brother's funeral either, but the Beatles did and so did Fleetwood Mac. I think family flowers are a good idea, I can't see the point in lining the florist's pocket. As to fair weather friends, the least said about them the better. Good morning Gee. Much to contemplate in your brevity here. I certainly felt your displeasure in this short piece.

Chris

[Gee]

Mum had Gerry and the pacemakers, Westlife and some fella rapping !!
Seems religion only benefits accountants and sheisters.
Thank you Christine, hope all is well and you are sun protected. I'm off to catch a plane to Portugal.....yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Chris Shaw]

Enjoy, have a great time Gee.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This is a sad piece with an under current of bitter anger well expressed in a few short lines. I always say if people can't make time for you ordinarily and while you are alive, They should not bother with birthdays and funerals! I hope things are getting slightly easier Gee.

[Gee]

Hi John, coming to terms with being an orphan :))
Aye, I have a few very good friends then many people that I know.
Slap on the factor 50....cheers

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Factor 15 and burn, baby burn por moi, love the sun! Hope it can soothe you for a while.

[Gee]

Flight to Faro at 1300hours

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow, fair weather friends and God didn't come either...
sometimes when our parents suffer and then pass...we wonder...where was he?

these five lines just stab right through the heart.
j.

[Gee]

Morning Jacob.
It seems that God the almighty, the all giving, only exists if we seek him out and not vice versa. Perhaps should have visited one of the many properties the Church of England own and rammed fistfulls of money into their collection box...should have bought his attention :))
Thank you Jacob.