In the blink of an eye

In the blink of an eye

A Poem by Gee
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Will be 3 years in August since Debs passed away.

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In the blink of an eye three years have passed.
Life for those of us left behind to mourn your passing
moves on, albeit with your memory ever present
and the pain of missing you dulled but not gone.
When we meet, we, the mourners cum celebrants,
toast you, will always do so until we too are gone
to become ghosts and memories remembered by clinking glasses
and laughter filled stories.
Your shoes, far to big to be filled by another,
are now worn by his "companion" your polar opposite,
an uninvited imposter who makes little or no effort to integrate
thus alienating herself and at the same time,
bit by bit, isolating him, removing him from "the friend group" which saddens,
but not as much as him allowing this to happen.
They, the ladies in the know, say he is lonely,
cannot be on his own, needs company,
but is what we perceive as bad company better than loneliness,
I guess only he can answer that unasked question but never will
as her "suitability"only ever discussed in their absence.

We miss you, your smile, personality, infectious sense of fun,
the way you filled a room, regaled all with drink sodden tales.
We miss you greatly and perhaps if we continue to compare,
even if subconsciously, no other will ever be allowed in.








© 2024 Gee


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We all have those exceptional people that we encounter in life and they can not be replaced in our hearts once the person has departed this earth. We do however have room to allows others in and while it may not be the exceptional and unforgettable; they may enhance our lives but one never knows if we don’t try.

Posted 4 Months Ago


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Gee

4 Months Ago

Thanks for dropping in PB
Poetic Beauty

4 Months Ago

You are welcome
Philip Gaber

2 Months Ago

Mmmm. "an uninvited imposter who makes little or no effort to integrate
thus alienating herse.. read more



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we honor those who are gone with our memories - a part of them lives on in us. touching tribute. we took the time to get to know them. nice tribute.

Posted 3 Months Ago


Gee

3 Months Ago

Thanks Pete, appreciate you dropping in.
Hope you are well.
Only real, true, genuine friends leave our life but their heart-print remains in our heart forever. This is a very finely penned tribute to a loved one who, though no longer on the earth plane, continues to be part of a family as he once was, never forgotten and irreplaceable. He will walk with you through life until you meet again. I love how feelings are expressed in the poem and the title drew me in to read it. Our whole world can change in the blink of an eye and you have captured it superbly through both word and depiction, Gee. I extend deepest sympathy to you on your dear friend's crossing over to Spirit. Bless you both always...

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Gee

3 Months Ago

Thank you Marie.
The above is one of a few that I have written about the passing of Deb the f.. read more
Marie

3 Months Ago

Most welcome always, Gee and thank you again for sharing...
We all have those exceptional people that we encounter in life and they can not be replaced in our hearts once the person has departed this earth. We do however have room to allows others in and while it may not be the exceptional and unforgettable; they may enhance our lives but one never knows if we don’t try.

Posted 4 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Gee

4 Months Ago

Thanks for dropping in PB
Poetic Beauty

4 Months Ago

You are welcome
Philip Gaber

2 Months Ago

Mmmm. "an uninvited imposter who makes little or no effort to integrate
thus alienating herse.. read more
All of us have to go sometime, but some passings are more noteworthy. The principal in this offering seems to have been one of those who can endear themselves to many. I have no doubt that toasts will be raised to him years hence.

Posted 4 Months Ago


Gee

4 Months Ago

Indeed they woll.
Thanks JTB
There may be an imposter in the friend group, however that should not affect those who remember and miss Deb…..and all the good things she stood for… I think this is a sweet and nostalgic tribute to a dear friend… and always will be, every year on the anniversary of her passing……lovely
Gee
Warmly, B🌷



Posted 4 Months Ago


Gee

4 Months Ago

Thanks Betty. Debs actually passed away on my wife's birthday
Betty Hermelee

4 Months Ago

How terribly sad for you; thank you for sharing
enjoy your Monday!
Warmly, B
Gee this form of writing has always been a favorite of mine it has such a personal flavor speaking to the reader albite through the body of another. It is so powerful in this manner as if the reader were overhearing a conversation between the two. In some sense it reminds me of a Shakespearian soliloquy
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it."
Your poem full of emotion is an amazing tribute to one now gone but whose memory lives on.

Posted 4 Months Ago


Gee

4 Months Ago

Gladdens the heart when ones peers enjoy what is put out for folk to read.
Thanks Soren
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Powerful and sad. Amazing tribute to one lost.

Posted 4 Months Ago


Gee

4 Months Ago

Thank you Thomas
A wonderful poem dear friend. I lost my sister last year. My loudest sister. I do miss. We must remember the folks that make us smile. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

Posted 4 Months Ago


Gee

4 Months Ago

I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for dropping in, your visits are always appreciated.read more
Coyote Poetry

4 Months Ago

You are welcome my dear friend. We must appreciate every new day.

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Milton keynes, United Kingdom



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