Your poem is so touching Chris. It is a beautiful elegy, a dirge that sings mournfully. A Loddon lilly must eloquently symbolize life and loss. “I have laid him to rest..where no one else shall know”- a forbidden love or a love too precious to share perhaps? The graceful symmetry, lyrical words, rhyme and repetition enhance the deep emotion evoked in the lines. “I have laid him to rest”-yes, but never to be forgotten. Amazing write.
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Dear Annette, what a beautiful response. Yes, never forgotten. Thank you so much.
Chr.. read moreDear Annette, what a beautiful response. Yes, never forgotten. Thank you so much.
A wonderful eulogy, that is mournful, moving and beautiful touching. For someone, you will miss and grieve over for a very long time. As you love them dearly
I could feel the sadness, the acceptance. I had to look-up the Lodden lilly. We must release memory, faces and places. Sometimes, impossible to do. Thank you dear Chris for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote
Tis sad ...but oh so beautifully penned in poetic verse with rhyme and rhythm spot on..lovely piece here Chris
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Thank you so much Fran Marie for your thoughtful response. Hope all is good in your world. read moreThank you so much Fran Marie for your thoughtful response. Hope all is good in your world.
This poem made me wonder what is going in with my friend so far.... ‘I have laid him to rest, where the london lily grows’ As the flowers most often associated with funerals, lily could be symbolize here for the dead soul that has just departed!
I might be wrong. Very thoughtful poem .... feel better!
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Thank you HB Rita. Thank you so much for wishing me better. Most thoughtful of you my friend. .. read moreThank you HB Rita. Thank you so much for wishing me better. Most thoughtful of you my friend.
Chris,
To leave behind the memory of a person . . . whether it be friend or enemy . . . to release the emotion that traps us in regret or obsession. Relinquishing may be the hardest part of living, but is most freeing. Good write my Lady.
Tom
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Many thanks Tom. Relinquishing is very much the hardest part. I very much appreciate you thoughts.read moreMany thanks Tom. Relinquishing is very much the hardest part. I very much appreciate you thoughts.
Hi Chris yes I am well hope you are too, just getting used to being type 2 diabetic, I know its not .. read moreHi Chris yes I am well hope you are too, just getting used to being type 2 diabetic, I know its not a huge thing but love my cakes and chock !!
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That is painful for you to find out. I also have a sweet tooth and know I would find it very difficu.. read moreThat is painful for you to find out. I also have a sweet tooth and know I would find it very difficult to give up those treats. Take care Julie and all the best.
When someone's journey on this earth is over, there is nothing more we can do to reverse the situation, but say a forever good by and let them Rest In Peace. The care and love you show... how you laid him to rest in a beautiful place is heart breaking, chris. I hope the memories slowly ease their grip of pain on your heart.
Many thanks Mrudula for your compassionate words. You show such kindness. All the best to you. .. read moreMany thanks Mrudula for your compassionate words. You show such kindness. All the best to you.
Chris
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You are most welcome,Chris, tudo de bom para você Querida. ( wishing you all the best).
The line ''where no one else shall know'' gives me the impression this poem is not about a funeral. I think it must concern someone who was deeply cared for but is no longer in the poet's life. Perhaps the work is about someone the memory of whom brings back feelings of pain, and what we are seeing is the poet's way of saying it has now been laid to rest in the past. Sometimes such efforts are necessary.
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Many thanks for your insights John. All good wishes.
I am not sure what the reference is but this is a sad reminder of the four-legged loves we have lost over time, all badly missed
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Hello Dave, yes all loss is difficult to deal with. Thanks for review g and have a good day.
.. read moreHello Dave, yes all loss is difficult to deal with. Thanks for review g and have a good day.
this made my eyes start to water...i should pour some on the Lilly...
so sad and beautiful as tribute...and effective use of repetition with the last line.
j.
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Many thanks for your lovely review Jacob. Yes the weather has been dry recently and plants need wate.. read moreMany thanks for your lovely review Jacob. Yes the weather has been dry recently and plants need watering.
Albert, my paternal grandfather introduced me to Tennyson when I was nine. I have loved poetry ever since but did not attempt writing a single piece until I was 40. It's never too late to try somethin.. more..