Sharon.

snowfall reminds me of you
the way you would call us to the window
for every first snow
even when it meant you had to wake us -
that little glimmer in your eye of childhood
and later, when i was grown,
the excited phone call,
coming across the miles of telephone wire
connecting me
to a someone i'd forgotten i could be

no one calls me anymore
with that tone of wonder in their voice
or knows our secret midnight conversations...
i don't know that i will ever know love
as unconditional as yours
and that thought makes me ache
for your cool palm on my forehead
and the soft caramel smokiness of your voice
that i can only remember as a feeling
and no longer as a fact

Reviews

[Gee]

What a lovely piece of writing. Reminds me of the times I woke my daughter at ungodly hours, when she was a toddler, to look out at fresh fallen snow. I miss her not being dependent, young, naive

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

The words burrow deep down into my soul. Pure feelings. Powerful memories, penned with a gentle touch.

[Crowley]

Like I never lost you! This was amazing. I’m always amazed at our capacity to recall certain things with absolute emotional clarity and forget others like they never existed. A bit sad, a lot reflective and totally satisfying!!!

[Samith Pich]

oh my goodness what a wonderful poem, so alive with imagery and feeling.

A beautiful testimant to their impact on you.

Loved these lines to most:

and that thought makes me ache
for your cool palm on my forehead
and the soft caramel smokiness of your voice

bravo

[jenniewren (J.W. Bouwman)]

Those are the strongest memories i have of her these days, so I'm glad that feeling came across properly. Thank you

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this one reminded me of a friend I lost in a fire 37 years ago.
"I can only remember as a feeling/ and no longer as a fact"
yes, but that feeling is so strong....and i actually hear her singing a song and strumming her guitar.
j.

[jenniewren (J.W. Bouwman)]

Thank you! It's nice to see some familiar faces around here.. memories are strangely concrete and transient at the same time, aren't they?