Empty nest syndrome

My four children are grown up and gone... the house screeches with emptiness

One cup and one spoon
Lay forlorn in the bowl.
While i gaze out of the glass.
Time 'n' remorse created a link.

Silence surrounds me,
The nest is now empty.
My children now flown
They've all left the city.

As i watch the kids playing
Laughter and life and fun
I recollect the memories
Where have my children gone?

Aimlessly i wander in a daze,
Through the empty rooms.
Once full of chatter and clutter,
Nursery rhymes and tunes.

My knowledge now a waste,
All i hear is echoes of footsteps,
In every room of the house.
Now silence i must except!

As a mother bird without her babies,
I'm flightless,flying aimless.
No longer able to nurture and care,
I shed tears, totally shameless.

Author's Note

That piccie made me smile.. no i havn't actually done that :)

Reviews

[kayakerandcamper]

Yeah right I saw the cat running away from you, lol. Another hearet felt poem x

[Coyote Poetry]

A very nice poem. All my kids have got old and brought grand kids to me so I can still entertain them. I like the story in the poem. Good to leave the door for your kids. They will bring new babies home for you to have fun with. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Bewitching Sensations]

Thank you for your km and words x

[M.M.I]

Very introspective. It's sad what happens to people when a chapter of their life ends; something that I feel when I read this piece. This has courage. Thank you for sharing

[Bewitching Sensations]

Thankyou so much for reading my poem :)

[Mustela]

Another very perceptive piece that can only have been written by someone who has quite clearly experienced it.

Although this piece is more rhythmic and reflective, and less heavy with obvious emotion, the final stanza is highly thought-provoking of feelings that are - in my experience - virtually unique to mothers. I know my own ex-wife went through similar pain when my Son went off to Uni a few months after my daughter had moved out.

I like this poem a lot.

Musty

[Bewitching Sensations]

Thanks Musty .. appreciate your review babe x

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ruth Thais is a piece I relate to. Coming home to my empty house each evening after bring up the kids. Still all three were here for the weekend and it was lovely. Another poem full of emotion!

[Bewitching Sensations]

yes lovely.... when they come to visit i feel complete :)))))

[alltheloveabove]

thank you so much for sharing this poem.
as a daughter, it means a lot to me and serves as a good reminder to me of the role I have and my duty towards my parents who have raised me. It is a shame that you feel so empty in your own home, but your children always cherish you no matter where they are, or what they're doing.
thank you, and indeed, the picture is very cute as well.

[Bewitching Sensations]

thankyou for your review.... i really appreciate it

[Ahmad Cox]

That picture brought a smile to my face. Thanks for sharing .

[Bewitching Sensations]

thankyou so much for review xx

[Mic]

Wandered that lonely road already. Never considered a cat though. Thank God! lol

Well done!

[Bewitching Sensations]

LOl.. made me giggle when i saw the photo.. :)

[R J Askew]

This is as emotive as a poem can get .. esp this line: 'Where have my children gone?' There is so much of real life in that line. Life can be tremendously sad. There we are 27, busy, 37, busy, married couple of kids, then they are grown up and one day we are stunned to discover we are not to busy anymore and we get to thinking .. where did they go? and where did time go? how did it pass so fast? how did we arrive where we are? and what next? Of course, this is how it has to be, it is normal, but god is it hard to accept that we are plain older. You capture this sense of loss perfectly.

[Bewitching Sensations]

Im with you on that.. time is precious with our children.. before they leave the nest.. enjoy...

[FJ Davis]

From time to time, fathers are also overcome with this sort of melancholia.
Precious memories of warmly interacting with your children--memories often going back many years--seem like only yesterday; harshly demonstrating the all-too-swift passage of time, those, now painfully obvious, lost opportunities.
Very fine work, Sensation.

[Bewitching Sensations]

Thankyou... Yes i agree, but we musnt look back.. only forward to new opportunities frank x