Memorial Garden
do ashes feel the cold
do they know
that life once flowed hot
through their veins
why should absence hurt so much
does the wind just blow
or is a heart behind it
and does it make a difference
to these tears
loving never really stops
do these words spoken here
somehow mean more
than words we’ve spoken
somewhere else
walls of stone cannot contain you
freer than you’ve ever been
does there come a day
the flowers fade
and no one visits
anymore
maybe I will have a little girl someday
is it strange that I still see
God’s loving hand
beyond the ache and tears
a gift
Joel Brandt says:
“does the wind just blow
or is a heart behind it
and does it make a difference”
that part really hit me in particular. powerful stuff, really beautiful, leane!
leanewinger says:
Thanks!
Alice Duits says:
Very touching beautiful poem !
Only could be written by someone who has experienced this.
Leanne this poem could touch and comfort many grieving people who face the gravesite.
I hope you will publish this poem.
I loved the part where you write….
“Freer then you’ve ever been !!”
So true…..so comforting.
Thankyou for sharing !
leanewinger says:
Thank you for your encouraging words 🙂