Love's Sweet Gift

 ~ Love’s Sweet Gift ~

first each corner in our home

was filled, large as it was

then, as kids moved on

he lined one room with

shelves and cupboards

designed to hold my

growing book collection

and writing projects

~ A Room Of My Very Own ~

JoMae

3/10/23

Looking Back

 ~ Looking Back ~

a glance over my shoulder

reveals in the distance a

world that is gone now

yet ever exists

the core of my being

the roots of my present

my entire life journey forms

rich soil for blossoming

New Joy in Old Age

JoMae

3/4/23

Snow Reflection

 ~ Snow Reflection ~

The world seems oddly lit tonight as if

the moon - so full and bright last night

hanging high in a clear cloudless sky

as if that brilliant orb’s determination

is to beam through the heavy gray

clouds blocking it tonight following

today’s storm which painted every

surface white again after the melt

of yesterday. I view it all through

ice coated windows as snow still

falls, swirls around a frozen scene

a winter wonderland which plans

to grow over the weekend with

even more snow on the way

JoMae

3/10/23

March Snow

 ~ March Snow ~

Snow. I know. It’s March

t’will soon be Spring

yet snow is falling 

heavily and fast

burying green

grass, blowing

sticking onto 

every limb

each twig

encasing

everything

But it’s not meant to last

It’s March! t’will soon be Spring!

JoMae

3/10/23

Sunroom

 A quick sketch this morning on settling in  - Enjoy!

~ Sunroom ~

On bright mornings it’s my

sunroom other days, my parlor

the sweet small second bedroom

I’ve turned into a den has fast

become my favorite spot

to write and ponder in

to curl up with a book

and dream

In my new surroundings

I steadily discover

day by day at

work or play

unexpected 

sunny rays

delivering 

new joy!

~ Thanks Be To Godde ~

JoMae

3/9/23

Solo Flight

 ~ Solo Flight ~

- becoming a singular solitary soul

In my recovery from death, the death of my beloved partner, soulmate, the other half of our duet, I've become a singular solitary soul.

I've always cherished solitude, even selfishly indulged in it from time to time, yet John's final gift in dying was wrapped in endless quiet time alone. Painful - as is any birthing to a new dimension - it soon embraced me with long hours to learn to know my new identity. 

No longer we, I suddenly was only me.  One voice. No longer the beautiful give and take of a happily coupled life.  In time I've morphed again from 'only me" to becoming more fully me. Still rooted in the life we had together, to branch out, blossom;  to hone my solo voice and sing with joy.

We died as couple, yet live on 

In thought and memory

Losing and gaining 

Living and dying 

Dying to live

Thanks be to Godde

JoMae

3/3/23

Snow Melt

~  Snow Melt ~

Sitting in a favorite chair

staring through the window 

at heavy,  glistening drops of

snowmelt cascading from the

roof - shining in bright sunlight

Window Prisms

seen as a sparkling promise:

Spring is just around the bend!

In the distance,  treetops sway

assisted by these icy winds of March

today’s bright sun can melt the snow away

and soon it will be warm and green again

JoMae

3/7/23

 

Morning Musing - Enjoy

Sweet Moments

 ~ Sweet Moments Found In Poetry ~

There is a certain kind of magic

in the writing, in the reading

a certain kind of magic

tucked between the lines

A poem read from long ago and far away

can carry echoes of a fond rendezvous

of youth or hints of yearnings floating

just beneath the heart in wonder

Words to remind of love now lost

to gently revive the memory of

what it felt like to be another’s

special heart. Another’s One

JoMae

9/16/21

New Normal

~ New Normal ~

In the flood of grief, of loss

when your old identity has died

small gifts will eventually appear

floating on the wake of fear

each unsought gift

an invitation to a smile

to try new ways of doing

a new manner of being

a fresh new identity

for a newly minted you

JoMae

4/9/21

Birthday Reflection

 

~ CELEBRATING 85 ~

another year older

another day deeper in

life changing encounters

adding depth & abundance

to every tomorrow as insight

increases and wisdom seeps

in through aging perception 

from lifelong experience 

of joys and of sorrows

gaining and losing 

learning from all

JoMae

2/15/23