Roses in a vase made of clay

the only pleasant thing about this day.

May He Rest Today, I hear them say. 

I sit quietly at my husband's grave,

I am forever trying to be brave,

Even though he I could not save.

I will always remember you, Tom, my love,

and you may watch me from above,

My beautiful, glorious, dove.

You will always be my soul mate,

even through the years I have to wait,

I know you'll come back through fate.

I'll see you again,

I'll try and remember you til then

Your going to come back, but I don't know when.

I love you more than I can say,

Even as I weep today,

I hope that this pain will go away.

*in the pov of a 1940s wife, waiting for her husband to return to her, even though hes dead* 

Keyword: Until we meet again...

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Posted by philneale1952 2008-07-17 07:09:35 .... Selfishly, I hope I never go to this place. A beautiful and poignant reminder though, that this is what awaits one of a pair. Been wed now for 32 years and can't imagine what it would be like to be alone. Simply wonderful verse. Phil + Report this comment
Posted by CDeCarlo 2008-07-17 07:19:46 .... It was a good description of how a wife feels saying goodbye to her husband for the last time, but i like that she still holds on to his memory and wishes he would walk through the door. + Report this comment
Posted by Hodders 2008-07-17 09:45:18 .... It was ok, some of the rhymes seemed to have been put in there for the sake of rhyming such as 'glass' and 'grass' but other than that it was good, particularly the third stanza. + Report this comment
Posted by bakerSdozen 2008-07-17 13:14:22 .... where are the goddamn hankies Ethel...got a sad one here. + Report this comment
Posted by resistanceisfreedom 2008-07-17 21:02:57 .... i did like the story you were telling and i really liked how you kept the same end rhyme in each stanza. but the last stanza kind of killed it for me. where you used again twice. for some reason, that threw off the piece for me. + Report this comment
Posted by Something Indecent 2008-07-18 23:46:32 .... I thought it was pretty good. It's always sad when you know someone who's died and can't let them go. Very gloomy and yet romantacized. I think I just killed that last word.... + Report this comment
Posted by Squall1 2008-07-19 13:01:44 Not good I thought the rhyme scheme made it sound flat and uninteresting. The whole poem sounds like a dirge. It was melodramatic and repetitive (in a bad way). + Report this comment
Posted by Eliot Rosenstock 2008-07-19 14:12:44 .... Being alone is not good. A simple subject which almost all are familiar with, but a well done poem describing the familiar phenomenom. (sp?) good job + Report this comment
Posted by colemoriss 2008-07-20 14:21:24 .... this was realy good. it is sad. ive seen people visit graves like this, only vise-versa. so thank you so much for that sentimental poem. it hits home. + Report this comment
Posted by topsyturvywords 2008-07-21 10:37:19 .... one of the best poems here in storiesville.it sounds very nostalgic for me.everyline is very heavy and i can feel the gloomy sunday scenario.very short but indeed very nice :) + Report this comment
Posted by Someone Indifferent 2008-07-21 12:27:26 .... This is extremely sad. I couldn't imagine this kind of loss. the end bit was good 'You're going to come back, but I don't know when' ouch. Grief can do a number on our minds. + Report this comment
Posted by chaabuk 2008-07-23 09:23:47 .... This is so tender and sensitive and at the same time it tears at the heart for the eternal loss of this wife. Her husband won't return and she will keep hoping against hope that he will. The rhyming adds to the intensity. + Report this comment
Posted by MeredithsMontage 2008-07-23 11:58:56 .... This was really, really sad. A good poem, Strikes homes. Have to admit, I felt like the should have been another stanza. Like something was missing. Maybe it is because it was so good, I wanted more. Please take a compliment + Report this comment
Posted by Tarhead Mugwump 2008-07-26 23:52:51 i'm no good at reading poetry. i tend to remove all of the rhyme and hard work that the artist goes through - and i read the story. well done. write on! + Report this comment

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