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Eyes Reflecting

04 Aug 2016 Leave a comment

by Katz in My family, Poetry by Corrina Tags: Family, grief, loss, memories, mom, mother, poetry, poetry by Corrina, reflections

Quick glance back and there I saw you

gazing eyes piercing my soul

rimmed red , exhausted and tired

holding many stories never once told

I stood there I paused and I wondered

if those specs really suited your face

your eyes I can see yet they seem far away

those glasses too big, outta place

The calmness of your soft lined smile

housing the love you gave through the years

have also held pain

and lessons you gained

hidden lines to shroud secret tears

I kept staring as I remembered my childhood

Mommy who do I look like the most?

you always shrugged and said

girl I just simply don’t know

but now my eyes reflect your warm ghost

Staring back from my new pink rimmed covers

I see the eyes I have loved for so long

Same eyes in a different reflection

Letting me know you’ve been here all along

Written by Corrina Leblond

Image : Broken Reflection Of Me…. in Sketching by Rishabh Sharma

WHEN FIRST WE MET!

14 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Katz in My family, Poetry by Corrina Tags: #bestfriends, #catspassing, #daxthecat, #lossofcat, #lossofpet, #lovefor kitty, #ourlovedax, #poetrybyCorrina, #poetryforlossofpet, #poetryofpassingpets, #sorrow, grief

I knew your type, tall, proud, and handsome

Extorting love from any eye that looked your way

You were clearly strong, an alpha male

I was visiting yet, I wondered if I should stay

dax 1

My how quick I soon seen your stubborn side

Your home had many chairs for guests

Yet as I moved to sit down quietly

I learned that chair was yours… as were all the rest!

You didn’t seem to mind so much

In fact you insisted that we share

As long as I would praise your name

And massage my hands throughout your hair

When I heard you needed a place to stay

Having just lost my love of years

I didn’t think I had the room

To love or even care

I hesitantly agreed to help

I wasn’t sure how this would go

Right now I didn’t know you well

I hoped our friendship would grow

The day you moved your stuff all in

Still not sure how this would work

You showed up bringing your family in

Your brother who began to lurk

I thought wow, I’m nuts, just look at those two

So handsome yes they know

As they chose their separate rooms to sleep

I wondered how this would go

Before I knew true love set in

No one ever loving my family more

These two have offered all their love

Unconditional from the day they blessed my door

Today one love was heaven called

God called you home to stay

You stayed as long as your body could

And for our love you hide your pain

It was so hard to say good bye to you

As we never felt pain like this before

You love was all we could ever need

And if possible so much more

Big guy you know how much we loved you

I know your pain is now gone away

Please keep your spirit close to us

Until we meet again one day

DAX 1992- 2015

You are so loved and missed!

HAUNTED

21 Nov 2014 Leave a comment

by Katz in My family, Poetry by Corrina Tags: grief, haunted, losing someone, loss, mom, poetry by Corrina, poetry of loss

Clutching the edges of the mirror I screamed in silence.
I see you, I know you are there! Show yourself.
Grief welled up inside as my swollen heart constricted; expelling ache in
one single tear that sped down my crimson cheek.

Stale cigarette smoke lingered in the hallway, yes
she was here all right! Her soft words murmured and echoed
off the walls as spiders hugged their cozy winter corners.
The air parted slightly and whispered, “I love you, and I’ll always be with you”.

I know she is here, I hear her in my own voice as I whimper
I love you mummy, mummy, mummy, as I always did sing out in her praise.
Remembering how she held back her last tears as did I on that day. Moments
that I curse as it was so unnatural full knowing there would be no more hugs and hellos.

The good bye was loud as it screamed in the absence of the tears that were forced
so very far back . With a lump in my throat I winced out that one last fake smile.
I turned away choking on my dry thick sorrow, trying as best I could to swallow the loss.
My throat was closing in; I couldn’t breathe out one last turn back over my shoulder.

My eyes glazed over as my heart filled with tears. I never thought I’d bear witness
to my first, my last and my final goodbye.

Written by Corrina Leblond
November 21st/2014