Grief Pays No Mind to Time
But...It may leave tomorrow22 total reviews
Comment from Lisasview
When one loses someone dear to them grief creeps up...especially during the holidays... Very difficult to not feel that feeling of grief...
Very nice poem dear Janet....
Lisa, cold and rainy here in Spain
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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When one loses someone dear to them grief creeps up...especially during the holidays... Very difficult to not feel that feeling of grief...
Very nice poem dear Janet....
Lisa, cold and rainy here in Spain
Comment Written 04-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Thank you Lisa for your kind and encouraging review. I appreciate your support.
It?s cold here in NC but no rain today. We visited Spain many years ago and loved it.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Val Crisson
Wow, Janet, I really feel the pain in these words. Grief is such a strong and emotional word. At 76, I have felt in many ways. Some grief I have come terms with other grief one must endure. "But. I've Learned to cherish what I've got" - great line.
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Wow, Janet, I really feel the pain in these words. Grief is such a strong and emotional word. At 76, I have felt in many ways. Some grief I have come terms with other grief one must endure. "But. I've Learned to cherish what I've got" - great line.
Comment Written 04-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Thank you Val for your kind and understanding review and also the special stars. We are very close in age. I just turned 79 and some griefs I too have come to terms with but there is one that plagues me year after year. While I have learned to cherish what I have, I am still persistent in prayer that this one will be resolved.
I am so grateful that we can chat over our poems my friend.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Navada
This is a beautiful piece. You're right - there are many of us who deal with grief at this time of year, particularly on Christmas Day. My favourite line is that grief "hides in shadows like a thief" - that has certainly been my experience. I like your final few stanzas when you remind us that God is there to pick us up and set us back on our feet again if only we have the strength to recognise Him. Thanks so much for sharing this.
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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This is a beautiful piece. You're right - there are many of us who deal with grief at this time of year, particularly on Christmas Day. My favourite line is that grief "hides in shadows like a thief" - that has certainly been my experience. I like your final few stanzas when you remind us that God is there to pick us up and set us back on our feet again if only we have the strength to recognise Him. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Thank you for you thoughtful and encouraging review and for sharing your favorite lines. Grief is like a thief that hides in the shadows but He gives us strength to endure and survive.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from harmony13
The author's words are heartfelt, descriptive and creative. I pondered
on these words and thought about the way we think can help our grief
or make it worse. Thank you for the author's notes - they speak volumes!
As the author states in her notes counting blessings is always uplifting!
The artwork and color scheme go well with this poem. Great Poem, Janet!
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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The author's words are heartfelt, descriptive and creative. I pondered
on these words and thought about the way we think can help our grief
or make it worse. Thank you for the author's notes - they speak volumes!
As the author states in her notes counting blessings is always uplifting!
The artwork and color scheme go well with this poem. Great Poem, Janet!
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Thank you for your understanding review and thank you for reading between the lines in my notes. I do count my blessings and people like you and others on FanStory. Here we can express ourselves and be understood which is so helpful and uplifting as well.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from GWHARGIS
This was very beautiful. Grief is like a ninja. It steals in when you least expect it. There is no schedule it follows. There is no time limit or expiration date on it. It happens and we just do the best we can. Gretchen
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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This was very beautiful. Grief is like a ninja. It steals in when you least expect it. There is no schedule it follows. There is no time limit or expiration date on it. It happens and we just do the best we can. Gretchen
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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I like that. Grief is like a ninja. It steals in when we least expect it and there is no expiration date.
Thank you Gretchen for you stellar review and understanding.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Daylily
Holidays can be very difficult when you suddenly have to be experiencing them without your loved one. (And even in the years to come.)
I used to be a hospice volunteer and worked a lot with following up with the surviving spouse for the next year. I know it is helpful to talk about grieving feelings as much as needed no matter how many times it is. Good friends and understanding family make good listeners when they recognize how helpful it can be to continue talking about a departed loved one.
Your concluding verse, Janet, is right on target.
Prayers and blessings, Lily
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reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Holidays can be very difficult when you suddenly have to be experiencing them without your loved one. (And even in the years to come.)
I used to be a hospice volunteer and worked a lot with following up with the surviving spouse for the next year. I know it is helpful to talk about grieving feelings as much as needed no matter how many times it is. Good friends and understanding family make good listeners when they recognize how helpful it can be to continue talking about a departed loved one.
Your concluding verse, Janet, is right on target.
Prayers and blessings, Lily
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Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Thank you Lily for your thoughtful and encouraging review. Thank you too for having been a Hospice volunteers. That understanding voice and one who listens is so valuable in those difficult times.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Sally Law
What a beautifully tender poem you've written, my friend. May I share this with you? It's very timely for me as my eyes are giving up the ghost, so to speak. I also have a wayard son and wonder how much longer until he comes back to me. He's living here, but not, if you know what I mean.
I'm learning to count my blessings too, because I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanks so much for this uplifting poem and lovely perspective from your eyes.
Sending you my best today as always.
Love,
Sal XOs
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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What a beautifully tender poem you've written, my friend. May I share this with you? It's very timely for me as my eyes are giving up the ghost, so to speak. I also have a wayard son and wonder how much longer until he comes back to me. He's living here, but not, if you know what I mean.
I'm learning to count my blessings too, because I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanks so much for this uplifting poem and lovely perspective from your eyes.
Sending you my best today as always.
Love,
Sal XOs
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2023
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Thank you Sal for your heartfelt review and the six stars is a real bonus from you.
I am so sorry about your eyes. I can't imagine the daily trauma of loosing ones sight. I'm sorry too about your son and I pray he will come back soon. It's a harsh reality when we face that problem. My son rejected me 28 years and 9 months ago. I last heard his voice,15 years ago last October. He has 8 children that I have missed growing up and 6 grandchildren (my great-grandchildren) that I've never met. I want to shake him -- but alas, I pray for him and his family everyday and maybe one day he will show up on my doorstep.
I pray for you and your eyes dear Sal. I will add your son to my list as we continue to count our blessings and stay persistent in those prayers.
Love
Janet XOs.
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello, Janet!
An exquisite and moving poetic offering that resonates deeply with me as I know it will with others not only during the holidays, but for years to come.
Grief does, indeed, "pay no mind to time at all." And it surreptitiously appears when least expected: a flash of purple, a scent of eucalyptus, the sound of whistling among pine trees, the taste of homemade Christmas sugar cookies...
Thank you for sharing your highly perceptive and moving words.
And know for a certainty that I am wishing you and yours a Christmas season filled with blessings, grace and always, His love...
Always,
diane
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2023
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Hello, Janet!
An exquisite and moving poetic offering that resonates deeply with me as I know it will with others not only during the holidays, but for years to come.
Grief does, indeed, "pay no mind to time at all." And it surreptitiously appears when least expected: a flash of purple, a scent of eucalyptus, the sound of whistling among pine trees, the taste of homemade Christmas sugar cookies...
Thank you for sharing your highly perceptive and moving words.
And know for a certainty that I am wishing you and yours a Christmas season filled with blessings, grace and always, His love...
Always,
diane
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2023
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Thank you Diane for this beautiful and encouraging review and the sixth star is greatly appreciated. Even your reviews are poetic and filled with compassion.
I appreciate you.
Blessings to you and yours for a wonderful Christmas season.
Hugs, Janet
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I felt these words deeply Janet as I am well acquainted with grief and it can haunt with its cold silent finality. I enjoyed your fine rhymes and metre, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2023
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I felt these words deeply Janet as I am well acquainted with grief and it can haunt with its cold silent finality. I enjoyed your fine rhymes and metre, love Dolly x
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2023
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Thank you Dolly for your outstanding review, support and the beautiful stars.
Blessings to you and yours
Janet
Comment from royowen
Oh yes Grief can be a rod for the back, the same as a form of bondage, but it was never meant to be like that, love lets go, I remember grieving over the loss through death of a close friend, it was agony for a awhile, I still think of it today, the marriage of my elder daughter caused me to grieve, it was only much prayer that broke the yoke of grief, beautifully written, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2023
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Oh yes Grief can be a rod for the back, the same as a form of bondage, but it was never meant to be like that, love lets go, I remember grieving over the loss through death of a close friend, it was agony for a awhile, I still think of it today, the marriage of my elder daughter caused me to grieve, it was only much prayer that broke the yoke of grief, beautifully written, blessings Roy
Comment Written 03-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2023
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Thank you Roy for this most encouraging review and the beautiful six stars. I pray that my prayers will break the yoke of this grief. 28 years and hundreds of prayers but as we say, things happen in Gods time not ours.
Blessings my friend
Janet
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Bless you
