I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

These poems are works in progress and may be updated without notice. Nevertheless copyright applies to all writings here and all photos (which are either my own or used with permission). Thank you for your comments. I read and appreciate them all, and reply here to specific points that seem to need it — or as I have the leisure. Otherwise I reciprocate by reading and commenting on your blog posts as much as possible.

27 February 2014

Success (Now)

They miss him too,
the dear man who left us
going first into death.

Over long months
we learn to adjust
though we don't forget.

I measure things
differently now. Success
is getting them to purr.

Submitted to Poets United's Midweek Motif: Success
By -
Labels: , ,

23 comments:

  1. Grace27 February 2014 at 13:52

    I specially like: I measure things
    differently now.

    Enjoy your cats ~

    ReplyDelete
  2. Susan27 February 2014 at 14:01

    Getting them to purr, and they giving you affection too. A good day.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Brian Miller27 February 2014 at 15:11

    making them happy....that is good success...
    last december we lost our 12 year old cat...
    she was a wonderful mom to my kids...

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sherry Blue Sky27 February 2014 at 16:17

    Oh Rosemary, I so adore this poem. THAT is true success! I remember how close the cats were to your husband. Poignant, and simply lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Sumana Roy27 February 2014 at 16:54

    How lovingly you've used the words 'they' and 'we' ... a sweet and poignant poem
    ....

    ReplyDelete
  6. brudberg27 February 2014 at 20:48

    To me the key is that success can be measured so differently... the aspect of relativity applies so well to success.

    ReplyDelete
  7. M.Z27 February 2014 at 21:49

    Success is what you make it, and I enjoyed reading your take on it!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Mary28 February 2014 at 00:17

    I like your definition of success, Rosemary! A cat purring is no small thing.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade7 March 2014 at 17:16

      Yes, I think we can all define it by what we happen to value most. After he died, for a long time they were too sad for much purring.

      Delete
  9. kaykuala28 February 2014 at 04:30

    A cat purring is a mesmerizing experience. To equate it to success is most satisfying to nature's bidding. Wonderful write Rosemary!

    Hank

    ReplyDelete
  10. Claudia28 February 2014 at 04:36

    i can imagine how much they miss him... cats have a fine sense for such things...good on making them happy

    ReplyDelete
  11. Outlawyer7 March 2014 at 16:02

    This is so sweet,Rosemary. You know my dear father died a couple of years ago and it is awfully hard for my mother though she's also adjusted a lot too. Thanks. K. Manicddaily

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade7 March 2014 at 17:10

      It's a bit-by-bit process. Never complete, but becoming bearable.

      Delete

Comments are moderated and will be visible after being approved by the blog owner. If you can only comment anonymously, please include your name in the comment, just so I know who's talking to me.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)