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12 July 2016

As If

It’s as if 
I could go back
to some other 
real, solid moment

and stay there
anchored in my life
as it was then 

(when I start
remembering)

as if I could
choose

some ordinary
everyday 
happiness

before 
you were sick,
and not have to 
leave that spot

or you.
This poem seems a perfect fit for Poets United's latest Midweek Motif: Absence
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21 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky13 July 2016 at 01:29

    Yes, I know this feeling, which comes so much more often as I age. Sigh. So poignant, Rosemary.

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  2. Maude Lynn13 July 2016 at 02:02

    Oh, I feel this. Really moving, Rosemary.

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  3. Susan13 July 2016 at 23:12

    Oh! If Only! But I always wake up.

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  4. kaykuala14 July 2016 at 01:46

    Life is better if it can be as good as before. Adverse situations can help motivate for improvements. Quite common to be in this situation, though.

    Hank

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  5. Magaly Guerrero14 July 2016 at 04:25

    I'm with Sherry. I so know this feeling... It's difficult not to look back and wish for the things we love, but that are no longer reachable.

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  6. Anonymous14 July 2016 at 09:59

    Feel this deeply, thank you...simple and clear, but aches with feeling,

    Elizabeth

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  7. Mary14 July 2016 at 11:50

    I think sometimes we don't always think about the absences....but when we do we seriously FEAR them as we think about our life as it was then & won't be ever again. A poignant write, Rosemary.

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  8. Anonymous14 July 2016 at 11:59

    Feel this too... to turn back time to an exact moment...feeling the grief here Rosemary.

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  9. Unknown14 July 2016 at 14:11

    Poignant Rosemary. The things I wish I'd said but didn't have the words.

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  10. Old Egg14 July 2016 at 15:51

    There are so many treasured moments that stick in our minds but the comfort is that they existed at all and we must hang on to them in our memories. Beautifully written Rosemary.

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  11. Sanaa Rizvi14 July 2016 at 16:22

    I can feel this so very deeply, Rosemary. There are so many precious moments and so many memories which we hold dear to our hearts. Beautifully executed.

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  12. Jae Rose14 July 2016 at 21:35

    If only it was as easy as "As if' - perhaps for some it may be a little easier..for the rest of us at least we can write and convince our heads we are just trying to figure it all out

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  13. rallentanda14 July 2016 at 22:16

    A sad reality.

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  14. Sumana Roy15 July 2016 at 00:21

    so poignant, i can relate...

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  15. Donna@LivingFromHappiness15 July 2016 at 00:36

    Beautiful...'As If' we could....I can also relate!

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  16. Truedessa15 July 2016 at 06:46

    We cannot turn the hands of time back, no matter how hard we want to :(

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  17. D.M. SOLIS15 July 2016 at 12:54

    A big hug around your heart, Dear. This is love-ly, and honest, and touching.

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  18. Bekkie Sanchez16 July 2016 at 02:38

    Oh yes! There are so many times when even an ordinary day would bring joy. As we get older the things that challenge us is something I could never comprehend when I was younger. ~sigh~

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  19. C.C.16 July 2016 at 03:55

    Oh, yes.....those spots feel so much more solid than any spots that come after the moment of knowing!

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  20. Panchali18 July 2016 at 04:21

    A moving piece of poetry, well articulated and nicely penned from the heart , Rosemary! Sometimes I wish, I could go back in time to the good old days...Sigh!

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  21. Intelliblog20 July 2016 at 15:50

    Such depth of feeling in these few lines, Rosemary... Beautiful!

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