IN VASTLY DIFFERENT WAYS
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IN VASTLY DIFFERENT WAYS A moment of heaven came When in an innocent move She threw her arms about me And I felt the familiar Swelling of my heart - for I knew It was a real connection. --o-- I stood beside her final bed And stroked her unruffled forehead With the knuckles of my hand. She did not open her sleeping eyes Did not react to my act of love - But that was not surprising. --o-- I closed my arms around her tight And felt her body close to mine. After all these years still delight In feeling her vibration Close by, blending - even loving. And knowing this is beyond time. --o-- I found the strength to say words Because I believed they can hear When they sleep the coma slumber, And I made them some loving sounds. Which could allow the comsuming Moment to be faced feeling no fear. --o-- When I had kissed her head she left. There were cats to feed, house to sort, And all the tasks she had chosen For her share of our marriage. I? Eternally in debt to her For giving me love in this life. --o-- The moment of the cessation - Though anticipated - swept in Unheralded: Just a pausing Of breath, of being ill, of life And all earthy complications. The nurse stepped in as I wept. --o-- These are moments of my seasons In this present embodiment. Two women of differing roles Who have fed me different ways, Different foods,other reasons, And I am grown from knowing them... ...in vastly different ways. © Allen Ansell 2024
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