comfort

Falstaff · Jan 29, 2006, 07:23 AM

Trying to comfort a little boy while his mother sleeps the days away
opening his eyes to the reality of illness is hard enough to say.

That we are born to someday die is cruel and yet absolutely true
we have no control over, it seems there is nothing we can do.

The purest love between mother and child is something without fear
that one day when they both shall pass in heaven they shall be near.

No comfort from the terrible truth with courage he will find her again.
in boxes full of photographs, memories will help his heart to mend.

I had no advice to give nor a plan to help him heal
I listened as he said his prayers and held him so he could kneel

a higher power he asked for help to find his own way home.
for a few hours I gave him my strength and reassured him he was not alone.

One day I know I too shall pass and I hope I learned to live
I was happy just to carry him back home, and happier yet to give.

Life is hard, life is cruel and we may never find love or real joy.
I was blessed by a tender soul and gave my hand to a courageous boy.

Zardon · Jan 29, 2006, 12:48 PM

emotional.

Falstaff · Jan 29, 2006, 04:22 PM

It was one of the kids we sponsered last year, his mother died of a rare form of cancer, I wrote several poems and didnt post this one at first, but I read it recently again and decided to post it anyway.

mainman · Feb 9, 2006, 03:34 AM

Beautiful Jeff!!

SFOSOK · Feb 9, 2006, 07:17 AM

Poems are the closest thing to the soul being able to write

Falstaff · Feb 9, 2006, 08:10 AM

tis true..
as the artist mirrors his or her soul
so to the poet or the writer
allows us all to see something intimate
or profane
or dark
or compelling
as long as there is a transformation..

Callandor · Feb 24, 2006, 02:19 PM

Comforting.

Falstaff · Feb 25, 2006, 06:04 AM

thankyou..

Callandor · Mar 3, 2006, 02:19 PM

Hey man, you're welcome. You should write a poetry book or something, you know. You're real good.

Falstaff · Mar 4, 2006, 01:33 AM

thankyou very much, that means alot to me...I used to think I was a Carl Sandberg when I was a kid, but hey when your chasing girls all the poetry is the same..LOL

Callandor · Mar 10, 2006, 12:06 PM

Hehehe, lol, yeah, true man. But you should never look down upon yourself, all big ideas came from little ones and all conessuirs came from enthusiasts, never let anything or anyone get you down Jeff, you're whatever you think you are at the end of the day, the world outside is a direct and exact reflection of the world inside. You think what you are and you are what you think. It's all about your thoughts and how much self esteem you have in yourself man. You can become anything in the world you want....but you have to start. Very important. Very important also is keeping in motion. As long as you're improving everyday it doesen't matter what anyone else says. So go write that anthology!!!!

Falstaff · Mar 11, 2006, 05:30 AM

thankyou for the encouragement.

Jan 29, 2006, 07:23 AM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	comfort Trying to comfort a little boy while his mother sleeps the days away opening his eyes to the reality of illness is hard enough to say. That we are born to someday die is cruel and yet absolutely true we have no control over, it seems there is nothing we can do. The purest love between mother and child is something without fear that one day when they both shall pass in heaven they shall be near. No comfort from the terrible truth with courage he will find her again. in boxes full of photographs, memories will help his heart to mend. I had no advice to give nor a plan to help him heal I listened as he said his prayers and held him so he could kneel a higher power he asked for help to find his own way home. for a few hours I gave him my strength and reassured him he was not alone. One day I know I too shall pass and I hope I learned to live I was happy just to carry him back home, and happier yet to give. Life is hard, life is cruel and we may never find love or real joy. I was blessed by a tender soul and gave my hand to a courageous boy. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jan 29, 2006, 04:22 PM	Thread Starter #3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	It was one of the kids we sponsered last year, his mother died of a rare form of cancer, I wrote several poems and didnt post this one at first, but I read it recently again and decided to post it anyway. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Feb 9, 2006, 07:17 AM	#5
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Poems are the closest thing to the soul being able to write __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Feb 9, 2006, 08:10 AM	Thread Starter #6
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	tis true.. as the artist mirrors his or her soul so to the poet or the writer allows us all to see something intimate or profane or dark or compelling as long as there is a transformation.. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Feb 24, 2006, 02:19 PM	#7
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Comforting. __________________

Jan 29, 2006, 12:48 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	emotional.

Feb 9, 2006, 03:34 AM	#4
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Beautiful Jeff!!

Feb 25, 2006, 06:04 AM	Thread Starter #8
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	thankyou.. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Mar 3, 2006, 02:19 PM	#9
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Hey man, you're welcome. You should write a poetry book or something, you know. You're real good. __________________

Mar 4, 2006, 01:33 AM	Thread Starter #10
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	thankyou very much, that means alot to me...I used to think I was a Carl Sandberg when I was a kid, but hey when your chasing girls all the poetry is the same..LOL __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Mar 10, 2006, 12:06 PM	#11
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Hehehe, lol, yeah, true man. But you should never look down upon yourself, all big ideas came from little ones and all conessuirs came from enthusiasts, never let anything or anyone get you down Jeff, you're whatever you think you are at the end of the day, the world outside is a direct and exact reflection of the world inside. You think what you are and you are what you think. It's all about your thoughts and how much self esteem you have in yourself man. You can become anything in the world you want....but you have to start. Very important. Very important also is keeping in motion. As long as you're improving everyday it doesen't matter what anyone else says. So go write that anthology!!!! __________________

Mar 11, 2006, 05:30 AM	Thread Starter #12
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	thankyou for the encouragement. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."