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07 November 2024

Remembrance (2011)


a distant star glimmers
the coldness of the night
makes me shiver
i hear you whisper
i shudder at the thought

you live in my heart
you never left
that's why i still hear you
and feel your love as
cold air embraces me

every time i lay awake 
anxious at uncertainties
you rush to ease my mind
if only you could  
wipe away my tears

memories of rainbows and
of echoing laughter
unfulfilled dreams and 
promises lie in their wake
bittersweet remembrance of past 

© Bing Yap (PinkLady) 2011



A poem I wrote in 2011 in remembrance of James whom we lost in 2005. 


Poetry Prompt:



A pocketful of sunshine and 

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16 POINTS OF VIEW:

Mary November 7, 2024 at 7:33 AM  

A beautiful poem of remembrance. I am so sorry for your loss!

Sherry Blue Sky November 7, 2024 at 9:11 AM  

So beautiful, Bing. I met you back then, shortly after you lost James. I have enjoyed watching your wonderful kids grow up and do so well. Thanks for linking at our site. Smiles.

Sumana Roy November 7, 2024 at 2:50 PM  

"you live in my heart
you never left"
We all feel the same for our lost loved ones. I am so sorry for your loss.
It's so interesting to find Swami Vivekananda's quote here. Love this too.

Bing Yap November 7, 2024 at 3:55 PM  

Thank you, Mary.

Bing Yap November 7, 2024 at 3:57 PM  

I'm back blogging/creating poems and I hope you don't mind if I take cue from your prompts. Thank you for your beautiful pieces in your site. So inspiring, Sherry.

Bing Yap November 7, 2024 at 3:58 PM  

Thank you, Sumana Roy. I also love your piece but I seem to be having difficulty leaving comments in some of the blogs such as yours. I am re-learning how to blog again.

Rajani November 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM  

Bittersweet remembrance - the memories of rainbows and the unfulfilled promises...so sorry for your loss.

Susan November 7, 2024 at 9:35 PM  

". . . feel your love as
cold air embraces me" I, too, missed the embrace most, though in so many ways my love had not left. A fine remembrance.

rallentanda November 8, 2024 at 8:03 AM  

Heartbreakingly beautiful poem. A lovely tribute to James

Bing Yap November 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM  

Thank you, Rajani.

Bing Yap November 8, 2024 at 1:01 PM  

Thank you for your kind words, Susan.

Bing Yap November 8, 2024 at 1:02 PM  

Thank you, Rallentanda.

Carrie Van Horn November 10, 2024 at 6:24 AM  

This is a beautiful and poignant poem. I am so sorry for your loss.

Dora November 11, 2024 at 3:56 AM  

Beautifully moving. I love the way the poem open with a distant star and a cold night, awakening memory and loss while at the same time the comfort and security of an eternal love. Bittersweet, but tenderly expressed.

Bing Yap November 11, 2024 at 9:33 AM  

Thank you, Carrie.

Bing Yap November 11, 2024 at 9:33 AM  

Thanks for appreciating it, Dora.

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