David T. Kerry Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 My daughter died at the age of twenty, having succumbed to the temptation of drink and drugs. In the eyes of the world she was an adult, but to me she was still my precious little girl. During that first year following her death, I wrote almost forty poems, which describe my attempt at coming to terms with her loss through the medium of poetry. This is one of them, called 'How do you do?'How do you describe an empty heartOr a mind that will not sleep?How do you measure the depth of painOr the volume of tears that weep?How do you find new directionWhen life's compass has no reference points?How do you energise listless limbsWith death's arthritic joints?How do you see the futureThrough a lens of opaque glass?How do you reconcile her nameOn a plaque of tarnished brass?How do you rekindle interestIn a life that was complete?How you overcome loss and painAnd the desire for social retreat?How do you explain to those you knowThe pretence that you have to project?How do you smile when expected toBut your facial muscles object?How do you trust a God you once knewOr the power of goodness and prayer?How you put your faith in his handsWhen those hands threw the switch of despair?How do you absorb the colours of SpringThrough eyes that see only black?How do you control the endless painOf wishing she was back?For those interested in the other poems I wrote, please visit my website at www.windowpains.orgDavid T. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 A very touching poem David, Thank you for sharing that with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy1964 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Thank you David. The poem is beautiful. I cried when I read it. I have tried over and over again to explain to my friends who have never experienced a loss how it feels. This sums it up. It's life without my Mom. Thanks again for sharing. I am sorry about your precious daughter.Missing my Mom,Trudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maylissa Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I just (finally) read your poem, David, and was brought to tears by its eloquence. I especially could relate to these lines:"How do you rekindle interestIn a life that was complete?", and these:"How do you absorb the colours of SpringThrough eyes that see only black?How do you control the endless painOf wishing she was back?"You said it! (I'll be visiting your site soon, too, to read more) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David T. Kerry Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi all,Many thanks to all of you who took the time and trouble to comment on my poem. It really is appreciated. Thank you.David T. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maylissa Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 David,I just tried your website, and it came back asking if I'd meant windowpanes.org, so I tried that, and it said it was still under construction. Is the addy correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I just used that URL and it came up fine for me, so I think the address is correct. You might try putting "http" in front of the "www." Meanwhile I will edit David's post so his URL becomes a hyperlink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David T. Kerry Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hi Maylissa,Thank you for your interest in my site. The address is correct, but as has been suggested by someone with more computer knowledge than me, try including the prefix http:// in the address, so as to read http://windowpains.orgBest wishes - DavidDavid,I just tried your website, and it came back asking if I'd meant windowpanes.org, so I tried that, and it said it was still under construction. Is the addy correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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