Ocean's Edge
A Poem In Memory of My Mom, One of My Best Friends
I title this poem, Ocean's Edge, because my mom was given the strange nickname, OCEAN, by my father. We grew up hearing it, so used mom and ocean interchangeably.
Anyone close to us kids, ended up calling my mom, Ocean. Needless to say, she was not always thrilled with a bunch of teenagers approaching and then greeting her with, "Hi Ocean!"
Ocean's Edge represents the unending and deep sense of loss experienced when you lose your mom and one of your best-friends at the same time, And the slow and painful process of acceptance that gradually develops and is on-going.
Ocean's Edge
a bottomless pit
a frozen crevasse
like the still black night
the ocean's edge or
lifelong friendships-
limitless!
love for a child can never
be destroyed.
an enduring bond of soulmates
exists forever
time can't be measured
so marches on
stars can't be counted
and galaxies expand
space is continual, it
can't be grasped
the Sun
ever present
a monument
it stands
things without measure times
without end
Voices
Memories
Love Remains.
Love makes its home in the heart's
deepest places
resides though inactive
still
quiet
in solitude and pain
how joyous the memory
how deep the love
how rewarding the knowledge
of what once was
a empty place
an endless space
Yet fueled by love
Grief exists
A Beautiful Tribute.
Comments
AUTHORMFB it is so sad we are in the same "club". Sixty years of age is so young to pass away but in retrospect I guess the death of a beloved parent always comes way too soon. Thank you for sharing the tribute to your mom with me, it is beautiful!
Great Hub and tribute poem...reminds me of what i wrote when my mom passed on....
Losing Paradise.
©-MFB III
She was Jacqueline Kennedy
and Marilyn Monroe
As lovely as Garbo
or Bridgitte Bardot
She was Mother Theresa
a most gentle saint
She became Clara Barton
when I felt ill, or faint
As smart as Al Einstein
as kind as St. Nick
she was here 60 years
but they went, oh, so quick
she could generate smiles
she could bring me to tears
many storms crossed my face
as we weathered those years
she offered times shared
some that I left unused
visits missed, calls not made
but she seldom accused
She loved without compromise
she died all alone
I'd give up all I cherish
just to once go back home
to feel those sweet arms
and those hugs that I've missed
all the grief that I've lived with
chased away with her kiss
If you still have a Mom
and she's somewhere alone
find a moment to call her
take a day to go home
It will bring so much joy
with so little in cost
lest someday soon you join me
here in paradise lost
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Thank you RedSelassie. I hope you go a very long time before you ever lose someone close to you, it is a pain I wouldn't wish on my worse enemy. Glad you haven't felt it yet.
Deep--I have never lost someone that close to me but I felt like I was there with you--Respect.
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Thanks so much Suzanne, I will look forward to reading about them. So sorry they are both ill. I know that must be very difficult for you.
Great poem Jen~ It's beautiful! I love my mom so much also. So much it hurts. Both of my parents are ill so it really touches home. I'm inspired to write! Thanks :)
- AUTHOR
Thank you for reading Coolmon2009
Beautiful Poem thanks for sharing
- AUTHOR
Thanks so much Sara! Kind of you to bookmark me as well. I appreciate it!
Beautiful poem! And great hubs, too! I've bookmarked you cuz one of my cousins has a close friend with MS. I'll send her your way as I'm sure she'll enjoy reading your work and learning from it. :)
Keep up the good work!
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Appreciate that Rebecca E. thanks for leaving the comment!
excellent and moving poem, it speaks to the soul.
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Katie, what a compliment, thank you so much, my friend!
What an absolutely beautiful poem, Dar. You arrange your emotions beautifully, like paint on a canvas.
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ladyeagle, I'm glad your mom will be able to read about your feelings for her while she is alive and well. We all tell our moms we love them, but what a great gift to write a poem just for her. I will look forward to reading it.
Great poem! just had an overseas talk with my mother. A poignant hub that motivated me to make poem for her. Thanks for sharing. God bless!
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Amy, since you were the one who helped me get to this point, you can't imagine how important your comments are to me. Thank you again for enabling me to get in contact with my innermost feelings so that I could finally get them out.
And I'm sure glad you like the poem! :)
Dar
Wow. What a beautiful juxtaposition of words Darline. It is so hard to capture these emotions in words. You have done so, seamlessly. That you called your mom Ocean is so powerful. Like a metaphor from the beginning, her presence on the Earth... is greater than the land. You've created a life boat of emotion. Most impressive. I hope it will help you feel close to her when you read it again- so powerful what you've created here.
Kudos!
Amy
- AUTHOR
Hey there Sue! So nice to see you again! Thanks so much for recognizing the special relationship my mom and I had. She would be proud that I found a way to cope with her loss as she never wanted anyone crying over her. :) thanks so much for your comment. Looking forward to running into you again here on hubpages!
Dar
Dar
What a very nice poem. Love is an intangible yet remains and can still be experienced in a familiar smell, a familiar place and in family even as we look in the mirror and see images of the love in the lines and smiled playing out on our own face. Your mother was obviously a loving, caring woman...I am sure she is appreciating the tribute now and how well you have poetically expressed for many others to continue to appreciate her oceanic flow in life.
Beautiful!
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Hi Val! Thanks for taking the time to comment, especially since you have so much going on. Hope to see you around as your schedule permits.
Jess, thank you. I have learned love for a parent can never be destroyed as well. Which has comforted me.
"... love for a child can never be destroyed ..."
Exactly right. Beautiful hub, Jen
I really liked that poem! Thank you for sharing it.
Sorry I have been MIA lately, too much going on to keep up with even half of it!
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