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.
