Monthly Archives: September 2024

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Monday 30th September 

So much we said
With a glance, or sigh
So many questions
Left floating on high
So deep is the silence
That settles between
So loud are the words
That remain unseen

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
Cloudy, but no rain today

The future we planned

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Sunday 29th September 

The future we planned
In colours so bright
Now fades into shadows
Swallowed by night
Dreams that once shimmered
With promise and cheer
Dissolve into echoes
That no one can hear

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
Dull, wet and windy
Sunflowers from the garden
Blown down by the wind
Looking pretty on the windowsill

What if…..

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Saturday 28th September 

What if the stars
Had shone that night
What if the world
Had turned just right?

A thousand paths
We didn’t tread
A thousand words
We left unsaid

Just don’t know why
The winds must change
Why moments slip
Beyond our range

The questions sit
Without reply
In quiet places
Of the sky

If only time
Could turn again
If only dreams
Could know just when

Love you so much
Precious sons
Treasured Mum
xxxxx
A sunny day
Sunflowers still going strong
A variety of colours
Growing ever taller

And

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Friday 27th September 

And then it starts 
A spark, a flame
An instant that
We cannot name

And when it ends
We wonder how
That time can move
Yet moments bow

And where we go
We cannot say
The path ahead
Or where we stray

And what remains
A mystery spun
In every word
Beneath the sun

Love you so much
Precious sons
Treasured Mum
xxxxx
Much cooler today and showery

A ripple

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Thursday 26th September 

A ripple forms
On water still
A single touch 
A quiet thrill
It spreads its arms
It moves away
In widening circles
Soft as day

Ever outward
It gently glides
Across the calm
Where silence hides
Until it meets
An edge, a wall
An obstacle
Where ripples stall

Yet turning there
They curve and bend
Returning to
Their journey's end
The ripple’s course 
A perfect ride
That always finds
Its way back to guide

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
St Ives this morning
Later in the afternoon more heavy showers

In quiet corners

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Wednesday 25th September 

In quiet corners
Of the mind
Memories linger
Soft and kind
Echoes of voices
Faces dear
A testament
To those not here

Slipping through time
As threads of light
Held on close
Though out of sight
Laughter and tears
In moments shared
Their presence lingers
Love declared

Their chair is empty
The heart still feels
Their lasting touch 
A wound never heals
Memories, a bridge
That's strong and clear
The missing souls 
Grasp tightly, so near

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
Grey and rainy today

Memories like whispers

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Tuesday 24th September 

Memories like whispers
In the breeze
Echoes of laughter
Moments seized

The heartaches, the joys
That we've known
In the annals
They're not alone

Walking through fields
Of yesteryear
As gentle murmurs
Float soft and near

The places we once
Laughed and cried
The ones we loved
And stood beside

Love you so much
Precious sons
Treasured Mum
xxxxx
A little cloudy this morning

The road

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Monday 23rd September 

The road stretches out 
A familiar long line
From there to here
Through space and time

The miles between
Dissolve in air
Each turn takes us nearer
To I don't know where

From distant places
Where life once flowed
Back to the heart
Of the homeward road

The sound of tyres
A steady hum
The quiet rhythm
A soporific thrum

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
Driving home from Dorset to Cornwall
The ‘Nearly There Trees’

Sitting in the quiet

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Sunday 22nd September 

Sitting in the quiet
The world seems far away
All those thoughts
They gently sway
Thinking of moments
Lost and found
In the stillness
When no one's around

The mind wanders
Through paths untold
Chasing whispers
Seeking the bold
Wondering what lies
Just beyond sight
In the spaces between
Day and night

Questions rise
Like stars in the sky
Some to be answered
Some to pass by
Sitting, thinking
And wondering why
Breathing in the silence
And let time fly

Love you so much
Beloved sons
Treasured Mum
xxxxx
Ducks and swans on the river
Gary and I have an ice cream at the quay
Corfe Castle
The Paddle Steamer Waverley at Swanage
A funky little cocktail bar overlooking the sea

Sunny afternoons

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Saturday 21st September 

Sunny afternoons
Warm and bright
Filling the world
With golden light
Laughter drifts on
The summer breeze
In moments like these
Time seems to freeze

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
A steam roller, slowly puffing along
Holes Bay
Poole
Golden sunset
Peaceful
Pretty clouds