So swiftly the moments

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Sunday 6th October 

So swiftly the moments
Slipped out of our reach
So slowly the lessons
Life’s trials would teach
So bright were the stars
We once dreamt under
So quickly they faded
With rolls of thunder

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
Heavy rain this morning

My father Hank

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Saturday 5th October 

Fifteen years
Have drifted by
Since we last
Said goodbye
The echoes of
Laughter still ring
In quiet moments
They softly sing
Fifteen years
Blurred what we knew
But my heart holds
Memories of you

My father 'Hank'
Missing our fun and laughter
The adventures and escapades
4.2.1932 – 5.10.2009

The path

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Friday 4th October 

The path that was certain
The life that we planned
Now lies in the distance
Just dust in our hand
The laughter that echoed
Across seas of tomorrow
Replaced by the silence
The weight of our sorrow

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
St Ives today

Clouds

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Thursday 3rd October 

Clouds pass above
In soft, quiet flight
Sunlight dissolves
Into shimmering light
The world spins around
Without a care 
Whilst drifting away
Quite unaware

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
St Ives this morning
And again this afternoon

Floating

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Wednesday 2nd October 

Floating
Adrift on a sea without end
Caught
In a current that does descend
A feather
On the water, no anchor nor care
Seemingly
Weightless, seemingly unaware

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
A much better day

Still Always Forever

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Tuesday 1st October 

Still 
I remember the quiet of dawn
The world barely waking
The stars almost gone
A whisper of hope
In the cool morning air
A promise that somewhere
You'd always be there

Always 
I thought we'd weather the storms 
Together, unmoving
Through life's shifting forms
We'd laugh in the sunshine
We'd dance in the rain
And always find strength
In each joy and each pain

Forever 
A word that's endless and grand
A time that we held
Like the sea grasps the sand
Though moments may vanish
And dreams fall apart
Still Always Forever
You live in my heart

Love you so much
Precious sons
Beloved Mum
xxxxx
Blue skies and clouds…. quite a pleasant start to October

So

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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

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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