Author: Jocelyn Soriano

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In the Silence of Love

Love speaks,
but love is also silent.
Silent enough to listen,
when you hurt through and through,
Silent enough to hold you,
silent enough to kiss you,
silent enough to stay,
just when you need it most.

Because love is silent…
It does not yell nor scream,
but listens to your deepest dreams.

In times of darkness,
it is there,
allowing your heart to rest,
and it does it best,
to give you space and time.

O, how we need its silence,
when we are guilty and ashamed,
and we know we are to blame,
but instead of reprimands,
love is silent and understands.

And without speaking a word,
it consoles your heart and soul.
In compassion and in trust,
it raises you when you feel small.

And it gives it all,
in the silence of love you are cherished,
In the silence of love you are seen,
There is no need to run away,
or hide or turn around,
Love remains though love is silent,
and it will never let you down.

Jocelyn Soriano wrote the books “Poems of Love and Letting Go” and “Of Wave and Butterflies: Poems on Grief”.

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When I Wandered Far From You

Stay with me,
Hold my trembling hands!
And with my failing strength,
I’d give you all my thanks.

The night is dark,
and morning seems so long,
How could I carry on
unless someone comes along?

In the land of shadows,
where I walked,
I forgot all my hopes
’til I heard a song.

I heard your voice
from far away
And hope returned
when I saw your face.

Why did I ever
wander far,
when I have all
right where you are?

Jocelyn Soriano wrote the books “Poems of Love and Letting Go” and “Of Wave and Butterflies: Poems on Grief”.

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Grief Poems

Do Not Cast My Ashes Into the Sea!

Do not cast my ashes into the sea
nor leave them near a tree,
Lest you believe that I am there…
These ashes came from me,
but they’re not me.

Do not carry my ashes
as though I could not move at all,
for I did not become that small.
Death never had me whole,
for I have my immortal soul.

Do not hope that I be carried by the wind,
for I will not come as dust that hurt your eyes.
I have not vanished when I died,
but I live still and I am here,
I’ll always stay right by your side.

Jocelyn Soriano wrote the books In Your Hour of Grief and Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief.

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Grief Poems

Grief Is Something You Do All Over Again

woman grievingI took some lessons and I’ve learned
that grief is something
you do all over again
like walking the path you once walked together,
or eating that pie that made him smile.

Grief is waking up each day,
and missing him all over again,
remembering when
you had him by your side.

It is sleeping at night
and trying not to cry
but then end up sleeping
with tears in your eyes.

Grief is going back to that very time,
when I could have said goodbye
but did not mind.
It’s wondering how anything
could have changed
if only I begged him
to kiss me goodnight.

They say time will heal
and the heart will mend,
but I have learned from my lessons
that grief is love that never ends.
You may try to move on
and you may try to forget,
but grief is something you do
all over again.

Jocelyn Soriano writes about relationships and the Catholic faith at Single Catholic Writer. She wrote the books In Your Hour of Grief and Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief.

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Grief Poems

Can You Remember Our Forever?

couple embracing each other in love foreverAnd when I go far away,
Don’t look for me in the stars.
Don’t go out looking at night,
for you won’t find in them my eyes.

When I go far away,
Don’t look for me in the snow,
Don’t go out looking when winter comes,
For my love for you, they can never show.

When I go far away,
I won’t tell you to wait.
But if you can have faith,
Hear what I’m going to say:
I will return one day,
when the snow is falling
on a starlit night…
I will be back to see you,
and hold you tight!
And it’ll be alright.

You can forget me
while I’m gone,
But you can also choose
to remember,
our forever.

And when that day comes,
it’s as though I was never gone.
You can look into my eyes
and see how I kept you in my soul,
You can reach out for my hands
and feel how love has kept me strong,
even when all that was left of me,
were unseen shadows
that walked upon the snow.

You may also want to read:

Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief
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