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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 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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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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If I Wear a Mask Today

If I wear a mask today,
and we meet along the way,
Would you recognize that it is me,
though you can’t see my face?

What is it that you would look for?
What is it that you would see?
Would you feel your heart is there
beyond the veil that covers me?

Where tears must fall and roses bleed,
Unseen by eyes that fail,
I trust there’s still a way to reach,
A love that would prevail.

You may also want to read Jocelyn’s book “Poems of Love and Letting Go”.

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One More Day With You

if I could spend one more day with you poemIf I could spend just one more day,
one more day with you, my dear,
I’d spend the day just laughing
and hiding all my tears.

Though my heart just breaks within me,
to think I’d say goodbye again,
I’d do my best to keep you near me,
and think those hours would never end.

We’d watch the sun rise from the sky;
We’d eat and dance and fly a kite.
I’d hold you always by my side,
and think of only you and I.

I’d give the flowers I never gave;
I’d sing my finest serenade.
I’d read you poems that I have made,
and show you how I can be brave.

We’d gaze at stars all through the night,
I’d kiss and hug you really tight.
And if tears fall from my eyes,
I’d share with you some pretty lies.

If I could spend just one more day,
one more day with you, my love,
I’d thank the heavens up above,
and pray we never ever part.

The above poem was written by Jocelyn Soriano. You can download her free e-book “Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief” from Amazon — click here.

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