There is a pain too raw.
Too personal to write down.
Wrapped in the shrouds of death
it came too near,
but for angels along the way.
Pain of illness, threat of death,
most astute tutors of life.
Love every mundane moment,
cherish them as a gift.
Celebrate every dawn.
lillian the home poet 
I agree that there are certain types of grief and pain too difficult to write down. But I like your conclusion that ‘Pain of illness, threat of death,
most astute tutors of life.’ And that we must treasure every moment. Beautifully moving!
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Exactly so, Lillian.
💔
David
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I love how this pain took you to a place where you can cherish the mundanity of a normal life.
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This is beautifully, beautifully poignant Lillian! I agree that certain pains prove to be the “most astute tutors of life,” and at the same time am so grateful that we as humans are gifted with the ability to endure .. to overcome and rise above it all. Thank goodness for angels who rescue us along the way! 💝💝
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Lillian, that image, to me, is proof in the existence of God. Your message, to cherish every moment of life, is one to stay grounded in.
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“Love every mundane moment,
cherish them as a gift.
Celebrate every dawn.”
Yes.
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celebrating every dawn is what convinced me to share my poetry. great poem.
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Love this, every day is a gift.
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Let’s hear it for those angels and spirit guides. I have certainly given them a workout in my almost eight decades. To cherish dawn’s early light, to hum with the birdsong, to celebrate the tiny victories, to count one’s blessings–you bet.
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Pain does make us remember to give thanks for good times, we are blessed to see the dawn!
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good advice (K)
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Wise words, Lillian, and all the wiser for the suffering that instructs them.
pax,
dora
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Wise. Thanks for sharing, Lillian.
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Yes. Celebrate every small win. They add beauty to existence. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautifully penned.
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There is indeed pain that cannot be written. Like sacred secret script, almost cherished. I love “celebrate every dawn”.
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“Love every mundane moment”! Yes, exactly! ❤️
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The trick is to remember to appreciate. There are many times life can overwhelm that necessary part of the process. You have to work at acknowledging the good with the bad.
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Melancholic yet beautiful✨
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“but for angels along the way” — yes, grateful for each one of those!
Amazing photo, by the way. You took that?
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