Spirits in Heaven


 

Tomorrow as beginning -- a future untold

creation of wonderment -- their lives' to share

Pledged in heart -- spirits entwined

forward with dreams -- love always there

 

Suns each in rise -- bringing days to years

untouched by  time -- endearments strong

Forever beside -- with clasp of hands

each giving all -- carrying them along

 

Wake of moons -- cast by night

eyes that witness -- which heaven bears

Ones who follow -- mirrors of souls

shadows to self -- the future's heirs

 

Babes in cradle -- teetered for while

bundles of wonder -- making the home

Past now gone -- memories shine on

parted the children -- own roads to roam

 

Tomorrow as beginning -- a future untold

filled with wonderment -- lives to share

One to other -- pledged by hearts

forward their dreams -- love always there

 

Together in age-- final memories fade

sun to rise - brings last goodbyes

On  wakened  moon -- a haloed  light

both dreaming forever-- through angel's eyes

 

Mother to children -- eternal through time

father as always -- strength in kind

Arms of comfort -- a whisper away

looking toward Heaven -- their spirits you'll find

 

© C.E.Vance

Author's Notes/Comments: 

For my grandparents. Gone for many years but never forgotten.

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SSmoothie's picture

Just a absolutely Devine!

Just a absolutely Devine! Beautiful! What a wonderful tribute to those you love and love you. I loved reading this! Wow! Hugss 


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."

cevance's picture

Thank you ever so much. After

Thank you ever so much. After viewing an old photograph of my grandparents I just closed my eyes and imagined. This was the outcome.

Moonshadow's picture

Wow! I read tis amazing poem

Wow! I read tis amazing poem in three different ways and it all still flowed beautifully! 

 

first I read it the right side going down like this:

(yeah I'm crazy like that I guess I'm just too curious to find some hidden anomalies) 

 

 

 -- a future untold

-- their lives' to share

 -- spirits entwined

 -- love always there

 

 -- bringing days to years

 -- endearments strong

 -- with clasp of hands

 -- carrying them along

 

-- cast by night

 -- which heaven bears

 -- mirrors of souls

-- the future's heirs

 

-- teetered for while

 -- making the home

-- memories shine on

 -- own roads to roam

 

 -- a future untold

 -- lives to share

 -- pledged by hearts

 -- love always there

 

-- final memories fade

 -- brings last goodbyes

 -- a haloed  light

-- through angel's eyes

 

 -- eternal through time

-- strength in kind

-- a whisper away

 -- their spirits you'll find


Then I read it like this left side down 

 

Tomorrow as beginning -- 

creation of wonderment -- 

Pledged in heart -- 

forward with dreams -- 

 

Suns each in rise -- 

untouched by  time -- 

Forever beside -- 

each giving all -- 

 

Wake of moons -- 

eyes that witness -- 

Ones who follow -- 

shadows to self -- 

 

Babes in cradle -- 

bundles of wonder -- 

Past now gone -- 

parted the children -- 

 

Tomorrow as beginning -- 

filled with wonderment -- 

One to other -- 

forward their dreams -- 

 

Together in age-- 

sun to rise - 

On  wakened  moon -- 

both dreaming forever-- 

 

Mother to children -- 

father as always -- 

Arms of comfort -- 

looking toward Heaven -- 



Then read it as is altogether ! Still in. Awe! Fantastic write! Loved it your gramses must be so proud! I would be for Sure! :) MS

Dont look for me, I'll find you ~Moonshadow

SSmoothie's picture

Trust you to over complicate

Trust you to over complicate it! Lol! Nice find! 


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."

cevance's picture

Usually when I write I pay

Usually when I write I pay attention to the measure of syllables in a sentence to keep things somewhat in sync. On this piece I wanted the rhythm to be fairly consistent throughout, so I chose my wording a bit more carefully.

 

Thank you for noticing. I'm glad you enjoyed one of my handful of words.   

 

 

bishu's picture

What a lovely ode

What a lovely ode !! But somehow your skull and rose doesn't attract readers.... You ARE a decent person. Crush the skull and keep the flower. Its your option. Just a friendly suggestion.Please ignore.

 


©bishu 

 

cevance's picture

Thank you for the nice

Thank you for the nice comment.  As for the skull and rose, I think it rightly symbolizes my perspective on life. A rose and skull--for thoughts of beauty and the macabre.