I Can Only Imagine

I love this and also the attached video...should have known that this was the song you chose...beautiful!

Your remembrances are lovely, and remind each of us of what is to come some day. Remember that grief is a journey and ebbs and flows like the sea.
Cryssa

Our imaginations can take us to many places; some sad, some glorious as is your's, Al, in this poem. Keep your love close and forever...
Blessings - Micke

Amber has much wisdom and perception here, Allen. I can only equate this to my mother's passing just three years' ago, and I imagine for a dearly-loved spouse it is magnified and then some. We know that day by day we get further from "the event" and yet, approaching that first anniversary, the days drag slower and slower until it seems like we are reliving the final episode of our loved one's life afresh, as if it just happened. And yes, we DO very much chase dreams to deflect from the pain of our experienceed realities. It seems there are no short-cuts unless we choose denial as an option, but that's not a healthy choice in the longterm. I have been so moved in your poem here by the depth of feeling in this bond, which will forever endure. And the honesty with which you face up to how things are and have been. But the beauty of your love will continue to be displayed as an on-going energy that will underpin all that you seek to yet become, as your grief outworks and refines into other facets of your being. Time is one continuum, past, present and future... yet our bodies (unlike our spirits) can only exist in just one temporary dimension. Be kind to your body and mind and let your soul and spirit rejoice in a perpetual togetherness that will never be diminished or denied. This love is altogether beautiful and I am so sorry for your untimely loss. Love and prayers, Allen, Kate xx

Beautifully expressed, proving that love is endless and can exist forever. SC

Allen, you still have so much more to travel. It takes so long to begin to live again. My daughter is finally on the road to recovery and it has been three years since her soul mate passed on the the next life. Keep on writing and nurturing your soul, you will do better and better each day. Wonderful heartfelt poem.
Peace, love, and light,

Amber "V"

Leah lives on in you, Allen; she is a part of you. And your love for her still stands strong, as does your faith. Know you are ever in my prayers, (((Dear Friend))); I care about you! Well done; bravo! Love the piccy!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :(

I've never lost a spouse, but have lost a son, and while I can understand that it must be painful, I think you need to live your life to its fullest and to move ahead....I'm thinking that's what Leah would have wanted.

such an honest write-and somehow, lovely in the pain and the love that comes through

I was wrong in this, and to this my heart, I feel such remorse and shame.- Amen

(((Allen))),

It's not easy to move on when the love of your life is no longer here - but she is, in the sunsets, in the beauty surrounding you, in the love you have for her and others - you express your loss in powerful lines. You remain in my thoughts and prayers -

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(