A sad and wistful poem, but still with Hope! I hope to grow into an older woman who does all the things my heart still yearns to do..and the Hopeful line 'frozen winter never lasts'...has made me even more determined..
I truly hope your heart is healing Belle...

Love, Diana..

I can only respectfully echo what others have expressed before me; I send you my deepest sympathy, Belle.

Love and hugs,

Regis

You and I are the little rosebuds that were denied the chance to bloom and become the beautiful roses we were intended to be, to be adored and savored by that one special man that possessed the power to set us free. LOVE! Sissy

I'm so sorry to know you are going through sad times Belle, when the Holidays are HERE (it's even tougher)
Stay strong!
your poem was special to me!
Such a circle of young and old WANTING and NEEDING it all...LOVE THIS!
HOPE! is forever the holding key!
As winter closes in around you and me...
You're in my heart Belle, find peace knowing you are doing the RIGHT thing for the RIGHT People in your life!
STay Positive!
Warmest Blessings, WARMER Hugs and Love, Warrior Purple Lady SHEExooo
You will be missed Sweetie, but you are doing the right thing!Where you are needed most!

I am so sorry for the loss of your familys loved one...But I understand the grief of leaving behind youth and its innocence...though you must admit...young girls are not women until they grow older and mature with dignity and grace. Where does that leave you and I? We live life in dreams where age disappears for it reveals who we really are inside...does it not? There are realities that rattle our bones but no one and nothing can take away our fantasies and how our hearts truly ring.
Be well
Love
Amor

I am sorry for your pain, too :( I really like how you closed this poem with so much hope, and their is much truth in your words. Blessings, Michelle

Oh, Belle, I'm so sorry for your pains. We miss you too, but understand that you are doing the best thing, right where you are and where you're more than needed. Love, hugs and prayers go with you. I am in a very painful place with my own grown-up daughter at the moment as she is totally paralysed with irrational fear - such a robbery when she should be out living life to the full ... this look at our feminine relationships goes right to the core of my heart today. Together, woman is strong. Bless you, Baby xx

Fortunatly men don't have these problems due to a recent scientific discovery called viagra, now the morgue is full of totem polesters who went out with a bang. ;)

LaBelle,
You caught the true essence between young and old. Awesome write! Brilliantly done!

Blessings and Love,
~Linda

A wise offering~ I like how you use the seasons in this poem. Hugs,
Sheila

Such wise words here. You really are right on target. Excellent. Liz

LaBelle,
Thank you for this and I hope you're keeping your chin up and staying as strong as you can.
John

Stunning work as always and grips the reader with a sense of bittersweet nostalgia.
hugs
fee

"young Girls and Old Women" and then you got the fathers of those that are lost inside a pink cloud full of giggles!

Georg

If we are now old women, we surely understand the hopes and dreams of being a young girl...we lived them... as old women....we can speak of them and remember them ALL with mixed emotions....yet we have experienced life haven't we? good writing ... lindalaw

Heartfelt and moving write, Belle; you are in my prayers! May God be with you during this time of sadness and grief!

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

La Belle,

A tenderly crafted poem . . . very moving!!


Hugs,

Lance

"frozen winter never lasts" this piece touched me Belle!
Much love to you
Dale

The hope of Spring lives in these lines, La Belle. Well done.

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