Such beautiful rhythm in this poem. Wonderful.

Lisa

Quite a few similar poems lately - letting go is one of the hardest. But it's part of our life, whether we can accept it or not.
Very well written.

Oh boy can I really relate to this poem,long ago...far away,

'and the sun returned into the sea.'

Yes,that was exactly the way it was.You really know how to touch the hearts of readers.Great poem Robert!
Best wishes always to you and yours
from
kay.

This is amazing. It is completely "in sync" with my soul. I posted my "poem" today before I read yours, Jude. You have expressed is so beautifully. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace,

Regis

The pain and price of loving..
Yup the dark night of ones soul.

There is such a peace, such a calm gentleness to this, Jude, notwithstanding the notes of distance and loss that it sounds. Although the voice is subjective, there is a detachment, an acceptance, a growth that comes from that place where, in sailing, you're "in limbo": at that point in a turn where the sails are slack before you sheet them in in order to change direction... Quite a healthy, hopeful place to be, in fact... (trust me to sound contrary!:)) A moment of transition - and therefore, in my book, exciting! Lucid and aware, this seems to me a companion write to A Song of Light: its inverse, if you like. And there is perhaps a subliminal security in this equilibrium, too... that the voice of the oversoul/God/Muse/enigma can never be "lost", even as the sun appears to set... cos, like the sun, it will reappear, and the shadows are evidence that, even now, it remains - albeit perhaps veiled... like the moon outside my window this evening, which wears a gauzy corona although the sky is brilliantly velvet clear. The sailor in me says to chill and hold your position until the shroud has lifted... And I like the conundrum of "refusing to remember", which is soooo not the same as "choosing to forget"... The review I left two hours ago and which "failed" had me chuntering on about weather houses, but goodness knows why... so I'll leave it at that and move on... Straight on til morning, Peter... Kate xx

Letting go in never easy; but it is possible. This is why i am single. I am still letting go.........

Yet I feel a change coming :-)

A counselor once called it,'emotional investment.' When someone leaves your life with so much invested, it's hard to walk away.

Good write, as usual.

Ron

poignant, and soul touching Jude...love and peace

Carole

aye, man was made to reflect, to mull over in his mind the quality of love. A lingering attachment spun into verse. k

I was by here yesterday but couldn't stop and comment. Jude, did you edit this poem, "Refusing to remember you left" used to say something else, right? Love the poem, daddio. "Echoes" with depth and the quiet knife to the soul. ~~Nordette

Your words are proof that no one ever really goes away as long as we hold them near in our heart. Their soul will speak to ours as we touch the memory of the sensation of their nearness. Though we wear a body-form, the energy that we are knows no resistance. With a moment of release we can feel ourself one with the universe or at one with another spirit. Resistance is for the physical aspect of our being, but the spiritual has the ability to soar, unobstructed, at all times. There is a haunting quality to this piece where the spirit seems to be yielding to the pressure of the physical realm. Wonderful poetry, Robert.
Take care,
Sherry

Letting go is always hard to do...especially of someone dear and whom you can never see again.

Anyway...just rambling my own thoughts for now. Not much of a commentator.

Lucky Star Sandie Angel :o( :o)

I know well of the resistance of which you speak, the "shadow of my own defiance"... you will find the sea and stand in the sun again. Dawn

Robert,..You are without question a master and you share
your brilliance to freely and therefore you shall always have
your precious gift,...you gladly to give and I am beyond inspiration!
Exceptional and outstanding !
peace and healthy blessings to you!
Rich Criso Suarez

Common sense tells us to let go. Take away our brain and our ability to feel is wiped out. Becoming a free person involves having to learn to think different. Once we change our thoughts, new feelings will emerge. Stupid kid tricks taught me this. On a go cart frame and wheels with no motor or brake controls, pushed to the top of a hill, I not thinking, "Let Go" down the hill. From then on, I knew what freedom meant, and band-aid lifestyle. Still happens from time to time, then I remember and let go! Defiance will always keep us hanging on until we stubbornly agree to let go!

Sage

LETTING GO speaks eloquently with the voice of a heart that cares little for the dictates of reason and mostly prefers the logic of its own fulfillment. Truly beautiful lines.

Wonderfully done, my friend. It was a pleasure to read and it touched me deeply. It spoke the univeral truth of a love passed away. Keep up the good work.

Splendid! You have written what I'm feeling. My mind and heart can't agree to let go of some dated baggage. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Deep touching poerty here Jude!!

Love Tinka

This calls up painful memories in my life. But then they're always replaced by good ones. Excellent write, Jude.

what a beautiful poem! selfhood is found in the walking away and love is proved in the letting go.

Dear Ace,

Aren't the lessons of this life all about letting go? It begins in the womb, where we have to let go of "Life", as we know it, in order to experience the new life that awaits us.

Love & Light,
Joseph

Love & Light,
Joseph

Its best to let go in a situation like this Robert ...and let God
Walk on !
Peter

Thanks, You have captured the pain of Letting GO in this POEM.
Wonderful write. Love, Betty Torain

Letting go is never easy, but then I don't think it's suppose to be. Human flaw? No, I'm sure it's human kindness that enters the mind and heart, and retains it's right to feel.
Touching yet sad, but oh so human.

Lisa

Very soul-touching poem for everybody but those who stand on your shoes feel the pain much deeper.

fine poetry in every respect. mystic yet emotional.

Captures within this poem the heartache, the numbness when a split takes place also within the spirit.

Never easy adjusting to the splitting of a hearts atoms from double stage to single. The mind, heart and body all seem to refuse to cooperate and usually it is only when a new love is found does these three agree to let go.
Felix

Letting go is a painful, long, and willful process -- hard to go through. You've captured the feeling well. ~~Carmen

the sounds and repurcussions of your metaphysical thoughts are syncophathic sound, indeed, yes
Cheers
Alain

Richly perfected creativity; powerfully moving, Jude. Kudos- again...
Peace and Blessings,
Carolyn

I love the haunting sensitivity you have crafted here. Exceptional work.