Sorrow

Sorrow is one of life’s sad realities. We’ve all had to deal with sorrow to some extent in our lives. It’s not pleasant and it’s not easy!

Today’s photo was found while surfing Google’s vast inventory of photos. I interpret the picture as a grieving widow visiting her departed husband’s gravesite.  The black-and-white photo is appropriate for this setting and the weather adds to the depression of the occasion.

In my poem, I tried to be a little on the lighter side without being disrespectful of the solemn circumstances

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It was a damp, cloudy and gloomy day

But a widowed lady felt the need to pray

Tears from her crying eyes slowly increased

As she visited her soul mate, recently deceased

Over the years they’d become the best of friends

And it hurts deeply when a rapport like that ends

“Dear, I came by to see you” she softly whispered

Then continued to talk, knowing she was being heard

“I miss you a lot, but I will be fine,” she said.

Then, many pent-up emotions she began to shed

Like managing the household alone, that was rough

And, keeping all those bills paid was also tough

She felt better by unloading her troubles and strife

And slowly she started seeing a happier side of life

She said, as a slight smile replaced her lonely frown,

“Dear, it’s first time in years, the toilet seat stays down!”

                                         Poem by Herm Meyer