You sacrificed a part of yourself, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
You sacrificed a part of yourself
To protect the whole of me
To cover me, keep me safe
Protect me from life's cutting winds
From the coldness of frozen hearts
From blanketing notions
Descending like white shrouds
Through your loving kindness you taught me
To always care for those
We hold dear, we hold close
Dedicated to my grandfather, who I only knew for the first 8 years of my life but who will always stay with me. This year marks the 30th anniversary of his death.
© Thorsten Becker
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Beautiful poem and pic :)
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just beautiful and very, very special.
must to see what our technical support do in real life…;)…no, wau…thorsten…das ist sehr berührend…wunderschön…soviel herz…berührt mich sehr…lieben dank, dass du das mit uns teilst…thanks…;)…
Vielen Dank Ines, ich hab mich sehr über deinen Kommentar gefreut. It’s always a bit scary for me to share such personal feelings. But I think it’s a poet’s responsibility to find words for difficult feelings and emotions, easing some of the loneliness one may experience. It can leave the poet vulnerable, but on the chance that it helps someone feeling understood I happily take the risk.
Hi Thorsten,
This is absolutely beautiful. Family and loved ones seem to bring out the deepest words in us I think. I wrote a poem like this about 5 years ago about my grandfather whom I didn’t know very well, but was re-united with my biological Father because of his death.
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Thank you Melissa for the nice comment and for relating a personal story. I agree that family, if by blood or by kindred spirit, evokes the deepest emotions. I personally place great value on family life, especially these days where many break apart so easily. I believe we need to hold on to those cherished memories, and values, lest they be lost in time. Thank you again.
This is beautiful. Grandfather are dearest, including mine :)
what a sweet tribe,
divine message, masterful delivery.
welcome to JP..
A++
smiles. have fun today.
I love this title of this poem, really sums up the essence throughout.
mine went when i was four! great write! thank you for sharing this.
A wonderful tribute to your grandfather.
This poem is certainly one of my most personal and there is always a struggle of sharing such words with a public audience. All of your kind words are deeply appreciated, thank you.
welcome joining poets rally week 40…
free verse welcome, no theme.
all work will be fully represented after the rally is over on next Wednesday.
cheers.
hope to see you in.
xx
Beautiful tribute. I loved it.
Here is my entry
http://jackedwardspoetry.blogspot.com/2011/09/rose.html
A lovely tribute.
beautiful..
such a lovely tribute
http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/08/27/the-island-breeze/
insightful and elegant thoughts,
superb delivery.
Happy Poetry Picnic.