Know That I Grieve

i have not buried you

in the past

but as a keepsake deep

in my heart

sometimes I catch

a glimpse of you

as you pass through

my mind

and my heart skips

a beat

you smile at me

like you did then

when our eyes met

and my soul danced

If you should find

yourself

thinking of me

know that I 

loved you then

truly, deeply loved

you then

and know that

I grieve the death
of that moment

in time

when I could have

told you

but instead

I said nothing

and let you walk away

 ©Rose

There's An Elephant In The Room

There's an elephant

in the room

that needs talking about

But nobody wants to

start the conversation

Avoiding the situation

seems the best thing to do

Exchanging pleasantries

And everyone agrees

the weather is rough

this time of the year

There'll be time enough

tomorrow

to shed a sad tear

to wallow in sorrow

to bury their grief

But the elephant

still hides in the shadows

A silent thief

©Rose

Q:~How do you shrink an elephant?

A:~ With small talk! 

The Spider and the Moon

Time and death

are shadows,

emotional threads,

of thought

darker, emptier

than the 

shadows

they throw

A silent venom

that spins 

a web

weaving dreams

from moonbeams

that vanish

like dew

in the dawn

©Rose

Time

 time to turn the page

time for fresh annotations

time for spring cleaning

© Rose