Jordan Bay
Jordan Bay comes equipped
with one pet cemetery
one grandparent cemetery
& one uncle’s remains
My Brother never got there
“Down Where The Lilies Blow”
though He owned the place
inherited by my father
now dead
so Jordan Bay’s up for sale
by my step mother
at a reduced asking price –
could that be the price
of My Sentimentality?
One House & Barn
needs demolishing
one cellar hole needs filling
The Place could be brought back
to its original state
when The Indians were living
there alongside the cove
I rowed across alone
Joanna Hyde
March 25th 2012 The Hawk
that place
sounds
fascinating
Yes Kris, it is a beautiful place but I cannot keep holding onto it — I’m thinking once the island goes — that’s it — I want to concentrate on The Hawk — MY New Paradise in My New Life without parents (and grandparents).
All kinds of memories and accompanying emotions beautifully evoked here, Joanna.
Thank you Ben, for your compliment.
Joanna,
Sounds like a hard decision. Sometimes it’s best to cut the ties and move on and other times it’s best to hold on to remember where we’ve come from or to “restore” the place and breathe new life and memories into it.
I really like the way you ended this poem, specifically the last line. It really pulls at the heart.
Peace,
Stephen
Yes Stephen, it has been a hard decision, but my children have helped me make it. THEY do not have the memories I have — they are both too young to know where they will settle, or if they will settle. As you’ve seen in the last line, this letting go has been my decision alone and now I feel freed up. Thank you for your comment.
Joanna,
Feeling freed up is an awesome result! Sounds like you made a good choice in a hard decision.
Peace,
Stephen
Dealing with beginnings and endings can be trying, but with hope comes great strength.
The pick of Ben Naga’s Newly Discovered Beauties for April 2012.
http://bennaga.wordpress.com/the-pick-of-this-months-newly-discovered-poems/#comment-3576
Thank you Ben, I will let Joanna know.
I am not sure if you are aware or not that Joanna now has her own blog. I will continue to post from her once a week or so, but you may want to check her blog out as well. http://joannagilmanhyde.wordpress.com/
Thanks for that.