018: The Armchair Comments

Great poem, Colin, I think the topic is very important. Grief can be all encompassing and devastating. The loneliness can make it very harsh. I think you were doing a great job in empathy writing such a wonderful poem full of feeling. The feeling of missing that person may never really go away but if we manage to replace the bitterniss with gratefulness we will be on the way to acceptance. I think an extremely important part of being able to move from bitterness to gratefulness is to forgive ourselves for our shortcomings to that person. A loved one so near to us is forgiving us automatically whatrever we did or failed to do. Realising this and being able to forgive ourselves is an essential part of coming through to acceptance and peace and converting bitterniss to grace.

In younger years we never think of such things and your poem brings it out and realise....... I married my wife when she was 16 and if I was left alone I would be in that old rocking chair for sure''''''''''''''''''''' but she is here so on to make life a ball great poem Colin regards

Passionate work, Colin, with much for the reader to feel and ponder. I love the duplicitous messages, the chair representing a crutch supporting a man broken by the death of his love. Well written work here, without doubt! Warm regards, John.

i felt that deep emotions, and sadness in this piece.But there is always that light, we just have to move forward. I love this.. Hugs, meggie

There is no life without a past to be remembered. I am reading some poems of Robert Frost and he dwells on the past and memories a lot. Those who lived with us in the past continue to live in our memories. However, the fact of your sitting in the chair, seems to me so passive and a bit too self indulgent. Shouldn't you be doing something remembering her? Loving is active, generating new life and new growth, not passive.

Sad and intensely felt in such a gentle way. love Donall Donall

'Memory always replaces that, Which in life, is missing, …' So true, Colin. And may our best memories serve as our definition. Warm regards, Mike

Very poignant. You put your soul into this one. Ten from me. Warm regards, Sandra