Rich's Poetry Blog

I wrote the following poem for my wife.  I was at a funeral - perhaps not the most appropriate place to write poetry - but emotions flowed to me at the time, so I wrote.  I think we often personalize things that happen around us in ways beyond the immediate.  In this case, the loss of a friend made me think of the death of my wife and what I would want to express to her.  In doing so, I used titles of songs we "shared" throughout the poem (kind of like a secret code within the poem).  I know this is an imperfect representation of a whole relationship, but I try to express even that inability to say everything. I hope you enjoy.  I love you Angie!  Unspeakable I guess to start, I'd like to say "I love you so, in every way." I know it can't quite represent the things we've shared, the time we've spent. I love the way you look at me with angel eyes like heaven's seas, your song of life so sweet and pure -  when loud a...