I sit with youYou are tiredAnd you apologize No, my friend, toSit with youIs all I want Just one more time I tell stories Of our silly youthAs you smile Remember when We counted stuffed animalsAnd rescued cats Rujill, Jiruth Our names intertwined Forever, my forever friend Mere days ago As you slept I sat with you Just one last time… Continue reading 50 Years
My spaceship has leftthis earth,its frame evaporatedor buried,leaving meno way home. I find a mapcreased and faded,a broken compassin foreign tongue;I don’t know how toread the stars. My ship of spaceand time has leftthis earthits form gave wayto light wavesand dust. I find trinkets on itslaunch pad,strings and beads andbooks;one hour becomes an eon,one step,… Continue reading My Spaceship
Death, you thief from the other side, Your heavy curtain falls Over this wretched relentless divide. Austere undertaker from whom we cannot hide – The limbs now stiff Their weight terrific – Are you friend or enemy, At once terrible and swift A respite from agony And a burden without respite. The grave is for… Continue reading Death the Great Deceiver
Outgrow me, my love. Expand yourself beyond my horizon – Take in more, be more see more of the world and of yourself than I ever could. Outgrow me, my lovely daughter. Stretch your mind further than mine could travel. Do more try more hope more than I ever could. Outgrow me to grow into… Continue reading Outgrow Me
Ruth Wiseman 