No further grieve

For today’s post I wanted to do something different so I’m posting a poem I made.
I write what I feel and at that moment of my life my mind and soul told me to write this poem even though I wasn’t really sure why… after a few weeks, one of my closest friend’s uncle died… then I realized why I wrote it… it was for him…
I dedicate this poem to Xtevao for his lost…

No further Grieve

Far across the distance
I hear your voice
I hear you calling me

You promised to stay
But now that you’re gone
You know I can’t forgive

I feel you all around me
I believe, I know
You never left me, never alone

I run into shadows
Not forgiving, not forgetting
But nothing can bring you back

I used to stand by myself
You were always there
Even though I didn’t see
You kept me always under your wing

Looking up, I see you smile
Shinning, guiding me
And under your wing
I pray to stay

Monika I. - Feb 2007

Losing someone you love must be one of the most unpleasant eternal pain you can ever experience… knowing you can’t see that smile again, the things you wanted to say… yet we know they’re still with us, we can feel them all around shinning from above… as we call them our guardian angels we keep the memory craved in our souls…


I have never experienced this kind of grieve and I’m not looking forward to.
Does anyone want to share thoughts about this?

Here's a quote for today:
"Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." - Bhagavad Gita


Till next bloging,
Monika I.

Solitude walk

Hello dear readers, sorry I haven’t been writing much but school got me a bit busy… plus exams are coming… here’s my topic for today – Solitude.

"Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone." - Thomas de Quincey

I can personally say that I constantly live in solitude… it’s not like I don’t have friends, but sometimes you just wish you were alone to reflect on yourself and find your inner voice…

I had some questions so I googled it:

Solitude is the state of being alone without being lonely. It is a positive and constructive state of engagement with oneself. Solitude is desirable, a state of being alone where you provide yourself wonderful and sufficient company.
Solitude is a time that can be used for reflection, inner searching or growth or enjoyment of some kind. Deep reading requires solitude, so does experiencing the beauty of nature. Thinking and creativity usually do too.
Solitude suggests peacefulness stemming from a state of inner richness. It is a means of enjoying the quiet and whatever it brings. That is satisfying and from which we draw sustenance. It is something we cultivate. Solitude is refreshing; an opportunity to renew ourselves. In other words, it replenishes us.

Solitude is not equal to loneliness:

Loneliness is harsh, punishment, a deficiency state, a state of discontent marked by a sense of estrangement, an awareness of excess aloneness.
Solitude is something you choose. Loneliness is imposed on you by others.
We all need periods of solitude, although temperamentally we probably differ in the amount of solitude we need. Some solitude is essential; It gives us time to explore and know ourselves. It is the necessary counterpoint to intimacy, what allows us to have a self worthy of sharing. Solitude gives us a chance to regain perspective. It renews us for the challenges of life. It allows us to get (back) into the position of driving our own lives, rather than having them run by schedules and demands from without.
Solitude restores body and mind. Loneliness depletes them.

What do you think?

Monika I.