Okay I'm sorry but happy that Cristmas will be behind us in a couple of hours. I'm grateful for the food and presents of course, and the mind stretching, patience expanding time with my 7-year-old grandson.
But I miss my loved ones, the ones no longer on the earth plane, and the holidays somehow seem to magnify the intensity of their absence.
I think of those we lost to the cycle of birth and death, I sense them, smell them, hear their voices and am sometimes guided by their sage advice.
I smother my feelings of loss with candied yams and gravey and elevate my mood with leftover desserts. I will be okay for sure; that is until I hear Auld Lang Syne, a song which always makes me cry.
I love you...and I'm here for you....~Rose
3 comments:
I feel the same way but for a different reasons also. My daughter lives on the mainland and I can't afford to send for her.
The holidays are fun but I live with an underlying sadness because of her absence.
Love you, too!
Kat
Bahamas smooches you you both. Yup the feeling of loss is just too much sometimes. I found myself baking more the past few days. Candied yams, chocolate cakes, cupcakes ... sigh.
I really, REALLY can't wait for 2010 to arrive.
Although I miss my mom. As the holiday went along,I felt her around me. I remember her joy at christmas tree lights,city lights. I honor her.
Love you all,
T
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