Widowhood

Wiping Away Tears

Wiping Away TearsI cannot stand to hear their sobs, it breaks my heart in two.The helplessness I feel inside, of nothing I can do.I cannot bring her back again, to...

Well of Tears

Well of Tears I can't believe sometimes how hard I cryHow lonely I have felt since you have diedIn pain, I call out begging for reliefAnd pleading with Him to...

Three Years

Three YearsHow can it be three years have come and gone?It seems like yesterday we said goodbye.Though you are deeply missed, we still press on.These days more tears of joy...

Christmas in My Heart

The theme of this poem is the loneliness widowers and widows may experience during the Christmas season. Christmas in My Heart Under the mistletoe this year, I find myself alone....

Four Years

Four Years Four years ago today you passed beyond Your light extinguished in mortality Life lost all meaning, everything so wrong Midst darkness, hope, and joy I could not see...

The First Thanksgiving

I wrote this poem to express some of my feelings on my first Thanksgiving without my wife. The First Thanksgiving I've held the tears in all day long, so far...