This poem is from Donna Ashworth’s 2022 book, I wish I knew. A friend posted this piece on her FaceBook page today. It sang to me.

When someone has gone,
you can bring them back
for just a little while
by talking to them into life
by painting a picture
with your memories and your words
breathing their essence
back into existence
for just a few moments.

When someone has gone
you can see them again
for a  minute or two
by being all the things they once were
by allowing their best traits
to filter through you
shaping your words,
your thoughts and your deeds
back out into this world.

When someone has gone
you can feel them again
for just a moment
playing their music
and singing their favorite songs
by giving yourself up to the notes
that brought them alive
once upon a time
it will again.

When someone has gone
you can keep a part of them alive
by giving the love you had for them
a forever place in your life
a forever seat at your t able
and a glorious chapter in your book.

Stories never die
tell them.

From the book I wish I knew, Donna Ashworth,
Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh, Scotland
Available on Amazon at https//amzn.to/3JVMJIZ