Love is the strongest emotion we feel as a couple and emptiness is the single greatest pain we experience upon a spouse’s death. The poetry below tries to express this loss, this hollowness and the hope for a future again.

Little Things

I’ll miss you tomorrow
When the toothpaste cap is on
I’ll miss you tomorrow
When I must unlock the front door
I’ll miss you tomorrow
When mine is the only reflection in the mirror
But I will celebrate today
The memories of you
~ Claudet Monroe

Autumn Burns

The cherry blossoms are falling
The evening wind brings a chill
But the sun still shines brightly
Though winter descends on the hill

My heart is ever falling
With the loss of you, I’m chilled
But my love for you burns brightly
For the many winters it has filled
~Claudet Monroe

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We’ve shared our lives these many years. You’ve held
My hand; you’ve held my heart. So many blessings, so
few tears – Yet for a moment, we must part. The
memories you’ve given me are times I’ve shared with
my best friend I’ll hold them, Love. Right here they’ll
be until we share our lives again.
~T.C. Ring

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A Significant Moment Shared
We have shared
A significant moment
With tears awash
Amidst the quiet Smiles

Your handclasp
There surging

We acknowledge
The love and the Life
With profound Expression
As we embrace
And remember
The exhilarating
Poignant living
Walking upon time
Now
With a silent kiss
- Marie Alaimo

Miss Me - But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little–but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me–but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take
And each must go alone. It’s all a part of the Master’s plan
A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.
Miss Me - But Let me Go!
- Author Unknown