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Grief

Where
I do not know
But know this
I would carry him back to you, my love
If I could
On some quiet morning
Tuck him in beside you
And slowly I would leave
Hiding myself again
From all you see

Submitted: Saturday, June 09, 2012
Edited: Sunday, August 26, 2012

Poet's Notes about The Poem

Inspired by the movie Bright Star. The empathy felt by Fanny Brawne for John Keats when he lost his brother.

Comments about this poem (Grief by Shawna Burke )

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  • Adeline Foster (10/3/2012 1:57:00 PM)

    Lovely way to share grief. Read mine - Eternal Grief -
    Adeline

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  • Valerie Dohren (6/24/2012 7:57:00 AM)

    Beautiful poem expressing much heartache.

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  • Shouvik Roy (6/24/2012 4:35:00 AM)

    beautiful...seems you told a story of a lifetime...keep penning..

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  • Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi (6/24/2012 4:23:00 AM)

    a poem with the emotion of someone who is close to our heart, who love us the most and who want to see us to be happy.

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  • Indira Babbellapati (6/22/2012 11:45:00 PM)

    so much pain so much sorrow... i know this!

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  • Saadat Tahir (6/9/2012 4:57:00 PM)

    so touching...an aura of subdued and hushed pain created in few lines
    v nice

    be happy

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