Comfort And Sorrow Poem by Ozark Mountain Homegrown

Comfort And Sorrow



As he lay dying
In his hospital bed
We knelt beside, crying
Many things, never said....

He said….. I'm still here....
Though, he could not speak…..
He spoke through the tears
That ran down his cheek

We tried to give comfort
As we stayed by his side
But all of our sorrow and grief
Could not hide

He then pulled us close
And patted our heads
And gave comfort to us....
From that hospital bed

Comfort And Sorrow
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: comforting,death,grief,grieve,love and life,sorrow
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This is a poem about my dad who suffered a massive stroke..He lived for a week in a coma...but he woke up briefly, and although he was unable to speak, he pulled us close and patted our heads..
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Richard Lackman 23 March 2016

Great poem. It is hard to capture the emotions of terminal illness but this did it well. So often death is harder on others than on the oatient. Dick Lackman

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