poem-Emptying my mother’s house

poem-Emptying my mother’s house September 7, 2020

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 5:54 pm
Tags: change, death, estate, grief, hard decisions, loss, moving on, poem, poetry

I tell myself,

In the process of creation,

her art fulfilled its purpose.

If the family has chosen what to keep

Freeing the rest to the universe

is just extending its mandate

not a betrayal to her

memory.

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10 Responses to “poem-Emptying my mother’s house”

Jonathan Caswell Says:
September 7, 2020 at 5:59 pm
A SAD TIME FOR SURE!

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Jonathan Caswell Says:
September 7, 2020 at 6:01 pm
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
A MOTHER’S ART—MODELED IN HER CHILDREN!

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j matthew waters Says:
September 7, 2020 at 6:58 pm
concise and very relatable ~ nicely done

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Katy Claire Says:
September 7, 2020 at 9:07 pm
Beautiful sentiments, Shawn. I know how tough those decisions can be after a loved-one passes. “Freeing the rest to the universe”… what a gift ♥️

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erbiage Says:
September 8, 2020 at 2:28 am
Oh this is such a difficult thing to do. Sounds like you’re getting it right though. Bless you

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grumpygorman Says:
September 8, 2020 at 6:13 am
the truest expression of love. great poem. I’ve re-posted it here: https://grumpysgiftspoetry.org/2020/09/08/emptying-my-mothers-house-shawn-l-bird/

full credit given.

Thanks for sharing your words again. 🙂

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Jennifer Barricklow Says:
September 8, 2020 at 8:48 am
The letting go is such hard work, and it has so many layers, like some great, nightmarish onion. Wishing you peace and comfort as you navigate this difficult passage.

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araykay Says:
September 8, 2020 at 12:23 pm
No, it wasn’t a betrayal. It took me and my brothers and sister weeks to empty the pokey little place that was my mother’s last home. It wasn’t because of the volume of stuff (though there was a lot – she had an inability to let go of what she didn’t need). It was because, the more we did, the closer we got to the end of her, and none of us wanted to get there.

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The Eclectic Contrarian Says:
September 10, 2020 at 12:25 pm
I could feel it!

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JosephValentine Says:
September 16, 2020 at 5:25 am
Absolutely beautiful

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