**UNTIL DEATH DO WE JOIN** Poem of the Week 2.18.07

Forum in memory of our dear friend, Tom. He will be sorely missed.

Moderators: thief of dreams, gordy

User avatar
Tom Watson
Forever Silent Friend
Posts: 1336
Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2002 12:01 am
Location: Novato, CA USA
Contact:

**UNTIL DEATH DO WE JOIN** Poem of the Week 2.18.07

Post by Tom Watson » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:09 am

Poem of the Week: February 18, 2007
Image


Until Death do We Join
by Tom Watson

When the shadows arrive from down the road
And my filtered sun turns blood red color
I try all efforts to release your load;
Then you approach from behind my heart’s door.

For too long have your ashes filled the jar;
For too long was your soul imprisoned there,
Entombed, rejected, while I kept afar
Desperate loneliness left your crypt bare…

Now you do, what I failed to do for you;
You ride the shadows falling from death’s womb,
Seeking to bring me a new deadly view;
To instill my heart with joys of your tomb.

Now forever in your grip my heart cries
Forever within your death, my tears dry.


Tom

*************************

Admin note:
Nominated for Poem of the Week on 2/14/07
Image
"Whispers of Love" a book of poetry expressing love of the heart and spirit is released worldwide on August 11, 2009. Visit my home page at
Books From Grace for more information or Amazon.com

User avatar
kimmyjean
Seafoam Poet
Posts: 237
Joined: Thu Dec 12, 2002 12:01 am
Location: Pennslyvania
Contact:

Post by kimmyjean » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:57 am

Tom....such a sad verse.......haunting....

You have captured a longing and regret.....mixed with so many differant facets

Wonderfully done

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Love and Peace
Kimmy
Image

Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.-C. S. Lewis
http://kjpoetryemporium.org/index.html


I am a galley slave to pen and ink.

User avatar
Tom Watson
Forever Silent Friend
Posts: 1336
Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2002 12:01 am
Location: Novato, CA USA
Contact:

Post by Tom Watson » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:41 pm

Thank you Kimmy...your words are most appreciated.

Tom
Image
"Whispers of Love" a book of poetry expressing love of the heart and spirit is released worldwide on August 11, 2009. Visit my home page at
Books From Grace for more information or Amazon.com

User avatar
Ladysingsjazz

Post by Ladysingsjazz » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:24 pm

Tom, such a love you have/had. I hope one day I will find a man that loves me to such a degree. - deborah

User avatar
Tom Watson
Forever Silent Friend
Posts: 1336
Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2002 12:01 am
Location: Novato, CA USA
Contact:

Post by Tom Watson » Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:20 pm

I am sorry Deborah for not acknowledging your kindness before...I try not to visit this forum too much these days...though I guess the need is greater than the feelings I should heed...hehehe...anyway, thanks so much.

Tom
Image
"Whispers of Love" a book of poetry expressing love of the heart and spirit is released worldwide on August 11, 2009. Visit my home page at
Books From Grace for more information or Amazon.com

User avatar
Spazway
Lost in a Dream
Posts: 1051
Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:06 pm
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Contact:

Post by Spazway » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:48 am

:hugs: May you always feel her love surrounding you, especially in the darkest moments for as long as she lives in your heart, she will always be with you. :hugs:

A beautiful poem that brought me to tears. :cry:
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. ~ A. A. Milne

User avatar
Duchess
The Irish Rose
Posts: 356
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:01 am
Location: Beech Island, SC/Augusta, GA
Contact:

Post by Duchess » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:21 am

:bow:
"Our minds create our realities based on our perceptions and how we view our world..." "In crazy mans world, everyone else is insane and he is the only sane one"
Both said by My Georgia Muse

I miss my baby...R.I.P Chyna
~*}i{*Duchess*}i{*~

I wish to live in a world where chickens can cross the road without their motives being questioned.

User avatar
nekot
Poetry Piper
Posts: 1568
Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:11 pm
Location: North Carolina, USA
Contact:

Post by nekot » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:44 pm

Tears here.

I feel the grief, yet gratitude.

Thank you Tom.
~eloquently scattered~
nekot's tokens

Image

User avatar
Debbie
God's Poetess
Posts: 2266
Joined: Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:40 pm
Location: Ontario Canada

Post by Debbie » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:10 am

Gee Tom I don't know how I ever missed this one..it sure grips at my heart reading this..such love and devotion I feel in here...
and yep ..one day love will be reunited... :bow: (((HUGS)))))
Image

Reach Out And Love Someone
Slow Down And Look around
You Will Find Someone Who Needs You.....

User avatar
Spazway
Lost in a Dream
Posts: 1051
Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:06 pm
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Contact:

Post by Spazway » Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:37 pm

Congrats on the poem of the week win! :grin: Very well-deserved, Tom. :bow:
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. ~ A. A. Milne

User avatar
silhouette's song

Post by silhouette's song » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:45 am

Tom,
Thats one tough poem there bud!! Two thumbds up! It gives the feeling of being trapped in a cage in the dark to me.

:bow: :mrgreen: :bow:
:thewave:

User avatar
nacona
Clearwater Poet
Posts: 104
Joined: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:11 am
Location: Orlando Fl/Charlotte NC

Post by nacona » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:35 pm

Tom,

Very nice work, congrats on getting poem of the week, this was truly well desrving. I am really sorry that I have not gotten around to this poem before now, I have just been really busy lately. Keep up the good work!

Cheers!

Shawn Nacona
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000 -George W. Bush

Image

User avatar
Tom Watson
Forever Silent Friend
Posts: 1336
Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2002 12:01 am
Location: Novato, CA USA
Contact:

Re: **UNTIL DEATH DO WE JOIN** Poem of the Week 2.18.07

Post by Tom Watson » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:34 pm

:oops:
Almost a year since the last thoughtful comment and I missed them all...so sorry.

First, thanks to everyone who made this the poem of the week back then. As I said before, I visit this forum very infrequently.

Spazway, Duchess, :angel: Debbie, Nekot, silhouette's song and Nacona...thanks to all of you for your considerate comments... :hugs:

Tom
Image
"Whispers of Love" a book of poetry expressing love of the heart and spirit is released worldwide on August 11, 2009. Visit my home page at
Books From Grace for more information or Amazon.com

User avatar
Tom Watson
Forever Silent Friend
Posts: 1336
Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2002 12:01 am
Location: Novato, CA USA
Contact:

Re: **UNTIL DEATH DO WE JOIN** Poem of the Week 2.18.07

Post by Tom Watson » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:38 am

Time moves on and still we have not joined (would my Lord allow such a merger? hmmm) yet you still rest with your palm extended to take mine...

:bump:

Tom
Image
"Whispers of Love" a book of poetry expressing love of the heart and spirit is released worldwide on August 11, 2009. Visit my home page at
Books From Grace for more information or Amazon.com

User avatar
Debbie
God's Poetess
Posts: 2266
Joined: Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:40 pm
Location: Ontario Canada

Re: **UNTIL DEATH DO WE JOIN** Poem of the Week 2.18.07

Post by Debbie » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:22 am

[quote="Tom Watson"]Poem of the Week: February 18, 2007
Image


Until Death do We Join
by Tom Watson

When the shadows arrive from down the road
And my filtered sun turns blood red color
I try all efforts to release your load;
Then you approach from behind my heart’s door.

For too long have your ashes filled the jar;
For too long was your soul imprisoned there,
Entombed, rejected, while I kept afar
Desperate loneliness left your crypt bare…

Now you do, what I failed to do for you;
You ride the shadows falling from death’s womb,
Seeking to bring me a new deadly view;
To instill my heart with joys of your tomb.

Now forever in your grip my heart cries
Forever within your death, my tears dry.


Tom

Dear Brother Tom you have arrived in heaven and now you are with Jesus and your love.... no more tears for you my dear friend I will miss you but look forward to meeting you again one day when it is my time.... :crying: :angel:
Image

Reach Out And Love Someone
Slow Down And Look around
You Will Find Someone Who Needs You.....

Post Reply

Return to “Tom Watson's Whispers”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 11 guests