For Kim

Oh my dear lady my sad lady my lonely lady my grieving lady Whether we are apart or together Whether our paths reach that fork and you choose the right and I choose the left We share that common bond That bond which is absolute A life-long bond An exclusive bond A bloody, brutal bond An eternal bond Members of a selective club Members of a cursed fraternity We are one of THOSE those who have loved loved and lost a child...

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Kim Merryman

Date: 11/23/2015 12:44:00 PM

This is so sad, Tim, but well written! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 11/21/2015 6:36:00 PM

Congratulations Tim

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 11/20/2015 11:36:00 PM

Congrats on ur awesome win with this superb poetry Tim Ryerson!

Skat A

Date: 11/20/2015 10:59:00 PM

Tim, Congratulations on your wonderful OCTOBER win. I'm inviting you in hopes you enjoy my blog "I am the Pen" wrapping up October and its late winners :( Thank you so much for supporting my contest. Forever & Ever **SKAT**

Heather Ober

Date: 11/9/2015 4:57:00 PM

Tim, you are one of the few poets who can truly tug at my heartstrings with your genuine, compassionate words. You have beautifully expressed a terrible sorrow, something no parent should ever have to go through.

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 10/25/2015 3:02:00 PM

An empathetic, heart-hugging poem, Tim. It's something every parent shouldn't have to go through. "A bloody, brutal bond An eternal bond..." This is deep... it cuts like a knife. <3 Always, Laura

Carrie Richards

Date: 10/21/2015 5:58:00 PM

This one tugs tears at the heart, with pain, and yet with kindness, ....for those who share their experiences, whether they are happy, or so bitterly painful help each other cope and open the door to healing. Beautifully written, Tim.

Monterey Sirak

Date: 10/19/2015 8:39:00 AM

Honest, emotional, and so powerful!

Paul Callus

Date: 10/17/2015 3:50:00 AM

The loss of a beloved one is hard to express, but you do it with feeling and a sense of resignation. Take care my friend. // paul

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 10/15/2015 6:49:00 PM

she is blessed to have your support at this sad, difficult time...such an emotionally honest poem, dear man, written with great heart and soul, showing your caring heart and soul

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 10/15/2015 2:40:00 AM

I can relate to this pain with great empathy Tim. Beautifully composed!

Kp Nunez

Date: 10/14/2015 8:40:00 AM

My friend, this is written in pained agony...I am sorry to know about your and your beloved's loss. It is any parent's nightmare to loose a child. There is time to grieve...as you have already known. Your loved one will come around. God keep you both. hugs!