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Array ( [sid] => 18061 [catid] => 1 [aid] => Mick [title] => I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) [time] => 2003-05-26 23:05:00 [hometext] => I wrote this poem this morning as my wife left to plant flowers on her mother's grave. [bodytext] => I remember
not like I'm negligent
in remembering
it's only that it isn't easy for me to show it
But you can read what I think
only that writing it
isn't seen as often
as showing it
but it isn't like
I didn't remember
'cause I do
remember

I remember
you planting flowers
at your mother's grave
how you show it
in the knee-stained soil
clinging to your jeans
begging you
stay
when you could only remember
You couldn't stay
but remembered
by showing it

I remember you crying
because you show it
your love
when you'd lost a part of it
wounded by loss
But you remember to show it
in an appropriate moment
when we are alone
to remember
not in a proclamation
but in your quiet remembrance
to show it

I only say it
differently
another genre
of remembering
Where you walk
I write
where you talk
I might
search for the word
that makes it right
for me to say
I remember

May 26, 2003
Memorial Day
[comments] => 7 [counter] => 190 [topic] => 18 [informant] => Chuckx [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Holiday Poetry )

I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave)

Contributed by Chuckx on Monday, 26th May 2003 @ 11:05:00 PM in AEST
Topic: Holiday Poetry

I remember
not like I'm negligent
in remembering
it's only that it isn't easy for me to show it
But you can read what I think
only that writing it
isn't seen as often
as showing it
but it isn't like
I didn't remember
'cause I do
remember

I remember
you planting flowers
at your mother's grave
how you show it
in the knee-stained soil
clinging to your jeans
begging you
stay
when you could only remember
You couldn't stay
but remembered
by showing it

I remember you crying
because you show it
your love
when you'd lost a part of it
wounded by loss
But you remember to show it
in an appropriate moment
when we are alone
to remember
not in a proclamation
but in your quiet remembrance
to show it

I only say it
differently
another genre
of remembering
Where you walk
I write
where you talk
I might
search for the word
that makes it right
for me to say
I remember

May 26, 2003
Memorial Day

Copyright © Chuckx ... [ 2003-05-26 23:05:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Monday, 26th May 2003 @ 11:36:02 PM AEST
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Welcome to YPDC, Chuck.. touching write.. hope to read more of your work soon..
Jenni

Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by LOWMAN613 on Tuesday, 27th May 2003 @ 12:13:26 AM AEST
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Chuck very touching as I did the same today for my mom! Welcome Here! Christina

Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by Chuckx on Tuesday, 27th May 2003 @ 06:21:49 AM AEST
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Jenni,

Thanks for the comment and the welcome. It's good to be here.

Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by Chuckx on Tuesday, 27th May 2003 @ 06:23:57 AM AEST
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Christina,

Thanks for commenting on my poem and for the welcome.

Chuck.

Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Tuesday, 27th May 2003 @ 09:45:37 AM AEST
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Welcome to ypdc. This is a beautiful poem, very touching to ones heart. For this is what memorial day is for remebering all of those dear to our hearts................
Michelle

Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by LadyDama on Tuesday, 27th May 2003 @ 12:06:42 PM AEST
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this is touchingly sadly beautiful... my thoughts go out to your wife as i visited graveside yesterday as well...
thank you also for your comment on my poem "mythical demise"... yes, one smile can change the world... blessings to you, michele

Re: I Remember (you planting flowers at your mother's grave) (User Rating: 1 )
by DreamWeaver on Thursday, 29th May 2003 @ 07:37:23 AM AEST
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So very unique and beautifully written ... Jan

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