My Coin Collection

This poem is dedicated to QMM.

I had a coin collection, that I was going to leave to you.

But now that you're gone, I don't know what to do.

Who else will appreciate my coins, the way I saw you do?

Who else will warm my heart, the way you used to do?

The coins, will stay now in my drawer; they have nothing else to do.

Slowly, they will gather dust, as my tears fall for you.

For you see, my dear, they used to be a fun thing to do.

My greatest treasure in the world was all three of you.

No One To Replace You

Long summer days are longer without you.

Fireworks are no longer bright without you.

Life is so lonely now without you.

My arms are empty, they cannot hold you.

Cooling ice-cream has no charm without you.

The movie theater has empty spaces for you.

The backyard screams to me it wants you.

The driveway wonders, where exactly are you?

Your bedrooms await, waiting for you.

Your beds are cold, waiting to warm you.

Your clothes remain where they were left by you.

Your shoes gather dust, there is no one to replace you.

Soothe me

This picture is from September 2009, when we went to a Rutgers home game.

Soothe me, my boys, come and soothe me.

Only you and God, can do that for me.

There is nothing left here on earth for me.

Angel of Death, please come and release me.

Beautiful memories

This picture is from the summer of 2009, when we went to Niagara Falls.

Beautiful memories that make me cry,

In the empty house that mournfully sighs.

To touch your clothes with wistful longing,

Cuts to my soul...I have no sense of belonging.