Tag Archives: Loss

Neptune

Posted on August 6, 2022 by oldmainer

I’m sorry” she said. “I just can’t do that” “Oh come on” he replied. “It’s no big thing” “Maybe not to you, but it is to me” “I don’t get it. It isn’t like I was asking you to do … Continue reading →

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The Gold Ring

Posted on March 7, 2021 by oldmainer

It’s funny how your mind can drift. One minute you are thinking about something and the next you have traveled to a completely different thought. It happened to me the other day. I was focused on my diet and the … Continue reading →

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Scooter

Posted on October 6, 2020 by oldmainer

The first time I saw his picture on the web, I was in love. I little Cocker Spaniel named Scooter, about one year old, was down in Arkansas looking for a forever home. After talking it over with my wife, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Compassion, Coping, Death, Dogs, Friendship, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Perspective, Pets, Reflection, Relationships, strays, Tribute | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Where Two Once Stood

Posted on September 8, 2020 by oldmainer

Where two once stood, now one aloneLeft to journey on their ownGone the love they chose to shareDashed in the ashes of despairA heart now turned to stone How for this loss will I atoneSurvive without the love I’ve knownOne … Continue reading →

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Gone Are The Days

Posted on May 12, 2020 by oldmainer

Gone are the days when we strolled through the heather Gone is the laughter we shared Back when our days were spent most together Back when for each other we cared Time was cruel when it played with our heartstrings … Continue reading →

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Cemetery Street

Posted on April 29, 2020 by oldmainer

The pavement laid with cobbled stone Smoothed by the years, beneath my feet Greets me as I walk alone On Cemetery Street Behind the walls where death is sown Where souls of yesterday retreat And remnants of the past have … Continue reading →

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Will You Take Me There

Posted on December 25, 2019 by oldmainer

I was lost within my life, I could not find my way My days had no direction, my path had gone astray I dreaded my tomorrows, with disdain I viewed my past Each time I tried to rise above, my … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home

Posted on May 18, 2019 by oldmainer

I originally wrote and posted this in 2014. I offer it again today in celebration of Memorial Day, honoring those who have served and sacrificed that I may be free. ………………. She sits alone before the massive windows of the … Continue reading →

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Living Through

Posted on May 13, 2019 by oldmainer

I am still wrestling with the recent loss of my beloved wife.  It is still early.  I understand that.  It is still a raw and open wound.  Too fresh to have begun healing.  Still bandaged in grief. They say there … Continue reading →

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Living Through

Posted on April 6, 2019 by oldmainer

I am a very lucky man.  I have just spent almost 60 years with the love of my life.  How many people do you know that can say that?  How many people get to walk that far together? There was … Continue reading →

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