Her Guidance

beautiful when someone can do this for you
great write dearest Sir Crow...

love Brenda 💕

It's the spiritual connection that really counts, even if a love has passed away.  Death doesn't have the last word.  Thank you Brenda!

We all need someone to walk beside us

Very true, even if it's a ghost, or simply a memory.  Better by far to have a living, breathing companion.  Thank you!

Beautiful write Crowfly. I feel these words. This world, for those left behind by loved ones, is a living hell. Sometimes the person who has passed was actually the main reason those left behind saw the beauty of life itself. If it makes sense. Indeed many things have become unbearable for those left grieving. Life doesn't make any sense at all. Death is a consequence of life, but it is cruel when it takes away a loved one, maybe the only one that actually loved us back totally. Forgive my foolishness in this comment, but in it's beauty, this write opens a lot scars. Thank you my friend for this gift. It brought me down to earth. Hugs J

Your comment made my day, J.  You take the time to express your reaction with real depth.  I agree that the departure of a loved one is devastating, but I'm a believer in the hereafter, and the possibility of further comfort from those who passed, and that they are still present to supply continued warmth.  I may, indeed, have felt a ghost, one of benign intent.  They didn't have to say a word, but it felt like I was being held, in a way.  And to top it off I closed my eyes but still saw a pulsing light.  It might have been a spiritual awakening, or just my fevered imagination.  Either way it made a profound impression.  Thank you so much my friend!

Yes, it just takes a little practice, and an open mind and heart.  Thanks for the kind words Bender!

I had a girl friend who committed suicide and for days, months, years to an end I still feel her presence linger over me
so I can relate to this one
beautiful write

I'm one of the few survivors remaining from my family.  There was one suicide involved. I do sense that they observe me, and might occasionally prod in the right direction,  Thank you poetOftragedy!

A delight to read

Glad you enjoyed this SweetOblivion.  You have your own delights.

This write made me think of my morning. I’ve always felt the presence of someone but ignorant to who they are. It’s a shame really since it is always felt when I feel myself free falling into dispare. It would be nice to know who I’m thinking.

Well inked dearest Crow.

Feeling the presence may be enough.  Could be an angel, or a benign form of ghost.  Thanks so much!

I really liked how this poem deals with the (sometimes) painful experience of the presence of those who have departed this realm. 30 years ago I had two such 'visits' from my recently deceased father, confirming beyond any doubt for me the continuation of life beyond this earth. The after-effect I found to be a tricky mix of both comfort and anguish - a sense your poem deals with in a sensitive manner. Thank you for writing it.

{The penultimate line doesn't fit the regular scansion. Is this deliberate to reflect the word 'elusive'? (I'm just curious to know)}

What I felt might have been the presence of my mother who, at that time, was recently deceased.
I'll have to check that line, and I'll get back to you.  It was probably an error on my part.

Love is a beautiful thing, transcending death and making the fearful brave.

Once one loses the fear of death life is all the more bearable.  Thank you Rjm!

Awesome write, Crowfly, it seems to depict hope even as one goes through an episode of darkness in one's life.

Yes, and the hope for me is lasting.  I remember the "presence" when I'm feeling down.  It helps immeasurably.  Thank you!