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Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now living in Cheshire, England. I started to write poetry some years ago, as a hobby. I have enjoyed that new venture very much. My preferences are for long and micro-form poetry styles. A first book of poetry ~ Reason Without Rhyme, was published in December 2013. A second book ~ Fifty Seven Pebbles, was published in September 2015...I am presently compiling the content for my third book. Thank you for visiting my Blog... COPYRIGHT: The entire copyright and content of this Blog belongs to the author Eileen T O'Neill. Nothing should be copied, reproduced or hosted as per RSS feed by any other party. {This particularly applies to the USA company Feedspot.com}

Sunday, 23 February 2014

An Absence....



During the missing being of your presence,
Memories then congregate and concentrate.
In mind they desire to give some sustenance,
Clinging into the depths of images and seeing.
Connecting with a silence while remembering,
Distance inevitably struggles to relay all detail.
Voices exchange sentiment without closeness,
Without your touch all rests in an isolated state.
In absentia separates opportunities in this time,
Sacrifices between here and there unite futures.
Togetherness is brimming with loving intentions,
Absence buoys temporal and distant separation.

©Copyright Eileen T O’Neill 23/02/2014

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12 comments:

  1. M.ZSunday, February 23, 2014

    Very touching words...Really like the style it's written in, you definitely got a new follower!

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  2. Brian MillerSunday, February 23, 2014

    i much prefer togetherness...seperation sucks...ha....i took a job out of town once and was away from my fam for 9 months except every other weekend...it was horrible...not worth it...so i quit...and came home.

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  3. MaryMonday, February 24, 2014

    It is very difficult when someone is absent....especially, I think, if one has those vivid memories. For me it would be painful if 'voices exchange sentiment without closeness.' This feels lonely to me. Loving intention needs to be more than intention & turned into action!

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  4. GabriellaMonday, February 24, 2014

    Being away from someone we love can feel very lonely. However I must admit that it is easier nowadays to keep in touch than it was a few decades ago.

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  5. kelvin s.m.Monday, February 24, 2014

    Sometimes, absence can make a heart forgets but ye know there are some absence that deserve a favorable consideration. This is lovely, Eileen. Smiles.

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  6. Sherry Blue SkyMonday, February 24, 2014

    I always find that kind of absence so difficult, when the Presence is so large. Well expressed, my friend.

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  7. AditiMonday, February 24, 2014

    This is brilliant. The sentiment running through all along is captured really well.

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  8. MargieMonday, February 24, 2014

    Eileen,
    So hard to be separated from those we care about.
    I have been there.

    Wonderfully expressed.

    Wishing you a wonderful week ahead,

    Margie
    x

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  9. NataĊĦekMonday, February 24, 2014

    very touching and sweet...missing can be so painful.

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  10. Sumana RoyMonday, February 24, 2014

    Yes...memories give some sustenance... the optimism helps life get going
    ......nice thoughts Eileen..

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  11. Optimistic ExistentialistMonday, February 24, 2014

    Wonderful poem. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I've never really believed that to be true. But if you know it's only temporary absence, that's completely different.

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  12. AnonymousThursday, February 27, 2014

    The longing here is palpable. Also, I really enjoyed the pair of "congregate" and "concentrate."

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