Tag Archives: loss

Echoes of Memories

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Carma Spence

This poem came out of my grieving process when I lost my Dad in January 2011. Death, for the living, is strange Someone you love is there even if they aren’t a part of your every day life and then … Continue reading →

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The Mending of a Broken Heart

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Carma Spence

This poem was written March 14, 1997. It was a reaction to breaking up with my first lover because although I had fallen in love with him, he hadn’t responded in kind. No hard feelings … I just couldn’t stay … Continue reading →

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Death

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Carma Spence

Written in 1984, this is another expression of my grief of losing my grandmother. Loss. A missing piece of the puzzle. A knot in the throat. A Demon in the gut. An unfulfilled need. A missing. A not there. A … Continue reading →

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Now I Know Why

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Carma Spence

This poem, published at poetry.com, was written in 1992 after finding out a friend of mine got together with someone I had had a crush on for a long time. I was O.K. with it but it still hurt. This … Continue reading →

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The Death of a Loved One

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Carma Spence

This poem comes from my writing journal. It is more a random thought than a poem, but is poetic in nature so I share it here. The death of a loved one lingers at my side like the specter of … Continue reading →

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Poignancy Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Carma Spence

This morning I was writing a review of “The Offspring,” an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, for SyFyPortal.com, which I regularly contribute to. In this episode Data creates a “child” who surpasses him in the ability to experience … Continue reading →

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Abuela

Posted on September 15, 2004 by Carma Spence

Written the summer of 1984 in reaction to losing my Grandmother. I found out just before leaving for the airport to be an exchange student in England. By the time I returned 9 weeks later, everyone else had had a … Continue reading →

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Prelude to Suicide

Posted on April 15, 2004 by Carma Spence

This poem was written Friday, Nov. 7, 1980, when I was in Junior High. The first draft was written in my diary, after an entry in which I expressed my frustration of not having a boyfriend. Oh! How I long … Continue reading →

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