Haiku Lighthouse of Hope

 

Haiku Lighthouse of Hope

My love has left me

 

He has gone to peaceful rest

His pain is no more

 

 

This pain in my heart

Is relieved by memories

Flashes when needed

 

 

 

Hope for tomorrow

As I relive yesterday

Moment of courage

 

 

 

Optimistic outlook here

Smiling though I’m grief stricken

Little faces see

 

 

 

Too much to live for

My children and grandchildren

See hope in their eyes

 

 

I will carry on

My love would want this for me

I will make him proud

 

 

 

Live for the future

Determination is mine

With strength from the Lord

 

 

 

There is more than this

Life is just a tick in time

Reunion will come

 

 

 

My faith is my hope

My Savior will come for me

Together at last

 

 

He will not wait long

In the twinkling of an eye

I will see him smile

 

 

 

 

Without faith grief lives

Sorrow overcomes the soul

And strong hearts soon fail

 

 

 

My faith I’ll embrace

As faith wipes away the pain

Fills my heart with hope

 

 

I’ll stand on the rock

Until Jesus calls my name

My faith will see me through

 

 

My Lighthouse of hope

Shines from the heavens above

See His outstretched hands

 

Reviews

[Bethany Woody]

I love this piece. It is a beautiful journey of loss, grief and remembrance with a good pound of faith and love each thrown into the mix. The words are touching and hearfelt. You have taken a very sorrowful time in your life and usd it to show that there are ways to cope with the loss and the pain and that you can find inspiration to continue on with life in the little things around you. As well as in your faith.
I personally would not catagorize this as a haiku. Each stanza does follow the typical 5-7-5 syllable pattern for haiku, but haikus are normaly only three lines long. Typical japanese haiku relats to nature and this piece does not. It is more representative of senryu haiku which deals with the emotions and foibles of humans. But again as with typical japanese haiku senryu haiku is usually only three lines long. This is formated more as a poem with a specific syllable count and line allotment for each stanza.
Reguardless of how the piece is catagorized it is wonderfuly written. I enjoyed the winding path the words took. It is very representative o the winding path one follows through the journey of loss and grief. I think this helps the reader to identify more with the emotions and thoughts of the author.
Excellently done. My sympathies on your loss and my wishes that you find peace in the future.

[Scott Free]

Wow, this is beautiful! It was interesting seeing Haikus put together, and about something other than nature.
Well done! I loved the journey you send the reader through.

~S