https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/veerod3120/poetry on life love,loneliness,death,kids,childhood crisis,grandkids,heartbreak,dealing with feelings,etc.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/veerod3120/596054I WROTE THIS POEM NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO CLOSING IN ON OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS AN INTRIGUING SITUATION. A TYPICAL "SOAP OPERA" STORY. I WORKED FOR MY BEST FRIEND AND SOCIALIZED WITH HE AND HIS WIFE FREQUENTLY: BOATING, VACATIONS TO MEXICO, SAN DIEGO, BAR-HOPPING, ETC. WE WERE TOGETHER (THE...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/veerod3120/595649CHANGE THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS WRITTEN AT A TIME WHEN A VERY DEAR FRIEND, IN HIS EARLY 70'S, WAS STRICKEN WITH AN ILLNESS CALLED "GUILLIN-BARRE" SYNDROME. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE AND YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T EITHER. IT'S VERY RARE. IF SO INCLINED, DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS CONDITION, BUT THE...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/veerod3120/594531THE GUN IT WAY A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER DAY MOM AND DAD HAD TO GO SO THEY LEFT US ALONE TO FEND FOR OURSELVES A COUPLE OF HOURS OR SO FOR THE FIRST FEW MOMENTS EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT AS THEY TRAVELED OUT OF SIGHT THE BEAST SAID, 'NOW YOU'RE MINE' HE CHASED ME THRU THE HOUSE THREATENING WITH CLOSED...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/veerod3120/594528A FATHER'S WISH WHY IS HE SO FAR AWAY MY SON, MY ONLY SON WHY IS HE SO FAR AWAY TO PHOENIX I MUST RUN WHY'D SHE HAVE TO TAKE HIM AWAY AWAY SO FAR AWAY IF ONLY HE COULD BE WITH ME EACH NIGHT AND EVERY DAY IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE THIS WAY TO LIVE SO FAR APART A FATHER AND SON SHOULD BE TOGETHER...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/veerod3120/594517TORN I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE BUT I HAVE TO GO I LOVE OUR NEW HOME WITH JOY ITS AGLOW MY SON'S FAR AWAY PLEADING TO SEE ME CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER DAY A PRECIOUS SOUL IS HE A FAMILY WE'RE BUILDING ON LOVE IT IS FOUNDED AS GREAT AS IT GETS I STILL BECOME GROUNDED THE EMPTY SPACES SO HARD TO FILL THE...