Tag Archives: Loss

Can I see a pain within your eyes? Can I sense a fear within your mind? Can I hear the sounds of anxious words? As I hold your sweet lips close to mine. I touch a smile that’s touched my … Continue reading →

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Stephen Kemp (The Poet Tree) | Leave a comment

9 Days

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Stephen Kemp (The Poet Tree)

I barely knew him But will miss him so. His smile, his optimism, His commitment, that glow.   I barely knew him; Was I right to have wept, For a man seldom seen But in my prayers, daily kept?   … Continue reading →

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The Hardest Loss

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Stephen Kemp (The Poet Tree)

And all I can hear are voices Calling! That name in different tongues. From the harsh to the soft, The Irish, the Scot Friends everyone. And all I can see are faces Staring! Incredulent, amazed; Known a year, some a … Continue reading →

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