Love Poem: A Response To Your First Poem
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Written by: Connie Marcum Wong

A Response To Your First Poem

New Year, Past Years

Dawn, looking as blush as twilight,
Where the silhouette of trees still lingers 
And envelopes me— 
Transporting me to my world of yesterday.
I can still hear my children’s laughter; 
Watch them play and dance 
To their sweet singing tunes. 
How quiet the morning is now 
That they are grown and gone. 
As I look out toward the grey sea 
And Diamond Head 
I can see their faces in the rising sun. 

© Connie Marcum Wong
January 2, 2010


Response Poem:

As More Years Pass

There is more beauty in my life now
Than I could have ever imagined.
When our last child left home
And our voices seemed to echo
Through our silent empty rooms
I felt the sadness of a mother's
Longing to be loved and needed.
As my son blessed me with his son
And my daughter with her daughter,
Our home was once again filled
With children's happy laughter and
With my contented laughter too.
I help my daughter raise her daughter
Who reminds me every blessed day
As more and more years have passed
That I have saved the best for last!

© Connie Marcum Wong
September 29, 2015



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