These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

In Sadness Losing

In sadness losing those we love
from the nursing home or church house dear,
she breathed her last. Now, 'neath the shrove,
she's gone to Home away from here.

He lingers on from some small time
as friends and family give hugs,
but when departure creeps sublime
he goes amid th'unearthly tugs.

Their lives were long upon the Earth,
but still, their leaving makes us sad.
Our hearts are less because the dearth
will cloud our lives, until Heavenly Glad.

by Jay O’Toole
on February 3rd, 2025