Removed and remote;
Separated from the known.
Stretched and divided;
Isolated from the familiar.
Disconnected and detached;
Absence is felt keenly.
Disengaged and estranged;
Abstraction clouds the view.
Orbits shift, space is condensed.
The gap is closed, spans are bridged.
Time is paused, perceptions altered.
Boundaries broken, minds connected.
Across expanses, hands reach out;
Lands change, but hearts remain.
Presence felt and spirit grasped;
Distance measured, but not in miles.
© Sara Murray, 30 April 2015
You can find this weeks #ThePrompt linky here. I do hope this week’s prompt inspired you; I look forward to reading your posts.
Very moving Sara. In view of your personal circumstances I can see how you would feel distance more acutely than most and you’ve managed to convey those feelings in this poem.
Thank you Jo x
Another beautiful piece Sara! I can see how much distance truly affects, and strengthens you all at once. Thank you for hosting us this week! Hope you have a lovely weekend.
Thank you Maria, you are right, it is hard but does make me stronger x
Oh hon I’ve got tears in my eyes now, must be so so hard for you being away from everyone and saying goodbye when you leave them. HUGE hugs lovely xxx
Oh, thank you Renee x
I feel the sadness in this post, Sara. Hugs xxx #ThePrompt
Thank you Leigh, it’s always hard to leave again, but I also know that it isn’t really as far it seems x
Such depth of emotion here, obviously brought about by your recent travels? I can feel your pull towards home, but I like how you close the distance With the last two verses.
Thank you Nicola, that is what I was trying to say; the distance is great and sometimes feels huge, but it’s really not as far as I think x
*big hugs* I can totally understand where you are coming from. It is so hard to live the expat life, isn’t it?
Thank you, there are tough days x
Such a beautiful poem Sara – there is such a sense of longing and sadness in the first two verses but I love the way the poem finishes with “across expanses, hands reach out” and “presence felt and spirit grasped” – a beautiful reminder that even though we are physically apart, the ties of love and family stretch across the miles unbroken.
Exactly what I was trying to say Louise, I’m so glad it came across. Thank you x
Wow I loved this! Very moving #brillblogposts
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Thank you so much x
I too am distant from my family, foreign country… although people are very nice, but difficult to be friends with.
Loved your poem Sara. I felt it in the heart.
Thank you very much, it can be hard sometimes, can’t it x
Wow this is heart-wrenching Sara. You put across the miles so very well here. Lovely yet sad poem. #prose4t
Thank you Carol x
Great poem Sara, I really feel it and hope it felt good (a release?) to write. xx
It did feel good to write it, thank you Morgan x
Such a touching post Sara and took me back to when I had my first child and was far from family, hugs. Beautifully written. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts x
Thank you Vicky, and thank you for hosting x
Oh Sara, this is beautifully written and certainly gave me goosebumps. I know that you more than many will understand exactly how this must feel. Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought x
This is such a emotional poem, you’ve written it perfectly. I felt the distance as I read it. Beautiful xx