HER MOSAIC HEART

~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

He Left Her
With Her Heart
In Pieces On The Floor
Shattered In The Moment
He Said, “I Don’t Love You Anymore”

She Sat Alone In Darkness,
In Silence And With Tears
And Finally Found The Pieces
She Had Searched For Through The Years

She Rescued All The Pieces
Left Lying On The Floor
Her Heart’s No Longer Fragile
It’s Stronger Than Before

HER MOSAIC HEART - 2

Time Has Worked It’s Magic
In The Way It Always Does
She’s Still Sweet, And She’s Still Tender
But She’s Even Better Than She Was

Tiny Pieces Have Now Become
Her Lifetime Work Of Art
Filled With Love And Joy
In Her Mosaic Heart

Copyright © 2018  Charles Robert Lindholm – All Rights Reserved

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    1. Oh, You always know how to make my day, Dear!!! So happy you enjoyed this. It’s one I’m proud of!!
      Ok, I appreciate your recommendation of this one!! 😁😁👍
      Chuck
      xoxo
      😘💕🌹🌹

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    1. Oh,My Dear!! You just made my week!! So happy you enjoyed it!! You are like my wife, if it makes her cry I know it”s a good one!! Ha! Thank you so much for your very sweet comment! I really appreciate your views!!!
      xoxo 😊💖💖🌹

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      1. Your wife is right 😀
        It has so many emotions that I would be seriously be terrified of writing out and I happen to adore writing that reveals so much xoxox If you have another favorite you’d like to share please let me know I’d love to read.
        Thanks for sharing your talent & thank you for always encouraging me by re-blogging. I really appreciate it 😀

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        1. I am honored you loved this poem. I consider it one of my best! I would very strongly encourage you to be brave and write out the words from your heart and listen to the whispers of your soul. Even if you don’t share it (which I think you should), it is really great therapy and will bring you joy for doing it in the future!!

          Love sharing your writing! It is an honor to share your words/thoughts/feelings with my followers! I am a cheerleader for you,, My Dear!! I hope someday some of my words will be worthy of you sharing them too!!

          Have you seen Doctor Zhivago?? If yes, lately? It’s a little before your time. I have what I consider my very best work written as a result of that movie It requires Kleenex. Let me know I would really love to share this one with you!!!!
          Happy New Year’s My Dear!!
          xoxoxo 😊💖💖🌹🌹
          Chuck

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        3. Yes, it would be helpful and easier to get the setting and words that will be reaching out to you. I will tell you it is the most emotional poems I’ve ever written. I was crying through the whole second half. I will leave it up to you on whether you want to watch the movie. I will tell you though, if you read my poem first it will never have the impact and feelings it could if you read it after watching. This and The notebook are my two most favorite movies of all time!!

          If you don’t have Netflix maybe you can find someone you know where you could make it a movie night to watch it – with pizza!! LOL!
          xoxo
          Chuck

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          1. LOL I have my ways of watching it online without netflix😂 I’ll let you know when I watch it because now I’m super excited to read your poem 😁
            Hope you had a great new year’s eve! Hope 2020 is great for all of us🙌

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  9. This is a fabulous piece. Time does turns a heart stronger than before. So relatable it is to my piece.
    Thank you so much for sharing the link. Would love to read more of your poems.

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    1. Oh, Thank you so much, Kritka!! I so appreciate your sweet comment!! You’ve made my week!!
      I would suggest you start with my earlier archive beginning in 2017. I’m going to be checking your archives out for the gems that are waiting there!
      xoxo

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  12. Oh, my friend… You had recommended that I read this beautiful poem of yours for inspiration and I’m literally smiling from this! What a beautifully crafted poem. The words are so heartfelt and tell such an impactful story of heartbreak and healing. Yes, her heart was broken and it took a while for her to gather those broken pieces, but when she was done mending, her heart became a magnificent work of art. Bravo, Chuck! Bravo!
    xoxoxo

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    1. Thank you, Dear Brandi for your kind and sweet comment! I think this has an appeal to any that have had a heart broken! Have I told you lately how precious your Friendship is?? Just checking!!! So happy this reached out to your heart! Mission Accomplished!! Sorry I missed this in real time!
      xoxoxo

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      1. You are so very welcome, Chuck! And, yes, you never ever miss an opportunity to tell me how precious our friendship is! You are a gem! Enjoy your Friday, my dear friend!!!
        xoxoxo

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  14. This really is GORGEOUS!! I love the rhyme, the meter, the sentiment, the imagery. I wish someone had told you before now to take the apostrophe out of the word “it’s” – because it does not mean “it is” therefore it should say “its”… sorry, It’s the teacher in me that can’t help wanting you to have the grammar be as perfect as the rest of the poem! Please do not be offended!!

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    1. Thank you so much, Valerie!!! So happy you enjoyed it! They say, broken bones heal stronger than they were at first. I think that is true for broken hearts too! You make me smile to know you are looking at old dusty works! I do so appreciate it, and so do my words!!
      xoxo

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        1. How wonderful!! I am so happy you enjoyed it and that it spoke to you! Hope you will come back again and visit some of my other lonely words! LOL! Have a great day tomorrow!!!
          Chuck
          xoxo

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    1. Why, thank you so much for your visit from Eugenia’s blog! It was so kind of her to share this with her followers! She is such a great writer! I so appreciate your lovely comments! Yes, you are so right about the heart! Very tricky! I did love the transition from heartache to healing! Thanks so much for your view and comment!!
      Chuck
      xoxo

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    1. Thank you, Miriam!! I so appreciate your view/comment! Yes, your comment is right on. We learn from our mistakes, pain and choices and are wiser and stronger, for sure!

      Thanks so much for following my blog!!! I am very honored and hope you will find my words worthy of your precious time!!
      Chuck
      xoxo

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    1. You are always too sweet to me, My Dear!! But my words don’t mind! They are addicted to sweetness! Yes, I liked how this came together and that she was better off afterwards, too. It’s so hard to see that we are better off until later?
      xoxo

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    1. Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Happy you enjoyed it. Yes, that is the positive thing. Being better off, even though you don’t see it in the moment! Early bird this morning??
      xoxo

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  31. So much excellent artistry in writing this evening. Am enjoying it all and looking forward to the next lemon cake with the candied basil topping. what a great community of writers!!!

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    2. Went back and reread this poem, and it was better than the first time I read it. I can so relate to this. Beautiful and so true in life.

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      1. Why thank you Anne! What a lovely comment for my words and I – they will love it! I’m happy you were able to relate – maybe sorry too, that this might have matched your experience – Bittersweet! You are so kind.

        Just a Little Ol’ Poet being curious but what made you want to go back and reread my poem? Just trying to research a little to find out what parts, feelings, topic, words reached out to your heart. Perhaps, you might enjoy a few excursions into my monthly Archives? So thrilled you came back to this a second time!!
        xoxo

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        1. It rang so true for me the first time, and having lived a great many years, I totally appreciate that we need to love ourselves first, which is clear in the end of the poem. I say love ourselves in the same vein as Jo Coudert in Advice from a Failure: “Of all the people you will know in your lifetime, you are the only one who you will never leave nor lose. To the question of your life, you are the only answer. To the problems of your life, you are the only solution.” You captured this so totally well. Beautifully addressed, and I am keeping this saved on my computer and will go back and reread it when I need to address it with someone else. Thank you so kindly and keep on doing what you clearly do so well.

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          1. Again, Anne you are too kind, but I do deeply appreciate your feelings!! Loved the quote! Very inspiring. I am so honored that you are saving this to your computer and willing to share it. Please feel free to do so via reblog or email.
            Thanks again, My Dear!!
            Chuck
            xoxo

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          2. I will repost it on Facebook as I have a pretty decent readership there. My blog is artfulalchemy.blogspot.com, and I am in process of redesigning it after reading so many articles on how to improve it. My blog is primarily for physically challenged people as I serve as an advocate and activist for these people. I do have a book out, Artful Alchemy: Physically Challenged Fiber Artists Creating, and it is the culmination of a 10-year long experience starting and running a very small but very successful nonprofit, Fiberarts Connection of Southern California. We were three volunteers only with no money to run it, but we found ways to help such fiber artists get exposure for their work that made sense financially and otherwise for them, and to teach them professional development since it was often difficult if not impossible to get out and take the courses or get the experience needed. There are 23 women who have written in our book, and they have a variety of physical challenges that the public needs to be educated about. Many of them are internationally famous now and all of them have achieved a lot despite some pretty severe challenges. Sadly, a couple of them passed on before the book came out, but at least it will be a nice memory. You can obtain a free Ebook copy from Smashword if you would enjoy reading it. You just state that you will pay ) for the price (it is humorous, for you can name your price. We have a paperback version too, so not to worry and that is published by Create Space and Amazon Kindle Direct Publishers. I have another one, a pumpkin cookbook with folklore, history, growing hints, and just about everything you can imagine plus photos of pumpkin quilts and other things that are related to pumpkins, and it is currently in revision for the Third Edition. Anyway, thank you so kindly and I am definitely excited about helping you to promote your work as much as I am able. I really LOVE it. Do include me in any further works you might put out. Peace and many blessings, Anne

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