Comments : Illusions

  • 4 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Tanya, I obviously do not know the identity of whatever/whoever has been lost, but that is largely irrelevant. Pet or person (the former?) are terrible in their own ways and - if literal - then I am sorry.
    But, as cliched as it sounds, and as you allude to, what does 'gone' really mean anyway?

    Take care

    • 4 years ago

      by Tanya Southey

      Thanks Ben, all good here. It was written after a discussion with a friend who lost her husband, yet still feels connected to him in a beautiful way. Really just a universal piece on grief of any sort. xx

  • 4 years ago

    by Star

    I don’t know who or what is lost, but those illusions in some cases aren’t they a good thing? It is a way of consolation, and can ease the grieving.

    • 4 years ago

      by Tanya Southey

      Absolutely and what if the illusions are the truth? xx

  • 4 years ago

    by Kitty Cat Lady

    Tanya this really is beautiful and says so very much about death and grief so eloquently. :-) x
    =^.^=

  • 4 years ago

    by Brenda

    Beautiful Tanya, nominated...

  • 4 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    Oh, this gave me shivers. There's such a calmness in the tone, almost a sureness, but there's also a twinge of sadness. Because you know absence but you refuse to let it be the definition of "nothing". There is still something to be found in someone's absence. If we think of them at peace, doing what they love, it brings us a consolation too. It's like this battle between reality and what our heart is telling us, that this person physically may be distant, yet their soul is more than just a body.

    • 4 years ago

      by Tanya Southey

      Thanks so much Poet x. Illusions can be terribly comforting.

  • 4 years ago

    by Koan

    Beautifully sad... Very moving, thx for the read...