Colours of Bereavement

 

This was my first poems to be published and appeared in an anthology titled    "The Black Rose of Winter"  in 2014.  It means so much to me and one I am very proud of.  My son Jon took my poem a few years later and turned it into lyrics and set to music.  I thought I would share both with you today.                                    Hope you enjoy them both

Lissie

Colours of Bereavement

A quiet moment to ponder

to think things through and see

the kaleidoscope of life

is bearing down on me

the colours that were first seen

after that dreadful day

were all so foreboding

like dark blacks and grey

a shaft of light has started

to peep through stormy skies

black begins to turn to blues

that`s what happens after someone dies

as despair starts to slip away

the colours change again

greens and reds begin to show

does this also happen to men?

anniversaries come and go

the light is getting stronger

colours twist and change again

more brighter tones stay longer

oranges and pinks now show

a smile upon my face

whites and creams are appearing next

and a spring is in my pace

if you could see me now, my love

you`d see a different person

bright colours all around me now

as I know that I can carry on.

© Lissie Bull 2012

Colours of Bereavement

The skies around me darkens

blacks and greys surround me

time stands still as I drown

drowning in my own grief

living in this one moment

the colours change again

that`s what happens when someone dies

the light

the light is changing again

it`s bearing down on me

peeping through the stormy skies

the blacks fade into blues

of the bruises on my heart

will these ever heal in time

living in this one moment

the colours change again

that`s what happens when someone dies

the light

the light is changing again

it`s bearing down on me

green... red... reflect on my eyes

as other colours come into view

brighter tones shine upon my face

shadows of the day fade away

once living in that moment

the colours now consume me

is this what happens when death is gone

the light

the light now blinds my eyes

no longer will I fear you

the white light

shining bright

bearing colours

colours of pain

colours of joy

colours of Bereavement!

 (C) Jon Bull  2014

These lyrics were developed from my poem Colours of Bereavement  by Jon Bull.