
Image credit; Joshua Clay @ Unsplash
This is the first time I’ve done a prompt so fingers crossed the ping back works❣️
Thanks for the opportunity to play with you all, Sadje.
Little boy blue come blow your horn.
I had your back out the gate, your second mother, my king brother.
Holding hands, both with blue eyes, we swam the ocean waves of love.
Little boy blue come blow your horn.
The cats in the cradle with the silver spoon (he’s back now) but I’m right here, you can count on me.
We’ve since grown up and had families of our own, the years have been rough on you.
Little boy blue, come blow your horn.
If I could take away your pain and your fractured mind and put you back together,
I would if I could.
Little boy blue come blow your horn.
The torment you live in on and off the streets,
has now played havoc with your body in ICU.
Little boy blue come blow your horn.
My heart plummeted as your vitals all dropped and you ripped the electrodes out of your head.
I wish I had the magic bullet to change thought patterns and help you mend.
Little boy boy, come blow your horn,
Let’s go back to when I was 8 and you were just born and relive those precious moments, capturing time in a bottle.
We’ll never grow past nine, it would all be fine.
Little boy blue come blow your horn.
I pray for you every day and night and see your light come shining through.
You’re always in my heart and soul, I love you through and through.
Little Boy blue come blow your horn.
I’m here waiting for you.
Sometimes love is not enough.


Deeply moving poem, Cindy. Well done response to the prompt. Sometimes that inner child is the best memories one has.
Thank you so much Suzette! I’m happy you enjoyed it and I appreciate your insightful words. That’s exactly right in this case! 💔
I loved your response to the prompt. It’s heartbreakingly beautiful.
Thank you so much Pooja! ❣️ I really appreciate it! 💗
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for the ping back help! 🥰
Happy to! 😊
😘🙏🏼😘🙏🏼😘 can you move in 🤣
Lol of course 😂
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I really enjoyed it.
Thank you so much Eunice! ❣️
You are welcome.
What a moving poem, Cindy. Was that your brother’s story?
Thank you Marsha. It is sadly! 💞
I am so sorry. That must have been so hard for everyone in your family. Tragic. You write about him beautifully and so lovingly. Knowing that makes your poem even more beautiful. You share the most vulnerable moments in your life so eloquently.
Thank you so much Marsha! It’s been a very challenging time for all of us that love him and especially for him, my mother, his wife and 3 kids. ( his wife and one nephew live on the street, the other is in a board and care facility and luckily , by the grace of God and determination, my niece escaped this and is working, self sufficient and doing well! Mental illness coupled with physical problems compounds the issue. I feel so bad for him as I’m sure he’s terrified and the voices can get loud. I appreciate your very heartfelt comforting words more than I can say!
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Wow, how heartbreaking. His wife lives on the street. Does she cope with mental illness as well? So, so sad.
Beautifully poignant ♥️🤗
Thanks so much Yassy!❣️
My pleasure dear 🤗♥️
Thank you, Cindy, for this treat!
Joanna
You’re most welcome and thank you so much Joanna! 💞
Sadly beautiful 💙
I appreciate that Paula, thank you very much❣️
touching and heartfelt, so beautifully captured, Cindy 🤍🤗
Thank you so much Destiny! Much appreciated! ❣️
Always a pleasure 🤍
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Heart-touching poetry, Cindy. <3 Sometimes love is not enough. I experience a somewhat similar scenario much of the time.
It’s so true Cheryl which is the hardest part. Thank you so much from a knowing loving heart! 💞
💔 thinking of you, Cindy 🙏
I’m truly grateful, thanks so much Ingrid! 💔
I can’t say that line without adding the rest of the poem. I finally managed to shut down my brain and enjoyed your version.
It just came out and I didn’t mean to steal it (again) .. do I need to give credit?
Thank you very much💞
You did great with this! You should do more prompts, My Dear!!!
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Thank you so much Chuck! I appreciate that.. I’ll try when I can!! 💞
Wow, Cindy! Amazing piece!! I absolutely love this one. So happy to see you joined the prompt, my friend .💕
Oh I’m so glad Grace and thank you so much! It’s been dicey here and Sadje’s picture struck a note and I could finally give words to my heart so I’m grateful. I did it!!!!! and I got the ping back… YAY and it’s not even Fri-Yay.. 🤣 it was fun to do.
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Yayyy. It was wonderful, Cindy. 💕
Awwww thanks again and two cheers, 2 yays and high fines to Wednesday! ❣️
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So very sweet, Cindy. Siblings are such blessings.
Thanks so much Betsy.. they can be! 💞
Great writ My Friend. So poignant.
Thank you so much my friend. Much appreciated Goff! 💞
Pleasure Cindy. Have a great day My Friend.
I will thanks Goff and you too! 💞
Oh, this was heartbreaking, Cindy. Sometimes our love just isn’t enough to change the world. We just have to keep loving anyway. <3 <3
Thank you so much Diana and you are so right! 💗
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Oh my gosh girlfriend, you truly tugged at my heart. You did an amazing job with this prompt! Sad, but so loving and poignant. You’re back at it my friend! Your energy is recharged!!! Hugs and smooches dawwwwlinkkkk! 😍💖🥰🥂😘
Thank you so much Kym. I really appreciate you kind words and support. I’m 3 quarters back and I’ll take it… back to the work and thanks for the love daaaaawlink! Back at you always 💞😘
🤗💖🥂🤗💖 Smooches!
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Blow me down. That’s a great response. I hadn’t thought about Harry Chapin’s song in a long while.
Yes, that was a great song Tim, thanks! 💞
Poignant prose Cindy. It sounds like your brother has had a hard time. Hopefully, your love is some balm for him. Hugs…
Thank you so much Brad. He really has which is so sad. I’d like to think so but it’s hard to know. Hugs are appreciated and hugs back to you my friend! ❣️
Very poignant and heartfelt poem, Cindy!
Thank you so much Dawn. I really appreciate it! ❣️
Such a beautiful, loving and insightful poem Cindy. When some things are beyond our control, we can relive the old memories and celebrate that good days gone by. Thanks a lot for joining in my friend
Thank you so much Sadje. I like that way of looking at it so thanks for saying that. That truly is the best way to approach and I guess that is what I wrote in my poem. Hard when the good day are fewer than the bad but yes! You are so welcome and thanks for the opportunity. 💞
You’re most welcome. It is an honor for you to join in my dear friend.
Oh thank you so much! that’s lovely to know. It’s a lot of work for you!!💞
It’s a pleasure
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Oh, Cindy, sweetness merged with deep sadness, the type that many families go through. Hugs. 💞
You’re so right Michele. I’m definitely not alone in this and there is a lot of tragedy in families. I appreciate your hugs and kindness always! ❣️
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You haven’t changed at all 😃
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Sad but beautiful.❤️
Thank you Laleh.. sadly true! 💗
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Darling!
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Heartbreaking. And a wonderful poem showing your love for your brother. Maggie
Thank you so much Maggie! I appreciate that!💕🙏
That is so poignant auntie
Missed reading your poems❤
Awww Akshita, thanks my dear and it’s so good to see you!! Make my heart happy!💕
Such a touching poem Cindy!❤️
Thank you so much Sheereen! 💕
Your heartfelt and touching poem really touched my heart, Cindy. 💗 The way you have depicted the bond between siblings, the memories they create and the pain they feel when one of them is in trouble are truly beautiful.
Thank you so much for your touching words and knowing heart Ritish! I am grateful for your kind hearted words.
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Play of words with flow of deep feelings. Just wow my Queen 👸 loves n hugs 🤗❣❣
Thanks Suma,
You read the through to the exact heart of the matter and my emotions. thanks so much Princess of my heart. 💔
Always as a great pleasure my Queen. Most welcome ❣
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Love the poem!!!
Touch the heart
Don’t make me cry
awww it is like that! ❣️
How are you doing CG?
recovering from a bug my friend but better now and you?
You take care !!
Wishing you some bug free time.
I’m surviving pollen allergy 🤧
Thank you so much Devang! 💞 Glad to know!
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So touching, beautifully crafted, Cindy! I can feel the emotion displayed in every word and verse of yours. Simply wonderful 👌😊❤️💐
Thank you truly KK for your heartfelt message and knowing soul❣️
I’m touched and appreciate you! 💞
Always my pleasure, Cindy! So welcome 😊💞
Much appreciated! 💕
Oh… i am in awe….jaw-dropped Cindy…this is so good..beyond being good..i can’t find the right word, so i guess i’ll you a standing ovation from where i am now.
Welcome to WDYS…🌹🌹🌹
Oh Thank you so much Mich. I think personal pieces do have that “jaw dropping moment”.
Thanks truly and I’m not sure how much I’ll play but i love it all!! 💞
I love every photo prompt of Sadje…there was even a time when i pushed my boundaries and made sure to submit first…like on the first 10 min of the prompt release…😍😍😍
Beautifully written very moving and heartfelt. I feel the pain
Thank you so much! I so know you do my devoted, loving mother like no other! ❣️
Oh Cindy, this is such a tragic poem. It seems like it is based on truth. Hugs to you. PS My older son is also Gregory.
Thank you so much Robbie… I wish I could say otherwise, but yes it is.
Oh wow, my husband is also Greg, my nephew is Al’s Gregory. Too many Greg’s on our house but love the name!
I am sorry about your brother 🤗. Gregory is a great name.
Thanks again Robbie. It really is!❣️
Oh Cindy this is such an emotional window you opened up for us to see your life, your brother’s life. Ahh if we could just stay 9 🙏 This is such an amazing response to the prompt (your first????) It was such a moving story over the years and yes…”sometimes..love is not enough” I had to read it again..Such a heartbreakingly beautiful piece Cindy…Bravo!!
Your words are treasures of understanding and love that you do so well! Thank you truly for your listening heart and kind hearted words. You touched me deeply. Thank you so much my sweet friend!💕
“Sometimes love is not enough.”
Trust me Dear Cindy i Feel i Sense
Exactly Where You Are Coming From
Of Course Only in my EYes At Least Yes
As i’ve Been on the Other End of the Rope
Where Even Demons Fear
to Tread Within
Yet True Fortunate
Enough to Escape
i Could Never Send
Anyone to Where i’ve Been
Nor Surely Judge Anyone For
Still Living in ‘That Place’
Low Enough
Myself
To Lift
Anyone
Up With No Restraint..:)
Oh Fred!
Thank you for your honest
Message. I send you love and hope that you give so freely always!❤️💕
SMiles Dear Cindy
A Real Struggle on
my Mother’s Side
Of The Family
Some Sadly
Did not Escape
Similar issues With
my Wife’s Family too
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Memories ❣️
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I am very sorry mlle Cindy. You have written a poignant hommage. Love is present throughout all the pacing of the poem.
Sending love and peaceful thoughts 🩷🩷🪷
Thank you very much for your lovely words and appreciation-;)❤️
It is my pleasure 🙏🙏
Wish you a calm and peaceful weekend with your loved ones 🩷🩷
Thank you dear Myriam and to you too!💗
Oh, Cindy, your words are so poignant and beautiful, yet heartbreaking.
A wonderful, moving response to the prompt. ❤️❤️
Thank you truly Lauren! That they are and your words mean a lot! 💔🙏🏼
❤️ Hugs to you, Cindy…
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Ahhh, so sweet one dear Cindy, heart touching response to the prompt. It’s Really awesome. Xo💞💔💐
aww thank you so much Rising Star. I appreciate it and it’s good to see you! Much love and appreciation! ❣️😇
You are most welcome dear Cindy and happy to be there at your wonderful palace 💕💞🌹
Awww thanks much~💞
Always welcome 💐🤗💞
Love huh. I have spent so much time pondering about what love means to me. Some days nothing else could matter more but in heartbreak you find yourself coping without it. And maybe it creeps in, you don’t need love at all because love is not enough.
I appreciate your thoughts and reflections here. Yes, in breaking open your vulnerabilities are revealed enough to bleed the pain and find solace in your own soul. love can be enough, if we let it in.. Thank you!❣️ and still it still may not be.. 💞
Exactly… haha sometimes even if we want it to be enough it ends up not being so…
Oh, my! This is beautiful, Cindy!
Thank you so much Aaysid! 💞
What a beautiful and heartwarming poem, Cindy. Thank you so much.
Thank you truly so much Kamal. Thank you for reading and letting me know! 💞
Always welcome dear Cindy ❤️💕❤️
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Oh, Cindy, I am teary eyed, as this poem is so very beautiful and moving, and resonates with me deeply. Thank you for this. 🥹❤️🩹
Thank you so much Jeff! It is truly heartbreaking. Thank you for you kind words and knowing heart. 💗🙏🏼
gorgeous in every way!
Thanks very much da-AL! 💞
Nice
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This poem touched my heart in a big way. I pictured my little brother’s struggles throughout his life and even today. Nicely written, Cindy.
Thank you so much Mary, I truly appreciate your kind hearted words and understanding! 💞
This is wonderful and moving writing.💔💔
Thanks so much Jude. So much appreciated! 💗
It’s such a pleasure. I’m always fighting to keep track of my reading since wp failed to work on my phone.🥺🌼