Does She Dream–She Dreams No More (Sonnet)

Does she dream–she dreams no more,

Though mother grieves, her spirits flown.

Tears are shed in torrents, stain upon the floor,

In her heart of hearts she has most surely known.

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Knowledge diminishes not a mother’s sorrow,

Science cold, offers no sympathetic relief.

Knowing there will be no more tomorrows,

Does little to quench her wrenching grief.

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Its time she needs to weep and mourn,

A daughter lost to procedure routine.

To unite and mend a family torn,

By results unexpected, gross and obscene.

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Her passing a reminder of the commonplace, still serious,

And the pain no less painful turns a family delirious.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Comments

12 responses to “Does She Dream–She Dreams No More (Sonnet)”

  1. words4jp Avatar

    Wow, this is so sad. Very powerful, as well and beautifully written

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you Kimberly, I feel awful for the family as it must be very hard to come to terms with the passing of a child.

  2. Yoshiko Avatar

    Very sad poetry :-(

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      It is a very sad thing to have happen.

      1. Yoshiko Avatar

        Yea, it’s sad for this to happen

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        It most certainly is. :(

  3. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

    I am so sorry for this family’s loss. :(
    A beautiful tribute to a family’s love and the temporary, fragile nature of life.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Fortunately this one was not about my family, but the family of a young girl, 13 year old Jahi McMath, who after a routine tonsillectomy which initially seemed successful, suffered complications that ultimately left her brain dead. Her family is fighting as we speak to find a facility that will accept her to keep her on life support. It is such sad event.

      1. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        That is awful…

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        Yes it is. Although the reality is that the little girl is dead, the parents and the rest of the family haven’t been able to accept that she is not coming back.

      3. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        Hope can be both beautiful and cruel. :(

      4. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        That it can.

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