Chez Sami

Chez Sami is known to some of you

And maybe visited by a few.

A nice restaurant, by the sea

Where each wave brings memories to me.

It is not easy to visit an old familiar place

Without noticing my loved one’s empty space

I can’t hear those sitting around

As I listen to the waves’ sound.

I am immersed in moments of the past;

Happy ones that sadly did not last.

I miss my daughter very much

A feeling that time can not erase or brush.

This place also reminds me of Dad,

Whose absence as well makes me sad.

I wish I could stand up and shout

And Tell them what my silence is all about.

But I have to keep my feelings subdued

As breaking up their happiness will be rude.

Copyright © 2012 by Randah R. Hamadeh

Author, Summer Rays: Solace for Bereaved Parents

Written in loving memory of my daughter,

Samar Ahmed Al Ansari (4/4/1988-4/9/2006)

(www.samaralansari.com)

Samar's Drawing (46) in the story "Habiby"

Samar Al Ansari
Grade 9

They Miss You

Your friends passed by

I’m glad that they weren’t shy

To shed their tears and cry

Show their feelings, not act or lie.

Oh dear daughter, they miss you

And wish that what happened wasn’t true

They carry their pain not knowing what to do

To make the grey skies turn again blue.

Stories about you they shared,

Some I knew, some I never heard.

Spoke about your thoughtfulness and how you cared

And what a good friend you were, they all affirmed.

They always feel that you are near

In a dream or an old song they hear

And when they gather, you’re with them, dear

They will never forget you, it’s very clear.

They remember you wherever they go

Carrying their pains which their faces show

And holding to the memories that with them grow

They’re hurting and miss you, I know.

  

When they had to say goodbye

I wished they didn’t have to leave, do you know why?

I saw you in them, as if part of you didn’t die

Bless them; they comforted my heart and eye.

Randah R. Hamadeh, 2012, Copyright©

Author, Summer Rays: Solace for Bereaved Parents

October 2012