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)