Sun Kissed Days

Sun Kissed Days

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

What Remains


What remains is
the vast blue sky,
words in tattered notebooks
love softly engraved on the skin
where it was born
cultivated
and freed.
What remains of my life is
the love I gave 
with outstretched
arms
with my heart blooming
 to make yours rise.
What remains is laughter
 carried by the wind
feathers floating in the park.
What remains are the
moon and the stars
as the days go forward
and life goes on.

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37 comments:

  1. Brian MillerNovember 4, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    nice...i hope that when i am gone i can be remembered by the love i gave and that it remains behind me, as life goes on....

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  2. ClaudiaNovember 4, 2014 at 3:10 PM

    when our love remains, it was a life well lived....

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  3. Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being RudriNovember 4, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    I love the uplifting quality of defining what remains. A wistful and hopeful verse, Ayala. Thanks.

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  4. brudbergNovember 4, 2014 at 3:54 PM

    I think an imprint of love in the blue sky is the best a dead man can achieve.

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  5. Carrie Van HornNovember 4, 2014 at 4:40 PM

    A beautiful love always does remain. This is lovely Ayala!

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  6. MaryNovember 4, 2014 at 4:46 PM

    I hope that a lot of good will remain as evidence of my life once I have gone.

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  7. UnknownNovember 4, 2014 at 4:47 PM

    great write Ayala; if anything, I want to be remembered for the love I gave to the ones I care about..

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  8. GraceNovember 4, 2014 at 5:38 PM

    I hope that the memories that we leave behind will be cherished and forever remembered ~ Good one Ayala ~

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  9. GabriellaNovember 4, 2014 at 6:10 PM

    I love these words! I too hope that ultimately the people I love remember how much I love them and maybe that I have inspired one or two.

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  10. Sherry Blue SkyNovember 4, 2014 at 6:53 PM

    Oh this is very beautiful!

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  11. WolfsrosebudNovember 4, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    this was so positive... lovely thoughts

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  12. mrs mediocrityNovember 4, 2014 at 8:38 PM

    So beautiful.... I especially love these lines... " love softly engraved on the skin
    where it was born
    cultivated
    and freed."
    Beautiful.

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  13. Pat HattNovember 4, 2014 at 8:40 PM

    Life will always go on and what remains will always hold true

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  14. CloudiaNovember 4, 2014 at 10:24 PM

    Your poetry is truly lovely.

    "What remains is laughter
    carried by the wind
    feathers floating in the park."


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°>

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  15. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 10:30 PM

    Oh beautiful...and what a precious gift to leave... wonderful!

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  16. Mon.EspritNovember 4, 2014 at 11:09 PM

    Such soulful imagery you build in here Ayala - heartfelt.

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  17. Vandana SharmaNovember 4, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    emotions................expressed beautifully.

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  18. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 11:45 PM

    Groovy piece. Love the form.

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  19. Katie Mia FrederickNovember 5, 2014 at 1:05 AM

    So beautiful as the love we make.. is the part of us that goes on ONE.. in so many other eyes.. of life.. in death.. in life.. in death.. the cycle goes on...

    the love...

    never dies.....is

    US.

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  20. AnonymousNovember 5, 2014 at 3:50 AM

    A lovely write. These words in particular touched me: "love softly engraved on the skin/where it was born/cultivated/and freed".
    :-)
    -HA

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  21. Kathryn DycheNovember 5, 2014 at 7:09 AM

    this was so beautiful, very moving

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  22. janetNovember 5, 2014 at 7:53 AM

    To have leave beauty and love for remembrance is a blessed thing.

    janet

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  23. Sumana RoyNovember 5, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    wish we could all feel like that when we are here no more...so much peace & comfort in the lines..beautiful Ayala...

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  24. Other MaryNovember 5, 2014 at 9:36 AM

    Those are some pretty good remains. xx

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  25. Myrna R.November 5, 2014 at 10:22 AM

    Beautiful. It's good to consider what we want as our remains as life goes on. Lovely write!

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  26. AnonymousNovember 5, 2014 at 12:26 PM

    soothing, and wise

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  27. SusanNovember 5, 2014 at 2:23 PM

    How perfect and plentiful is this offering!

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  28. Justin LambNovember 5, 2014 at 4:43 PM

    Giving love to others is the best way to have them remember you. Love leaves a lasting impact on us. Well done.

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  29. Kathy ReedNovember 5, 2014 at 7:21 PM

    Our legacies are abstract and in the memories of others...love engraved, indeed.

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  30. LauraNovember 5, 2014 at 8:12 PM

    I so love this beautiful poem Ayala! I do hope you will join us for the Gratitude Quilt this year. Instructions at the top of my blog:-)

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  31. Rosemary Nissen-WadeNovember 6, 2014 at 3:14 AM

    Lovely!

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  32. Optimistic ExistentialistNovember 7, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    I love this...yes, love remains...a fire who's embers never burn out...

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  33. AnonymousNovember 8, 2014 at 12:47 AM

    gentle and forgiving, in the end ~

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  34. CloudiaNovember 10, 2014 at 8:44 PM

    Quite a lovely poem. Not unlike the one I posted yesterday in subject matter!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°>

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  35. TALONNovember 10, 2014 at 10:45 PM

    What beautiful remains, ayala. All the important ones.

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  36. Sherry Blue SkyNovember 11, 2014 at 1:10 AM

    I came back for another read and loved it even more. I, too, hope that what remains, after me, will be the love I gave - to people, to the natural world and to animals - all my loves. Sigh. This is a beautiful heartfelt poem. And a wise one.

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  37. LeslieNovember 25, 2014 at 9:47 AM

    And what remains is such beauty. ❤

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