Oh...that was so sweet. The flow of the poem is really good, except for a line or two, probably due to making rhymes meet.

Anyway, beautiful poem. Keep writing@!

This was beautiful but sad. I remember my friend who lost her mother when I read this. It's so incredibly sad. I'm so sorry. But I love the piece. Good work!

Beautifully written. "My broken wings won't take to flight" Lovely. The ending is perfect and you did a wonderful job with this piece. I did like the 2nd and 3rd stanzas more than the first though. Wonderful job!

I loved this piece, and was surprised no one'd reviewed it yet..(Then again, with the frequency my own pieces are reviewed, I probably shouldn't be..XD)

I enjoyed the imagery of this poem, even though I feel the title somehow seems to limit it. I wasn't sure it was rhyming until the second stanza, which has a much more regular meter. But the overall effect is pretty good -- aside from a few missing syllables (which could be stylistic ;)), I like the way your rhymes sound natural. :)

My favourite lines were these -
"The shadows swallow up the light
The joy you brought has disappeared
My broken wings won’t take to flight"
Like I'm wont to say, delightfully angsty. Yet the poem as a whole is ultimately hopeful -- and the last line really does encapsulate love, I feel.

Great piece! :)

Zhai'helleva, Stille'sawola,
~jenn~