Meyerlene Mathey
Jacaranda Memories
(For L-D) 1950- 2020
I walk down the path
under the purple rain
Memories of you
flooding my brain
The way we where then
Laughing and playing
Joy bubbling up in who we were
while praying
October exams
Shakespeare “Shall I compare thee with summer?”
I know it by heart and not by number
Oh! the delight of summer!
A purple blossom fell
You gently touched it’s softness
“Poetry for all seasons” Page 3
You recite it to me - a Jacaranda offering
“I carry your heart with me
I carry it in my heart
It is always with me
Wherever you go I go my dear
I want no world but you my love”
You captured my eyes
For a moment in time
There I wrote you a rhyme
“Purple rain
Falling on the path
Memories of you
flooding my brain”
You died suddenly
Too soon, my love
You are the purple rain
in my daily October
My song in the night
A Jacaranda garland on my head
Your life engraved in my brokenness
If I could touch you,
Just for today
I see your beautiful face
I feel your lips
Today after all these years
I touch you gently
with my fingertips
Forever my love
We were a purple song!
under the rain
“I carry you in my heart forever”
The Jacarandas are in full bloom
Under the sultry summer sky
I shed crystal clear tears and have my daily cry
I miss you, my love
You visit me in my dreams
Sleepy or awake
I do write about you in word-streams
Vivid reflections…oh! how you beam
I will sing my song to you
Under the purple rain
I sit in our memory lane
Forever my love
Will I miss you
Does time ever end?
What a profoundly moving tribute. The imagery of the jacaranda blossoms and the "purple rain" captures the bittersweet essence of remembering a loved one so beautifully. Visualizing and preserving these memories is such a powerful way to keep their spirit alive. If anyone is putting together video tributes to honor such precious moments, using an export alpha tool is a great way to cleanly remove backgrounds and beautifully overlay cherished old footage onto peaceful, poetic settings. Thank you for sharing such a heartfelt piece.
The jacaranda imagery gives this poem such a tender sense of remembrance, especially in the way purple rain becomes part of an ongoing connection. The line about carrying someone in your heart feels particularly moving here. Visual ways of preserving meaningful memories, such as a Picture to Drawing tool, can also offer a gentle companion to words like these.
The jacaranda image gives this poem such a vivid sense of place while carrying the weight of remembrance so gently. “We were a purple song” is a beautiful line. For anyone pairing reflective writing with visuals, tools that edit text in product images can also help preserve the intended words when preparing an image-based tribute.
This deeply moving poem beautifully captures the eternal nature of love and the poignant passage of time. These reflections on time's cycle reminded me of how ancient civilizations interpreted our connection to the universe. If you're fascinated by life's timelines, I highly recommend the Mayan Astrology Calculator. It converts your everyday birthdate into the ancient Mayan Tzolk'in calendar, offering a unique glimpse into the deeper meaning and energy behind the day you were born. A fascinating tool for personal reflection!
This poem is deeply moving—the imagery of purple rain and Jacaranda blooms makes grief feel almost tangible. A beautiful tribute to lasting love. If you enjoy emotional, atmospheric storytelling, you might appreciate cursed images for a different kind of haunting beauty.