I must leave pieces of myself behind
as I go and that used to frustrate me.
I wanted to gather up all the pieces
and take them with me
wherever I was going.
But I can’t gather up all the pieces
I already laid down…
I know because I have tried.
The flowers I planted
roses and lilacs and
daisies and sunflowers,
gathered with you by my side.
They must stay.
Even you cannot come with me this time.
I am giving you back your heart.
The raspberry bushes I have grown
the bed we sleep in…
I have to leave it all behind.
There is no other way.
As I prepare to leave the life
that I’ve poured my worth into
I realize I will be leaving
pieces of my spirit
as I move on to another place
another garden, another season.
I think I like the idea of leaving behind
pieces of my spirit because maybe, just maybe,
those little pieces of me were blessed
and they will comfort you.
Maybe one of my sunflowers will burst
from the earth I turned and help
your hurting heart smile again.
And maybe, just maybe, we’re supposed to
leave precious pieces of ourselves behind
to nurture others as we move on.
It is not easy but I must,
I must leave pieces of myself
behind as I go.
2018 Jeanne Marie
Women Who Think Too Much by Jeanne Marie 
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OH wow…another garden another season. You know what amazes me about you is the no matter where you go LIFE giving love from your hands, goes with you. I think you are magical and you don’t realize it. I notice it when I see with my own eyes the magic you create from one week to the next. Always creating I love that and never stopping ❤ You are amazing
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Wow. I’m overwhelmed. I needed this tonight, thank you so much. I was sitting here feeling like nothing, and you filled my heart with pink sunshine. XOXOX
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You are talented.
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Thank you so much Cindy…
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