Words I Love to Recite

An Earthly/Heavenly Dialogue

Charles Santiago

• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9798385207213
  9798385207220
• eBook ISBN:
  9798385207237
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Poetry
• Index: Literature

The experience of the afterlife is, normally, considered to take place after death. Death is seen as a wall of partition between those living and those departed. "Dead and gone" are words often used to describe the departed. The writer of these poems was at his wife's bedside when she took her last breath. Anyone observing the horror and desperation the author expressed at that moment would have concluded that he truly believed his wife was dead and gone. In fact, he did believe she was dead and gone. A grief counselor suggested to the new widower that he keep a journal of his experience. He started keeping a journal which, from the start, was a dialogue between him and his "departed" wife. The prose dialogue soon became peppered with poems. The widower began to notice that there were, sometimes, correlations between what was written in the poems and his daily experience. The poems and his daily experience became for the new widower proof enough that the afterlife can be experienced this side of the grave.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Introduction
• 1. I Avow
• 2. Hearken to the Angels, 12/14/22
• 3. Bumble, 12/15/22
• 4. Replacing Doubt with Faith in You
• 5. How I Love This Life!
• 6. Life Together, 12/17/22
• 7. For Heaven’s Sake
• 8. Doubt, 12/19/22
• 9. Henrietta Swan Leavitt, 12/19/22
• 10. Don’t Wait, 12/20/22
• 11. Recite These Rhymes, 12/20/22
• 12. A Palace of Light
• 13. My ABCs
• 14. Now I See
• 15. Dear, Let’s Reminisce, 12/22/22
• 16. We Are Joined
• 17. We Have Found a Way
• 18. One Life, 12/24/22
• 19. “Welcome, Pilgrim. Welcome, Friend.”
• 20. I Am Learning
• 21. I Found You, and You Found Me, 12/26/22
• 22. We’ve a Lovely Passe-Partout, 12/27/22
• 23. Heavenly Gin, 12/27/22
• 24. Time Stands Still
• 25. I’m Alive! 12/28/22
• 26. Earthly Bodies, 12/29/22
• 27. A Helping Hand
• 28. Sweet Communion, 12/30/22
• 29. We’re Not Through with Earthly Flings, 12/30/22
• 30. Death Has Made Me See
• 31. Bodies Past Their Prime on Earth, 1/1/23
• 32. Oh, How Glad I Am!
• 33. Eyes to See, 1/2/23
• 34. Beyond the Realm of Day and Hour
• 35. Spirits Here and Spirits There, 1/2/23
• 36. This Fling of Ours, 1/3/23
• 37. Heaven’s Blissful Sea
• 38. All My Life, 1/4/23
• 39. This Rendezvous, 1/4/23
• 40. Our Heavenly Home
• 41. Our Love Is Like a Rose, 1/5/23
• 42. Never Think I Left You, Dear, 1/5/23
• 43. The Ladybug
• 44. Love Is Stronger Than the Grave, 1/7/23
• 45. “It,” 1/7/23
• 46. Laugh with Me, 1/7/23
• 47. We Have Things to Do, 1/10/23
• 48. Nothing More Sacred
• 49. Much More Than I Knew
• 50. Goodbye, My Flesh
• 51. I Resolve
• 52. I’m All Ears
• 53. The One Who’s Left, 1/12/23
• 54. Spouting Rhymes
• 55. Blessing and Glory, 1/14/23
• 56. Still Wed 1/14/23
• 57. This Lovely Fight
• 58. Every Day and Every Hour, 1/15/23
• 59. Our One, True Life, 1/15/23
• 60. As We Journey, You and I, 1/17/23
• 61. My Closest Kin, 1/17/23
• 62. Relax, My Dear, 1/18/23
• 63. Recite These Words, 1/18/23
• 64. How I Love These Rhymes We Write
• 65. Doors in Heaven
• 66. You Are the One, 1/19/23
• 67. You Were There Beholding Me
• 68. Love Will Be Our Guide, 1/20/23
• 69. Recite Your Creed from Time to Time, 1/21/23
• 70. Words of Cheer, 1/21/23
• 71. True Love
• 72. Oh, Happy Day! 1/22/23
• 73. Don’t Be Blind, 1/23/23
• 74. Guard This Treasure That We Own, 1/23/23
• 75. Put Your Arms around Me, Dear
• 76. Love and Praise, 1/24/23
• 77. Higher Ways, 1/24/23
• 78. A Nighttime Blessing, 1/25/23
• 79. Mind to Mind
• 80. Forty-Two Months
• 81. Two Homes, 1/27/23
• 82. Good and Kind, 1/27/23
• 83. Here’s to You
• 84. This Very Day, 1/28/23
• 85. A Happy Klatch, 1/29/23
• 86. A Life of Union
• 87. Boldly Clasp My Hand, Above, 1/29/23
• 88. Oh, How Sweet to Be in Love!
• 89. Believe, My Dear, 1/30/23
• 90. A Special Grace, 1/30/23
• 91. Our Wedding Vows, 1/31/23
• 92. Faith in God, 2/1/23
• 93. Here, in Sweet Eternity, 2/1/23
• 94. Earthly Eyes, 2/2/23
• 95. Our Lovely Creed
• 96. Sailing
• 97. Earthly Fun, 2/4/23
• 98. Earthly Lies
• 99. I Will Give This Corpse a Run
• 100. Intertwined, 2/6/23
• 101. Just a Seed
• 102. Faith and Love, 2/7/23
• 103. Without a Breath, 2/7/23
• 104. Peace beyond This Earth
• 105. You’re My Adam, 2/8/23
• 106. Rendezvous! 2/8/23
• 107. Gardens of Delight, 2/9/23
• 108. Daily Bread
• 109. Our Earthly/Heavenly Tie, 2/10/23
• 110. Death Has Taught Us, 2/11/23
• 111. I’ll Remember
• 112. Our Valentine’s Day—February 13th, 2/13/23
• 113. My Valentine’s Response
• 114. Yours and Mine, 2/14/23
• 115. Together, 2/14/23, Valentine’s Day
• 116. There Was Never Need to Cry, 2/15/23
• 117. Let’s Proceed
• 118. A Creed
• 119. Heavenly Kisses, 2/16/23
• 120. A Heavenly Couple, 2/17/23
• 121. Still a Couple
• 122. Here and There
• 123. You Walk with Me
• 124. The World to Come, 2/18/23
• 125. Quit Your Worrying, 2/18/23
• 126. Spirits Clothed in Clay, 2/19/23
• 127. Watching Movies
• 128. Content
• 129. Glimmers
• 130. Wedding Number Three, 2/21/23
• 131. To Die Is Gain, 2/22/23
• 132. Whisper in My Ear
• 133. Heaven-Bound, 2/23/23
• 134. Swept Away, 2/23/23
• 135. Heavenly Clothes
• 136. Wear a Smile, 2/25/23
• 137. A Father’s Love
• 138. Our Present Communion, 2/25/23
• 139. Rejoice and Sing, 2/26/23
• 140. Closer, Closer, 2/26/23
• 141. Forty-Three Months
• 142. Lovers for Eternity
• 143. Wedding Number Two, 2/27/23
• 144. There’s No Reason to Be Sad, 2/27/23
• 145. Because We Are a Unity, 2/28/23
• 146. Our Home, Above
• 147. Our Home, Above, 3/1/23
• 148. I’ll Remember, 3/2/23
• 149. Folks of Old
• 150. Our Bond Is a River
• 151. I Concentrate on You, 3/3/23
• 152. Believe in Me, 3/3/23
• 153. Wherever We May Be, 3/4/23
• 154. Now’s the Time, 3/5/23
• 155. Believe Me, 3/5/23
• 156. I Can Feel Your Glory
• 157. Paradise
• 158. That Silly Fear, 3/5/23
• 159. Now and Here, 3/6/23
• 160. This Love That Cannot Die
• 161. Speechless
• 162. Resurrection Bliss
• 163. Two Homes, 3/7/23
• 164. Meant to Be, 3/8/23
• 165. A Perfect Day
• 166. In and Out of Time and Space, 3/9/23
• 167. Earthly Trips
• 168. Clasp My Hand, 3/10/23
• 169. Another Day, 3/11/23
• 170. Three Weddings
• 171. Fiona’s Tune in “Brigadoon,” 3/12/23
• 172. Weddings, Three, 3/12/23
• 173. I Have Learned
• 174. Heavenly Friends
• 175. Our Love Survived, 3/14/23
• 176. The Gown I’ll Wear, 3/15/23
• 177. Always, One, 3/15/23
• 178. A Heavenly Gift, 3/15/23
• 179. It’s You, Dear
• 180. You Are Learning Well, 3/16/23
• 181. “Heavenly Bride”
• 182. Trust in God, 3/17/23
• 183. Since Our Second Wedding, 3/17/23
• 184. Remember This, 3/18/23
• 185. Then—and Now
• 186. Faith and Love, 3/19/23
• 187. What a Wonder! 3/20/23
• 188. A Land, Sublime
• 189. Forbid Me, 3/21/23
• 190. O Light, Divine
• 191. My Love, My Life, 3/21/23
• 192. Forever, True, 3/22/23
• 193. Death Has Not the Power, 3/22/23
• 194. Yes, You Are a Bumblebee, 3/23/23
• 195. The Role of Earthly Beau
• 196. Whatever Happens, 3/24/23
• 197. I’m Not Dead, 3/24/23
• 198. Life, Above, and Life, Below, 3/25/23
• 199. Not Really by Chance
• 200. Let’s Continue
• 201. Another Earth Month, 3/27/23
• 202. Another Month
• 203. Tomorrow, Today, and Yesterday
• 204. The Sweetest Thing, 3/28/23
• 205. Every Day, Our Love Proves True
• 206. Brand-New Eyes
• 207. One with You, Above
• 208. The Beauty of the Universe, 3/30/23
• 209. Happiness, Sublime, 3/30/23
• 210. When You Fly, 3/30/23
• 211. I, in You, and You, in Me
• 212. Suffused with Heaven’s Glow
• 213. Heavenly Creatures, 4/1/23
• 214. Undying Love, 4/1/23
• 215. Deeper in Love, 4/2/23
• 216. Side by Side
• 217. A Vanquished Foe, 4/3/23
• 218. Read Our Rhymes, 4/3/23
• 219. Why Believe That We Are Through? 4/4/23
• 220. Hand in Hand, We’ll Fly
• 221. Heaven and Earth
• 222. Our Home
• 223. I Believe, Dear, 4/5/23
• 224. With Thee, Dear, One
• 225. Life Awaits, 4/6/23
• 226. Our Holy Union, 4/6/23
• 227. Our Life and Union
• 228. Our Earthly Love, 4/8/23
• 229. As Time Goes By, 4/8/23
• 230. More Than Memories, 4/8/23
• 231. I Love to Slay This Foe
• 232. Close Your Eyes and Think of Me, 4/9/23, Easter
• 233. Count the Days, 4/10/23
• 234. Dear, Won’t It Be Nice!
• 235. I Think of You and Close My Eyes
• 236. The Bells of Wedding Number Two
• 237. I’m So Glad We’ve Found Our Way!
• 238. Our Union, 4/12/23
• 239. Our Union, Dear
• 240. Bodies
• 241. Just As If
• 242. Even If Your Body Dies, 4/13/23
• 243. Our Union Will Not Disappear
• 244. We Are Blessed, 4/14/23
• 245. Providence, 4/15/23
• 246. Mighty Sol
• 247. In the Stillness of Our Home
• 248. Think of Me, 4/16/23
• 249. Remind Yourself, 4/16/23
• 250. Stronger Than the Grave, 4/16/23
• 251. Our Heartfelt Plea, 4/17/23
• 252. Beyond My Clay, 4/17/23
• 253. Clasping Hands
• 254. Trust and Pray, 4/18/23
• 255. A Mighty King
• 256. Remember Joys We Had Before, 4/19/23
• 257. As I Trek through Timbuktu
• 258. Doubt’s a Monster, 4/19/23
• 259. Our Union Didn’t Disappear, 4/20/23
• 260. You, in Me, 4/20/23
• 261. The Beauty of the Earth
• 262. Close Your Eyes, 4/21/23
• 263. All Your Days on Earth, 4/22/23
• 264. Being Bold
• 265. A Taste of Heaven
• 266. Reminding You Is Not a Chore, 4/23/23
• 267. Let’s Go On, 4/23/23
• 268. Hard at Work
• 269. My Happy Solitude
• 270. Come What May, 4/24/23
• 271. This Heavenly Way
• 272. My Invited Guest, 4/25/23
• 273. Here and There, High and Low, 4/26/23
• 274. “Clasp Hands, Anew”
• 275. I Am Very Grateful
• 276. Our Victory
• 277. As You Count the Earthly Days, 4/27/23
• 278. What a Silly Thought! 4/27/23
• 279. Married, Darling, Still, Are We, 4/28/23
• 280. This Life We Share