JoelJosol Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 He confides'She only has a few days left.'Fighting my loss of breathI ask, 'So, what is next?'As he lays out what to expect,I lost you in the detailsof many new mornings-mourning.The day you leaveI will be somewhere elselooking for you in placeswhere we have been. * A poem I wrote when my mom died. She died in the month of October in the late 90's. Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Joel, this dignified elegy is one of the best I've ever read. It's heart-wrenching and perfectly crafted. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 Hi Tony, Thanks that the tone of the speaker's lost is carried across and the reader was able to emphatize. Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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