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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Mourning
She died a year ago
of a head injury from a fall
while drunk.
But no one mourned her publicly
no service planned no burial
by her family that we knew of.
Her friends decided it was past time for
closure, healing, and sharing and so needing,
we gathered at at a local lake to tell our stories and
memories of this amazing but tormented
woman who had so touched our lives,
praying together before and after and
in between, casting handfuls of rose petals
onto the lake, tiny rafts of our thoughts and
hopes and loves, each fragrant fairy boat
eventually captained by tiny blue dragonflies,
sailing our thoughts to her, our tears trickling into
the cool, healing water of listening and
being heard.
(Posted for Poetry Potluck, "Nature and Life", 7/24/11 and for
One Single Impression, "Needs", 7/25/11)
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our tears trickling into
ReplyDeletethe cool, healing water of listening and
being heard.
Beautiful just Beautiful....
hmmmm how sad, but lovingly penned :)
ReplyDeleteenjoy the potluck!!!
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Amazing...what an image with the dragonflies!
ReplyDeleteA great tribute to a lost friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem. I could see it right down to the dragonflies on the rose petals. Simply beautiful.
ReplyDeletesad,
ReplyDeletewell expressed.
Happy Potluck.
Sad beautiful piece
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem of loss, healing, and moving forward. Delicate and beautifully woven.
ReplyDeleteSad event so well rendered!
ReplyDeleteCan feel respect in hearts for a parted friend.
Yes, listening and being listened to.. what can be more healing for those who engage in such sharing.. wonderful poem.. liked it..
ReplyDeleteThis is so very sad! Beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteLovely homage to a loving friend.
ReplyDeleteSad... soul stirring....poem.
GB.
Wonderful tribute. Unconditional love shown here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Lovely language, and a lovely way to celebrate a life. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteA perfectly lovely poem about a loving homage and celebration of a life.
ReplyDeleteI loved the fragrant fairyboats captained by blue dragonflies. Wonderful!
the last three lines were the best!! meaningful and beautiful..love it! (check out my poems too)
ReplyDeletesad but nice..
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It's so hard to figure out or make sense of tragic seemingly meaningless death. Writing it out, the words spill, healing happens.
ReplyDeleteA loving tribute to your friend.
This is so touching and so heart-rending.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this gem with poets rally.
ReplyDeletehave fun!
Truly lovely. Thank you for taking us to that moment and that feeling.
ReplyDeleteI love the rose petal/dragonfly image. Beautifully handled.
ReplyDeleteSuch a personal story shared. Beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteVery heart felt and beautiful. Love
ReplyDeleteeach fragrant fairy boat
eventually captained by tiny blue dragonflies,
Wonderful and beautiful written.
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