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Departure
His scent lingers near his bedroom door, I sniff the air – a startled deer – then feel his absence in the molted room.
Wing-Beat in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
You have said your good-byes like prayers, used to the words on your lips; your child has the shape of your eyes, but the shade of resemblance dances away. Remember the river at dawn, flowing between the canyon walls … Continue reading
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Tagged canyon, child, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, growing up, loss, love, mallards, nature, parent, rain, river, separation
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Prism
The glittering water pulses with rainbows, tosses off colors, swirling, a flutterance – no thought of loss or want or farewell, brilliance for a shilling or a dime or naught gathering the colors up again to shrug them off, twirling … Continue reading
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Tagged color, farewell, loss, love, poem, poetry, sorrow
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