They’re Gone

Our hearts are heavy, pulled into the earth like a stone.

The swing is straight and still, strung to the ground like a plumb.

Their absence penetrates all the busy places with silence once more.

Goodbye dear children … please, oh please come again.

3 responses to “They’re Gone”

  1. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    💜💜💜

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  2. Ed and Sherry Fakkema Avatar
    Ed and Sherry Fakkema

    The cry of many a parental heart…beautiful Mike. Is there a poem for when they are on their way to visit!? or here?!

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    doug

    Excellent! You nailed it – great images invoked. and word choices

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