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.
They’re Gone
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J. Michael Jones 
3 responses to “They’re Gone”
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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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Excellent! You nailed it – great images invoked. and word choices
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