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Ekadent

April 3, 2017 by Dale 8 Comments

Ekadent
the child in her unwinds the wool of words
solitaire
hummingbirds hover as she plays upon a butterfly table
history
bookworm devours the unbroken spines of libraries
cookies
a girl-guide hand reaches into depression glass
friendship
pilgrims ring brass bells through the Oregon grape
trumpets
big band jazz carpets lazy story-telling afternoons
grammar
disciplines ain’t have got and liquid papers F-bombs
baseball
opening-days, world-series wagers, cheers upon a lawn chair
imagination
she paints to see and sees to be in everything the beauty
love
our matriarchal elephant, unconditional, you, me, always
Grandma.

∞

Submitted as part of “National Poetry Writing Month – 2017” (#NaPoWriMo2017).  Today’s prompt:  write an elegy – a poem that mourns or honors someone dead or something gone by … [and] center the elegy on an unusual fact about the person or thing being mourned.

 

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  1. Dale says

    April 3, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    This is simply wonderful, Dale.

    Reply
    • Dale says

      April 3, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      Thank you, Dale. It means an awful lot to write from one’s heart and get warm words in return …. Thank you!

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      • Dale says

        April 3, 2017 at 12:48 pm

        You do it so well…
        We have the same given name…could you not rub off on me? ?

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        • Dale says

          April 3, 2017 at 1:12 pm

          That is so very sweet because, trust me, I feel very much the student still trying to learn my art.

          Reply
          • Dale says

            April 3, 2017 at 1:14 pm

            ?

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  2. jessicainsideout says

    April 3, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Love, love, love the imagery and emotion – I can feel your memories.

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    • Dale says

      April 3, 2017 at 12:45 pm

      Thank you — there’s a lot to be said for the ghosts of hearts that never leave us. I’m glad you felt it too. You would have adored her.

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      • jessicainsideout says

        April 3, 2017 at 12:48 pm

        I have no doubt I would have.

        Those spirits that never leave our hearts live on in us in ways we know and some we don’t – so their legacy lives on and touches those around us. <3

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