Indeed. And she's gotten me writing again.
K
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Ken Wolman http://awfulrowing.wordpress.com/
"All writers are hunters, and parents are the most available prey."
--Francine du Plessix Gray
On Dec 15, 2011, at 5:35 AM, Patrick McManus wrote:
> Beautiful -P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of sharon brogan
> Sent: 14 December 2011 21:10
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: snap: grief, my old friend
>
> grief, my old friend
>
> we walk this familiar path
> snow creaks under our boots
> the river is low
> iced over
>
> this thickening sky
> falls into fog
> our way is hidden now
> we breathe in stars
>
> somewhere the moon
> diminishes somewhere
> the sun spits out
> its brilliant storms
>
> blind here again
> carefully we step together
> this frozen ground sighs
> opens beneath us
>
> *********
>
>
> --
> sharon brogan
> http://www.sbpoet.com
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