Tagged: remembrance

no vessel is deep

no vessel is deep
or wide enough to carry
the memories that

blossom and eventually
drop from their heavy branches
.
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absence slips in and

absence slips in and
out of consciousness – one moment,
there is space for joy

and laughter, the next moment,
drowning in so much emptiness
.
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when we cross paths, the

when we cross paths, the
recognition will not be
instantaneous –

more felt, less remembrance, waiting
for the joy or pain to subside
.
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even as we branch

even as we branch
out, we will revisit our
roots, yearn for something

we have long forgotten, can
no longer feel the contours of
.
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your stories live on

your stories live on
long after you have left us –
grandma’s great pot of

dill, simmering on the stove,
its scent fueling new memories
.
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back when colorful

back when colorful
purslane took root in the cracks
of our driveway, we

pull them up like weeds, not knowing
that the years would add value
.
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we remember the

we remember the
slope of every third hill that saved
us, of every fifth

incline that challenged us, letting
go of the slippery slide
.
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for eight weeks that spring,

for eight weeks that spring,
maybe more, maybe less, the
opportunity

for something like love was present
like a swarm of birds, feeding
.
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and still, every time,

the scent of soap and

the scent of soap and
lotion, interrupted by
that of the waters

from the canal – a curious
mixture, even for a poodle
.
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