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7/11/2024 for Paint a Picture Poetry Contest sponsored by Joseph May

Empty Chair

Dad, your retirement home pick,
Serene, with soft ocean breezes,
A porch to be outdoors,
Perfectly matched your calm personality.
Empty chair?  I see you.
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Copyright © David Crandall | Year Posted 2024

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July 21, 2024 at 8:50 AM

Awe... how sweet and lovely to think our loved ones will remain in our minds eye. Beautiful take on this! Xo

July 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM

Thanks Crystol - yep, he's remembered fondly.

July 18, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Congrats on your win, Very nicely penned

July 18, 2024 at 8:17 AM

Thanks Joesph! It was an interesting exercise, writing based on what a picture evokes.

July 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM

A sad one indeed. Retirement often doesn’t last long. The empty chair missing its occupant. Congrats, David!

July 17, 2024 at 6:52 PM

Actually, my dad had a pretty good run, about 25 years of retirement and 15 years in his nice retirement house. He passed in 2016 at 90.

Hilda Greenhough

July 12, 2024 at 1:43 AM

A person's chair is a constant reminder. Your poem is bittersweet.

July 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Bittersweet, that's a good word for my feeling Hilda

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