Notes About The Poem

Expect the unexpected

Life changes come in little increments
along a fated journey fraught with twists and turns.

But once in a while
changes come on sudden and dramatic
like the day you passed away.

A fatal blow ~
the instant when I became unwhole
a widow
a casualty of love.



AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
perfectly done for the contest...concise yet meaningful. Best wishes with the contest. hugs, Sara PS Sorry you experienced such a tragic, altering eveng.
Gauthier Avatar
August 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thanks, Sara ~
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