Ode to Fragility

  
       A cup a saucer 
         your favorite tea

       A dollop of steamy honey
         do you remember me…
       
      How we laughed and sang
          in heady times

       Walked on air and sifted sun
          ~ never knowing we were done
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Crandall Avatar
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
That's a nice bittersweet one!
Rodrigues Avatar
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Oh so very sad.
Lawless Avatar
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
...and always the last to know
Rolland Avatar
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 AM
so touching and nice poem, that's about real life, thanks
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