Small Acts

a little sun through window
a whisper as the house
takes a breath and I’m
a moment older lost in reflection
about how the ones I loved
come back to me each time 
I get out of bed remembering
how someone who worked
with me stood near me
as I cleaned up a spill
a small act but it was
a big thing at the time
I ponder a crack in the highway
that was patched and that little things
lead to something greater as they
always have and when I was in grade
school I walked across the Mississippi
when it a stream flowing from a lake
while my father stood by and watched
and now the river carries the weight
of our weary lives and this morning
in a moment of silence 
conversations once lost come back to me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Dietrich Avatar
September 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Line stream of consciousness writing great nostalgic flow.
Godwin Avatar
September 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I love the meandering of one thought into the next and into the next for its authenticity in terms of how our brains can ramble memories. It gifts the reader with a personal glimpse into your private thoughts. Very well done. Very personable. I think you want a 'was', or something, in your sentence I'm pasting, "when it a stream flowing from a lake' Enjoyed. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Greenhough Avatar
September 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Conversations return to me too. I love the nostalgic ambience of your poem.
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