Terry Miller Poet Free verse

The Clearing

An old blue uniform 
that hadn't fit in fifty years,
beneath which:
Letters I don't recall sending,
a daub in oils, 
slashed, repaired, and saved.
A note, detention, smoking,
tucked inside
a dictionary, first prize in spelling.
The invitation to the wedding; 
unanswered, unattended.
The will.

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Brian Sambourne July 21, 2023 at 6:29 PM Wow! Such a powerful poem that has a melancholy deep + touching. This posting should be the poem of the day. Congratulations on another stellar write. Cheers, Brian Terry Miller July 24, 2023 at 2:30 AM Thank you so much Brian

Gary Radice March 19, 2023 at 4:50 AM A brilliant poem Terry. A sense of sadness, melancholy and silence hit me when reading your beautifully constructed free verse. Cheers - Gary Terry Miller June 7, 2023 at 4:11 AM Thank you, Gary, and apologies for the delayed response to your kind comments; it has been a turbulent few weeks.

Deb M March 3, 2023 at 8:50 AM A lovely nostalgic poem Terry…..relatable….a trip down memory lane can be both sad and comforting! Debx Terry Miller June 7, 2023 at 4:12 AM Thank you, Deb; apologies for my delayed response have been moving home, which is stressful, and time-consuming.

Aysha Nuwas February 21, 2023 at 12:02 AM I can not even express, somehow this touched me, the melancholy of it all. Terry Miller February 22, 2023 at 12:54 AM Thank you so much; it was a distillation of going through my father's things after he passed so many things of mine he kept I had no idea!

Speaks Volumes February 19, 2023 at 6:01 PM I wouldn't be able to throw one of those things away. far too many memories in that lot Terry. Well maybe not the wedding that you didn't attend. So nicely written Terry. Its very hard to have a clearing of old mementos. You did well. Terry Miller February 22, 2023 at 12:55 AM Thank you so much, Wendy; not my belongings it was a distillation of going through my father's things after he passed so many things of mine he kept I had no idea!

Daniel Turner February 19, 2023 at 4:31 PM Nothing like spring cleaning huh, Terry. I find this very funny. Good luck. Terry Miller February 22, 2023 at 12:55 AM Thank you for your visit.

Paul Bell February 19, 2023 at 10:22 AM Life sure moves on without telling us, at times. Probably why you should never look at your time watch. Terry Miller February 22, 2023 at 12:56 AM It does; thank you for your visit.