Victoria Anderson-Throop Poet Free verse

The Sending Saying Goodby As Teen Leaves Home

THE SENDING

The Teen, smiles 

with bag in hand, tickets for escape
       Anxious to stand in another hall
       Anxious to eat the junk of college life
       Anxious to sleep in another bed
       Anxious to discover the embrace of sweeter younger arms

The Parent, smiles

with bittersweet baby memories flashing, Fear choking words, Stoic shake of hands
        Anxious

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Carol Sunshine Brown October 25, 2012 at 12:50 PM Thank you for posting your wonderful poetry today I enjoyed reading it Victoria. I wish I could keep up with all the poets here but I can't. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol