Farewell Dragonfly Poems

Longing

Little mermaid on the rock, 
Wishing and wondering, 
What it would be like, 
just to walk?

Little girl in a chair, 
riding around on wheels of...

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The Red Letters

They stand out in the bible, 
because they are the very word of God.
Pay attention. 
Don’t miss anything more.
You may need to know...

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Daily Lives

Quietly I walk into the room. 
You have been asleep for hours. 
You got home late, 
not for the first time,
not the last. 
Days...

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A New Hip?

The other day...
I was going to work, 
and passed a man in the walk. 
The light was green,
and he was moving. 
What I...

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Goodbye

I waved as you left the drive. 
I heard your sweet voice… 
ever cheerful.

Hours passed. 
I did the dishes. 
I cleaned up. 
I got ready...

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Use to Be

My best friend... 
I would bring things to you. 
You needed or wanted. 
I would talk to you for hours, 
about whatever you...

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Haaaaa   

(A sound made when you exhale from very deep…
Purposefully, completely, and intentionally.)
The best friend began, 
the husband continued, 
and souls… parted.


You spoke...

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Flitting along in the midst of rough winds

Not knowing at all what another day brings.

Must keep moving, forwards not back.

Having to keep his mind right...

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