(Written the first week
of November 2009).
What to say of a pain so deep?
What to say of a loss so great?
My friend lost her father today.
I guess 'lost' is the wrong word,
For she knows where he went.
Her beloved dad went on ahead.
He left to lead the way home,
Yet he is gone and she is here.
Shock. Tears. Unbelief.
Questions. Comfort.
Sadness. Peace. Pain.
What must she feel?
What could I ever say?
So a simple card
And a single orchid
On her doorstep I left,
The best gifts I could give,
And soon a hug and a shoulder,
The most poetic images I'd display.
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