Sunday, March 14, 2010

Poetry Train: The Sad

Kylie and I
are snug in a recliner
watching Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs.

When Snow White
is in her glass coffin,
I think of my mom
in pain and how close

she’s come to death.
Kylie wipes tears away.
She sniffles
and says, “Sometimes

the sad comes out
through my nose.”
I reach for a tissue
and give Kylie a hug.

5 comments:

  1. Lovely and well written. Your child will cherish.

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  2. Oh Linda, prayers and hugs. this made sadness come out through my nose too..

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  3. So lovely. The sweetness of a child's empathy is so beautifully displayed here.

    Peace,
    JP/deb

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