Dying Poems
I’d Feel Homesick
by Alison Derick
My great big heart was waiting to see the stampede.
You’d send Honesty, Loyalty and Grace.
I’d hear the brass trumpets, feel the notes press against me,
filling all my spaces within.
Days have passed,
the summer frozen in July.
I stay bathed in shining armor,
burning brightly to light your way.
You can find me, re-see me.
......
Grandpa S.
by Frangipani Rhett
They brought home a little gift for me
Something they found in your drawer
A little wallet with your license and a photo of me
From way back in 2015
Dad and mom stayed in the room you slept in
But I know you never really felt at home
I wished you lived right by us too
But I know it would have been hard for us both
......
Can you see it?
by Arvin Dassad
Can you see yourself laying there?
can you picture how its done?
will you see it the way she did,
a seat amongst shadows in that grand dark,
those black glasses pressed amongst matte lips,
eyes glinting , echoes of the light they shine,
do you know if you will care?
will the night air that pours in kiss your absent breaths
......
Uncle Nip
by Joe Cyr
(free-verse monologue)
His name was Napoleon - what kind of name is that?
In our family with French background, it’s a proud name.
Bonaparte was my grandfather’s hero,
so, he named a son Napoleon.
Everybody who knew him, though, called him “Nip.”
He was my Uncle Nip.
Nip served in the Navy during WW I, but he didn’t stay in.
......
Remembering Until...
by RW Stauter
I heard a song that took me back
The lake in ‘85
Almost like we were still there
And she was still alive
I listened and I sang along
Then heard her voice so clear
Singing with me, in my head
As if she was right here
......
Uncle Nip
by Joe Cyr
(free-verse monologue)
His name was Napoleon - what kind of name is that?
In our family with French background, it’s a proud name.
Bonaparte was my grandfather’s hero,
so, he named a son Napoleon.
Everybody who knew him, though, called him “Nip.”
He was my Uncle Nip.
Nip served in the Navy during WW I, but he didn’t stay in.
......
Remembering Until...
by RW Stauter
I heard a song that took me back
The lake in ‘85
Almost like we were still there
And she was still alive
I listened and I sang along
Then heard her voice so clear
Singing with me, in my head
As if she was right here
......
Grandpa S.
by Frangipani Rhett
They brought home a little gift for me
Something they found in your drawer
A little wallet with your license and a photo of me
From way back in 2015
Dad and mom stayed in the room you slept in
But I know you never really felt at home
I wished you lived right by us too
But I know it would have been hard for us both
......
Can you see it?
by Arvin Dassad
Can you see yourself laying there?
can you picture how its done?
will you see it the way she did,
a seat amongst shadows in that grand dark,
those black glasses pressed amongst matte lips,
eyes glinting , echoes of the light they shine,
do you know if you will care?
will the night air that pours in kiss your absent breaths
......
I’d Feel Homesick
by Alison Derick
My great big heart was waiting to see the stampede.
You’d send Honesty, Loyalty and Grace.
I’d hear the brass trumpets, feel the notes press against me,
filling all my spaces within.
Days have passed,
the summer frozen in July.
I stay bathed in shining armor,
burning brightly to light your way.
You can find me, re-see me.
......
