Hello, beautiful readers! This past Saturday, my family said our final goodbyes to my nephew who tragically lost his life last month. It was a beautiful ceremony that brought some much needed closure. My parents came down for the ceremony, and I enjoyed spending time with them. They now live two and a half hours away, so I don't get to see them as often.
Today, I've combined two prompts. The first is the image below from Sadje's What Do You See? prompt. The second is from dVerse - Poet's Pub's prompt: Peonies? Lily-of-the-Valley? Pick your Posey! Quadrille prompt. The Quadrille had to include the word petals in it. So, I focused my Quadrille, a poem with exactly 44 words, on the image below.
(image credit; Salva Jamm @ Unsplash)
One Last Journey
He was far from her garden
Of rose petals,
But this was their dream.
Her dream...
Before cancer stole her away.
He held her scrapbook of
Places to explore
As he looked
Across the tranquil lake.
Each checked-off place
brought him closer to her.
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What a beautiful and heartfelt poem. I am so sorry for your family’s loss.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lillian! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteThis is a very beautiful poem/ story Yvette! I love the idea that he is completing her bucket list after she is gone. Thanks for joining in my friend.
ReplyDeleteSadje
Thank you, Sadje! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteA poignant and heartfelt quadrille, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteSo beautifully done, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteNice to have such a place to remember. So sorry for your loss
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bjorn! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
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