Time to Write a Poem

in my grief

in my grief

a brush of a touch
on my heaving shoulder
with no one there

a whisper hushed
into my ear, symphony
without music

a barren heart
emptied by loss
are you there?
         ~~judi van gorder


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"April 18 Poem--ghost or spirits"  
National Poetry Month April 18, 2023
Entered Senior Center Forum May 2023