The poem explores how memories of a loved one remain after they've left.
Tag: memories
Childhood: Gloriously Found and Tragically Lost
When you are a kid, you feel life as you know it is the only kind of life out there. You feel safe and content. What we lose when …
The Last Evening
A poem that tries to articulate the bittersweet experience of meeting someone you love for the last time and the emotions that follow.
‘Wakanda Forever’ and Moving On
The author lingers upon reminders of grief after watching 'Wakanda Forever'.
Sunday
The poem is about a mother seeing off her child every Sunday after a visit.
Playtime
This poem is a stroll down the poet's memory lane, reminiscing about her son’s enchantment with the natural world as a child.
Pockets in the Heart
No number of friendship bands and pinky promises can hold together a friendship that’s run its course.
More Than a Piece of Furniture: It Is Sometimes as if These Old Pianos Have Souls
It tugs at the heartstrings to see an instrument that has weathered over a century of faithful service get carted to the tip, or “piano heaven” as insiders say.
Farewell
The poet writes about a break-up, reminiscing the memories.
On Passing by His Mother’s Home
A poem that resulted from the author riving past his old family home that now lies locked.