her love, breath, joy
lost in empty house
crammed with haunting
memories of decades
sleep and hunger elude her
tears track her face
throat husky from grief
💔
on the day she buried his ashes
a rainbow stretched across the sky
and colors danced on her face
his smile for her
Copyright © 1/28/2025 by Andrea O. Corwin
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Comments (18)
Love your title 🙏😍
The timing of the rainbow couldn’t have been more perfect! Lovely work. 😊
Synchronicity. ⚡💙⚡
Poignantly beautiful… the title covers it all 🥹.
This is gorgeously devastating but so well done!
ah this was exquisite, Andi! heartbreaking but with a soothing balm-like feet with the endind! also love that you took inspiration from your own photo! great entry!
Awww, those last two lines touched my heart so much! Loved your poem!
So hauntingly beautiful, Andrea!
such a bittersweet poem🩷
Painful and beautiful! 🌈
This is so heartbreaking but also so beautiful. The way you described the rainbow at the end😩—it felt like a little sign of hope, like he’s still with her somehow.
A wonderful poem! Great work!
Good job on a happy and sad poem.
Gorgeous rainbow and beautiful tribute to love! :)
This pulled some strings in my heart, Andi!
Bittersweet poem. At least closure was given
Beautiful, with a touch of sadness. Well done.
Gorgeous work! 🩷