Flying Into Forever – (Submitted by Donall Dempsey)
Photography by Doug Roane
FLYING INTO FOREVER
the geese flew on and out
of my childhood
leaving me returning
each new year
to find that same moment
when I was 9
seeing the geese now
with different eyes
but somehow still
that little boy
seeing them
for the first time
the geese flying on and out
into forever. . .
. . .snow has fallen
in love with the world
dressing everything in
the same crisp white quiet
icicles hang from
the blue tricycle
a lost green glove creeps across the front yard
soon my daughter
all 9 years of her
will awake to find
the dream made real
a forgotten doll
gazes up at me
from the bottom of
the frozen pond
I write you a Christmas card
as I do each year
sign it love
as I always do
forgetting that
you are dead.
(This piece was written by Donall at one of our creative writing workshops. If you have been to one of our workshops and would like to submit a poem or a piece of writing for our blog, please leave us a message or a comment. We’d love to post your stuff. Thank you Donall!)
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Love your poem Donal, the geese are captivatng
What a beautiful poem this is, so haunting and touching. Your imagery is so lovely and perfect in this piece.