At first I don’t quite notice. Then
I start to feel the shift
begin,
a difference in attention:
a subtle, quiet rift
within.
Something is coming closer. My bones,
my blood become aware …
my breath …
Ah! The slow realisations
coalesce, fill the air:
that death.
Written for dVerse Meeting the Bar: RememberThis!
Form: Memento, created by Emily Romano
Your anniversary reaction resonates with me, Rosemary, especially:
ReplyDelete‘a difference in attention:
a subtle, quiet rift
within.’
After reading yours, I felt sure you would relate to this!
DeleteA really fine memorial hearse, describing the present ride around that event. (JPP-tagged poems are all woven so)
ReplyDeleteYes, an important death in my life. Thank you for noticing, and for the kind words.
DeleteThere are some anniversaries that creep up on us even though we don't put them on our calendars - nicely told Rosemary...
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes – some dates which it's not necessary to record.
DeleteRosemary, I read this aloud multiple times and see the way the form is supposed to be written. It flows so well. I love the sensing of the shift and feeling it in your bones and other places.
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a conscious reading! I'm complimented – and also I think it's very clever of you, and the mark of a dedicated poet, to read it aloud to apprehend the form.
DeleteExcellent use of the form. 'That death' really hits at the end.
ReplyDeleteThank you. The form was useful in getting that 'hit' to happen!
DeleteOh that ending was unexpected... I read it several times...the level of detail in such a brief poem is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I found it a very enabling form.
DeleteDear Rosemary, I also feel the emotions you expressed so beautifully in this poem. Onward, upward ... a daily mantra as I roll out of bed each morning. Aches and all ... lol.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, we keep on keeping on!
DeleteOh yes. Indeed. Some events are more than mental remembrances. The other parts of us remember for us and somehow inform the other parts. Indeed. Lovely. Thanks. Xo, Selma Martin.
DeleteI love your understanding!
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