That being said, something in yesterday's post about an elephant leaving our local zoo reminded me of a short, simple poem I wrote when I was in my 20s. Back then I thought it would have made a good greeting card inscription. Today I think it'll work for a quick blog post--right when I need one:
On Leaving
Tomorrow will come,
And with it will come leaving,
And loneliness
And emptiness
And sorrow, too.
But through it all,
I'll have my memories
Of music,
Of laughter,
Of loving you.
That's all I have for today. I'm outta here.
Egret's egress.
"Slow down, girl. I'm gonna' have to turn the hose on you." Truvy to Anelle in Steel Magnolias.
ReplyDeleteHaha! No need for a hose to slow me down. How about a cattle prod to keep me on task?
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