Ellen Symons, Author

Writing Spaces

1998

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The year you died the rain fell frozen in weeping sheets

Breaking the boughs and the backs of the trees

All of us hunched over our aching hearts

It’s taken 20 years for the forest to regrow

And here we are

In another winter storm

Ice-burdened again

Yet patched as time will do

Ruined limbs amputated

Spines haltingly unfurled

~~~

Almonte, Mississippi Mills, ON, Canada

4 responses to “1998”

fhoribe

Dec 11, 2018

Hi Ellen,

Lovely poem. How are you doing?

I have started my writing blog but I wasn’t sure what email address to use to let you know.

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1. ellensymons
  
  Dec 12, 2018
  
  Thank you, Frances! I have replied to you separately about my address.
  
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karen munro-caple

Dec 11, 2018

Hi Ellen, This is beautiful! How do I make sure your email doesn’t go into spam? Karen

KAREN MUNRO-CAPLE, RMT 613-230-3527 http://www.kmc-rmt.com http://www.adventuresfromkarensclinic.com

“A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are chasing it as when you are in it.”

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1. ellensymons
  
  Dec 12, 2018
  
  Thank you, Karen! I have replied to you separately about the email.
  
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