Consolation

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Debi
Vilhelm Hammershoi – Ida Reading a Letter 

Poetic Bloomings Sijo (a former poem redone as sijo)

Ida read the note, not from her son but a friend unknown,
black scuffs on white, like her life, “He asked me to say he won’t be back”.
she tucked it into her apron pocket and cleaned her clean kitchen.   

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4 Responses to Consolation

  1. Marie Elena says:
    May 5, 2024 at 6:26 pm

    Oh my. This one has a punch to it. Beautifully penned.

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  2. Damon Dean, SevenAcreSky says:
    May 6, 2024 at 7:51 am

    Yes, Debi… that emotional conflict, confusion battling within the character, summed up so well in the reply of immediate duty. We’ll penned.

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