Two Poems:
“Letter From Yi Cheung” by Richard Blanco
“How to Survive This” by Barbara Kingsolver
A Poem:
Thoughts of You
by ljkemp
The unanswered question of parents,
all of us as we marvel at our kin
across dinner tables,
in the passenger seats, of our cars,
next to us standing eye to eye
as we speak to them grown before us.
How has time passed so quickly,
the earth revolved so many times
spinning you into a complete human?
Nothing can stop our sun, our moon,
our tides and seasons, nor what
I have dreamed in you,
love and happiness and health
peace and love, fulfillment
kindness, success, love and love.
Remind me again the day will come
when I look back amazed at the waste
of worry salt.
Remind me too thoughts of you,
hopes and dreams peace and love
worries even,
will never be thoughts wasted.
Italics: The first italicized sentence is from Blanco’s poem, the second is from Kingsolver’s poem.
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