Tag Archives: for Hayden

love looks like this

Posted on November 28, 2024 by whimsygizmo

a kiss goodbye,the woo of moon.  the clouds carrying you home.  PAD, day 27. This is a remix/abbreviation of my poem from day 5.

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Shock, Awe & Last Straws 

Posted on November 19, 2024 by whimsygizmo

Who’s to say what broke youfully woke you to the bummer of this life and prompted you to leave.  How could we ever be ready for the newsor the bruise of heart that came with it,the new gut-punch hole in the … Continue reading →

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Poem for the Yellow Brick Road

Posted on November 16, 2024 by whimsygizmo

We’re off             {to see}  if that guy behind the curtain’s got a place for you and me, if all these cobbled sorrows are worth it in the end,if there’s a scattered spell to bend and tilt that tornado just a little farther east.  Hey, we’ve got the brains    the … Continue reading →

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Yellow Camo T-shirts for Camp 

Posted on November 2, 2024 by whimsygizmo

The year you both got assigned the dreaded Yellow Team, I got online immediately and found yellow camouflage t-shirts; ordered double – some for our Zack and some for you, Hay.   Today, I look at that pic and I wish you could have found a … Continue reading →

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Boys in Black 

Posted on November 1, 2024 by whimsygizmo

They fill a whole row, in the back, all here in honor of the one up front – there in photoand spirit only.  I can see their younger selves in their faces,  in their shaky hands and stoic tears; can see the years of carpools and camo and … Continue reading →

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