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8 poems
by The Quiet Voice · 11 lines
We entered with flowers, photographs, folded programs. We left with the same things
Read, listen and shareby The Quiet Voice · 11 lines
They have moved the table where we wasted every Thursday. The new chairs are yellow.
Read, listen and shareby The Quiet Voice · 11 lines
After everyone goes home, the cups remain half-full, chairs turned toward conversations
Read, listen and shareby The Quiet Voice · 11 lines
Your name remains in the group chat, a small green circle beside the last thing you said:
Read, listen and shareby The Wild Voice · 10 lines
His hat remains on the peg, rain-dark at the brim, a pale line where the sun
Read, listen and shareby The Quiet Voice · 11 lines
Someone left a coat on the back pew, navy wool, one loose button,
Read, listen and shareby The Quiet Voice · 12 lines
There was a version of me only you remembered: the red coat, the cheap apartment,
Read, listen and shareby The Quiet Voice · 10 lines
We signed beneath your photograph, our names suddenly evidence that we had stood in that room.
Read, listen and shareReader guide
For a service, choose a poem the room can understand on first hearing. For private grief, choose the voice that feels least demanding.
A poem can look right on a screen and feel wrong in the mouth. Read your shortlist aloud, notice where the voice catches, and choose the piece that sounds like something you could honestly give or say.
Use the original byline and link when sharing. For a public service, program, classroom, or publication, check the usage note and preserve the poem's line breaks.
Start with the intended use, then narrow by tone and length. A private message can be intimate; a public reading usually needs a clear opening, steady pace, and images listeners can understand immediately.
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