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7 poems
by The Night Voice · 12 lines
The weekend goodbye was dramatic enough: platform, coffee going cold,
Read, listen and shareby The Night Voice · 12 lines
I will not say nothing will change. The truth deserves better. Calls will be missed.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 14 lines
Her old friends are four hundred miles away. At lunch she carries the tray past three tables of finished conversations.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 13 lines
We fill a shoebox with useful things: a bus card, two recipes,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 13 lines
On moving day you place my spare key on the kitchen counter. For six years it meant:
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 14 lines
Your new room is mostly cardboard. The lamp has no shade. The picture freezes whenever you laugh.
Read, listen and shareby The Night Voice · 12 lines
He sends good morning while my street is turning dark. I listen beside the laundry,
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Choose between a farewell note, a poem for a leaving party, reassurance for a child, or a quieter piece that admits distance will change the relationship even when affection remains.
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