Posted in Poetry 1990's, tagged death, flight, joy, life, peace, poem, Poetry, prayer, seagull, sorrow, wings on May 18, 2018| 27 Comments »
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I’d fly on white wings,
one of joy
one of sorrow
balanced
on crosswinds
above
and below
to mate
in mid-flight
with a prayer.
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(c) 1990, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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(A re-post from 2011)
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My thoughts and condolences are with Santa Fe, Texas today, and with all those affected by this most recent school shooting. When will it stop?
Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged Arlie, death, grief, heart failure, loss, Love, pendant, poem, Poetry, seagull, son, spirituality, transcendence, transformation on September 7, 2017| 80 Comments »
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I wear the old necklace
a gift from my son
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he tells me
to stop saying
if only and should’ve
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he bought it
with his pizza money
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it was nobody’s fault
he says.
I want to believe
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his heart was young
and vital then
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he would’ve hated
the hospital with all
those tubes and machines
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whenever I wore it
he was proud and happy
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the coroner said
it was probably quick
which was a blessing
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like a pewter seagull
soaring.
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© 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posted in haiku or senryu, Poetry 2010 - present, tagged haiku, light, luminescence, nature, poem, Poetry, seagull on August 15, 2014| 3 Comments »
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Sea bird collects sun
stores it in his see-through wings
for a rainy day.
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(c) 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
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(Photo Aug. 9, 2014 – Seagull at the beach)
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