we loved each other, right from the start
you were my sister, a beautiful heart
together we laughed, together we cried
helping each other, we always tried
we talked on the phone, sometimes just not
but most of the time, we'd talk a lot
thoughts of you today, but that's nothing new
think of you everyday, and tomorrow will too...
now there's a silence, it rips me apart
the thought of losing you, tears at my heart
memories come easy, they do everyday
it's the pain of losing you, that won't go away
...........
my sister wrote this poem
titled- On The Playground
On the upswing
I tilt my head back;
almost letting go --
to be flung
higher and higher
until I could wrap my fingers
around the silver lining
and hoist myself above the cloud.
Then,
there is the ground
and the only silver lining
is broken bits of glass.
Someone is singing,
" Where's the Playground, Suzy"...
Soaring again --
the metallic strip is gone
enveloped
by the puffy cheeks
of a giant grey wind,
swooshing trees away from itself,
Threatening a rainy explosion.
The bits of glass,
no longer shining,
have now become
fused reflections
Of sand and grey.
Diane Peterson...passed May 5th 2021
I copied this exactly like she typed it.
A rough graft
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