Poetry
"Note to Self"
by Ellen June Wright
by Ellen June Wright
remember the once softness of your skin
remember the fullness of your cheeks
remember sun-warmed melanin and your blush
remember dream-filled kisses
remember the days long prayed for have come
hold the dark mind at bay…hunger for more grace
saturate your thoughts with the colors to come
magenta and pink impatiens
golden-yellow marigolds and goldenrods
lavender lilacs or wisteria dangling at the window
inundate your thoughts with the flutter of songbirds’ return
we’ll never forget those that we have lost
enjoy the sunlight on your skin, play, dance, keep on living
you're not cheating the dead when you smile
remember the fullness of your cheeks
remember sun-warmed melanin and your blush
remember dream-filled kisses
remember the days long prayed for have come
hold the dark mind at bay…hunger for more grace
saturate your thoughts with the colors to come
magenta and pink impatiens
golden-yellow marigolds and goldenrods
lavender lilacs or wisteria dangling at the window
inundate your thoughts with the flutter of songbirds’ return
we’ll never forget those that we have lost
enjoy the sunlight on your skin, play, dance, keep on living
you're not cheating the dead when you smile