I LOST A FRIEND poem

By Richard L. Provencher

Tue, 21 Jul 2009
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I Lost a Friend

When told
tiny lips quiver
only six
and a heartbeat quickens

little man of substance
sad but grandpa
has passed
away.

Can’t be
he can’t be gone,
I still have things to tell him.

© 1985 Richard L. Provencher
All Rights Reserved

first published Spring/Summer 1985
Tower Poetry Society
Vol. 34 No. 1 ISSN 0495-9701
University of Hamilton, Ontario

Certificate U
A GRANDPA'S CORNER
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Comments

Submitted by Sikander on
Beautifully brief, Richard. An excellent description of the bald unreality of loss.

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you Sikander for your lovely comment. Sometimes, brief is good, eh? I find it a welcome challenge to get inside the soul of my subject, and use their voice . Richard LP
Richard L. Provencher