Sunrise
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Sunrise
You made usremember laughter.And beauty,And peace,So wrapped in your lovely faceAs yousleepdreamand smileNever knowing of the othersWho were here, before you.You made usRemember laughterthe tears still facing forwardLulling me to darknessSo deep andtwice overButyoumadeus,rememberlaughteryour voiceso sweetand strongly spiritedIn imagination and wonder,flying high on swingshand and handguiding us in your journey.Yougaveus,the laughter,we buriedso long agowiththeothers. [End Page 199]
Vedna Lacombe-Heywood is a trauma nurse, community organizer, and bereavement specialist who uses writing as her catharsis. She's been writing short stories and poems for years, with "Sunrise" being her first submission and publication. She currently lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts with her family and their dog Meeka.
