Ice Skating

Listen softly,

Friend,

Listen softly,

Teacher,

Listen softly,

Mother, Family,

Loves.

Listen softly, and you’ll

Hear timber blossoms

Blowing….

Through my hair.

Look deep

And you will see

Me…skating…..

On the clean,

Crystalness of ice.

Sailing, Soaring,

With delicate

Snowflakes,

Glistening on my lips.

Feel closely

To my freedom---

Taste sourly my little tears

As you find

Yourself,

Remembering me.

Listen…

Mother, Family

Loves, and

Friend.

Listen to me,

Dancing.

Feel me burning

With happiness,

Know the sweetness,

Of my Mountain’s Dew.

Watch closely,

For my out stretched hand,

Protecting you,

As you skate,

On the thin, thin,

ICE.

Glide with me,

As we go through,

Remembrance,

So fast,

We learned…

How to fly.

I love you

And exult

In the magic,

Of our past histories,

Watching over,

You.

Always.

As I flow,

With the angels---

On my icy, beautiful,

Pond. Listen closely---

Feel gently,

Skate wonderfully.

Now hush…

Listen to the beauty,

Listen.

And you will see

Listen closely,

Feel tenderly,

Skate marvelously

And there I shall

Be…

Copyright Wendy Torres 2000

For Glenda

*For all of us who have a lost one and live everyday to relish our memories.

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