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Katie Riegel's avatar

Those last two lines. Wow.

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Tresha Faye Haefner's avatar

This is heartbreaking in the best of ways.

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Kim Nelson's avatar

This is wonderful. Using memories to address the loss of memory is a compelling and effective device. Wish I'd thought of it! Ironically, I just posted on this topic yesterday. I love how the universe works!

https://kimnelson.substack.com/p/alzheimers-98

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Nancy's avatar

Such a gorgeous poem, and ending wow. I liked the water images too, made it dreamlike in places, the way memories float up.

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