Today a Lady

By Richard L. Provencher

Mon, 19 Nov 2012
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took her own life. The sky
claims this forlorn
creature laying on a bed of foliage
by the side of a river. A
good place to hide from any
prying eyes.

Her deed private although
discovery will
soon uncover the scene
scuffed boots jeans
and a light winter coat
a bit cool for this time of year.

And what will her
children say of the mom
they once loved?
Will disappointment taint them
as they view this lady
soon to be resting in a plot?

Night is fading and somewhere
among a copse of trees
a mourning dove is calling
to no one in particular
and the question of the day --
does anyone really care?

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate PG
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 3
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Highhat on
don't you think her kids love her because she took her own life? I am sure they do and that they care very much.

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you Highhat. I wrote this to challenge myself, and may have been too close to the situation. Our friend, 38, had mental health problems and tried to take her life by drowning herself in a local pond about ten years ago. Her two children, ages 7 and 10 were taken away by the CAS and adopted out. She was never allowed to see her kids since then. What is most difficult is to properly monitor someone on medication and with so much on their mind. She was a kind and caring person and loved her children so much. A tough one, eh? Any suggestions to change this based on this new info would be helpful. This is one of my social-element poems. Thanks. R.
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Submitted by Mark Heathcote on
This reminds me of a YouTube film made in china of a large forest where hundreds have gone missing…? In the spring and summer a warden goes tracking old campsites recording his gruesome finds. There he sorts through their scattered remains or worse having to report their hanged bodies fallen from the trees its very distressing stuff. A vivid write Richard tactfully expressed.

Mark Heathcote

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you so much, Mark, for your kind words. "Tactfully expressed" is the image I wished to evoke. I plan to write more social minded poems with a little more provoking. Richard
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