To My Wife: On a Death in the family
When the afternoon fades-
lighting your face
with its resplendent death
Pull the shades and come to me
Let me feel your breath…
Doug Holder’s latest book of poetry is “I ain’t gonna wait for Godot, No More.” (Wilderness House Press)
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Doug Holder’s Columns in The Somerville Times
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Doug Holder’s collection at the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/@dougholder
Thank you for this. For this kind of honesty and tenderness. Relationships and family are like a fabric.
Very touching poem with deep meanings.