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For Joel
| Posted on September 27, 2009 at 7:58 PM |
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For Joel
You dreamed
you could walk
so we talked
of walking
until you could
sleep.
This poem first appeared in blink and was later featured on Poetry Daily. It is collected in Lake Effect.
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Stephen Delos Treacy
02:12 PM on November 15, 2009
Impossible as it is to capture Joel's strong spirit, you reflect it well.
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laura7
11:40 AM on September 29, 2009
Thanks, Phyllis and Bridget.
Christina, your comments really touched me. Thank you for sharing your story and profound reaction.
Christina, your comments really touched me. Thank you for sharing your story and profound reaction.
Yesterday, I shook hands with a man in a wheelchair. I don't know what his disabilities were but he reminded me of another man who used to be in my congregation. John had trouble speaking. The first time I asked him to read a Scripture, he amazed the whole congregation. His was the voice of God. And always when he read, it was the same.
When I look at this incredible image of Joel and read your poem, I once again see and hear the voice of God.
Thank you
When I look at this incredible image of Joel and read your poem, I once again see and hear the voice of God.
Thank you
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