Airborne Elegy

the three
filled a balloon with
helium and sadness
and words watermarked
by tears
for a dear mother

the airborne elegy
took to the sky
blurred by tears
faded
and was lost to sight

and home went the three
looking for answers
in the
silences of loss and love

the youngest
hoped she would like

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poem by Adrian HoadReddick
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