Two Weeks Today
written by: Elizabeth Ricketson
@LRicketson
Two Weeks Today…
A wooden box,
carved.
The repetition of a
pattern.
Flowers atop.
Gently my fingers trace the hardened
flora.
Somewhere beneath you rest.
I cradle you as I walk unable to
talk.
I fold over in
tears.
You no longer need to
fear.
Vacant your collar.
An open ring.
The easel, adorned.
My heart will forever mourn.
A shelf up high.
Your bird’s eye view.
I store you away after begging you to
stay.
A graduate of Providence College with a BA in English, Elizabeth Ricketson has always had a love of literature and the fine arts. In the 1990s, she studied figure drawing at the Rhode Island School of Design spending years dedicated to understanding human form, movement and anatomy. Blog titled “It’s Complicated.” Elizabeth’s essays focus on life experiences and life in Vermont.
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