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Writer's pictureNolcha Fox

The Space



Grief is the space you used to be,

the breath you breathed

that rustled kitchen curtains.


Grief is the space of everything

that left me leaden, left me,

vanished into who cares.


Grief is the space where I find nothing

of your laughter, only memories

I embellish. You won’t mind.


inspired by Jane Edberg's "The Fine Art of Grieving" and the dVerse prompt, just for laughs:

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Robbie Cheadle
Robbie Cheadle
Sep 06, 2024

HI Nolcha, a sad and poignant take on the prompt.

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
Sep 06, 2024
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Thank you, Robbie.

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Guest
Sep 05, 2024

This is profoundly grief sticken. A grief where even the memory of laughter is lost. It is so very sad. seanatbogie poetography.ink

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
Sep 05, 2024
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Thank you, Seana. I wrote it for my mother, who died last October.

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Guest
Sep 04, 2024

The whole thing is touching and exact, but the ending is particularly so.


-Cris, The Scribbletorium

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
Sep 05, 2024
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Thank you, Cris.

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Guest
Sep 04, 2024

Poignant. :)

-kittysverses

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
Sep 05, 2024
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Thank you, Kitty.

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Björn Rudberg
Björn Rudberg
Sep 04, 2024

What darkness when the laughter is gone.

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
Sep 05, 2024
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Thank you, Björn. Laughter is what I remember most when people are gone.

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