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Helene

Helene

by Regina McIntosh

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Regina McIntosh
Apr 06, 2025
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Shouting, over the sounds of rain, feelings
more commanding than the season’s pain
erasing the hope from hearts, but who’s to blame
for the night’s lure in pieces of yesterdays
wondering, unclear which prayer to plead
will the season tell her story in dark – it feels insane

no more moments – winds tell the still night
burning with fires more potent than starlight
soft chills reflect what it means to regret her gusts
will her heart piece together the memories, 
the regrets, all those mementos we can’t forget
will time be able to silence the sound of rumbling

roaring creeks, colored with the quiet, unmoving
stagnant murmurs piercing through the skies
heavy hearts, weary from nature’s power, her outburst
darkening the heavens with a charcoal glimpse
into the eternal where the light surely went
erasing the blessings of a glory in the gentle breeze

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