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rain (joy's funeral)
July 9, 2021
the sky turns gray
as you descend from above
drenching the world with your tears
the wind cries out in pain
the trees bow down
as the thunder howls
and the lightning is the only light to be found
everyone takes shelter inside
for your sadness causes too much pain to bear
the windowpanes and tree branches
shed a few tears
like morning dew
and the world comes crashing down with you
and for you
and for something we don’t quite understand
as we attend joy’s funeral
© Terrin C., Humboldt, IA
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This metaphorical poem is about loss and how it is always a part of us. I named it "joy's funeral" because it's a feeling that happiness is gone and you just let the rain fall.