HIDING PLACES

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HIDING PLACES

where does grief hide
during moments
when vision clears
tears evaporate
the veil of sorrow
sweeps into the current
 
does it burrow with
furry-backed creatures,
nuzzle within their warmth
 
does it soar above the canopy,
its eagle eye trained on
a rodent fit to die in the
clench of its talons
 
does it lunge to the bottom
of a cold sea, brace itself against
the chill, witness liquid breath
without choking on its sobs
 
and when it resurfaces,
has it changed just enough to
let you know…

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MiMi Zannino is a poet, photographer, educator, and certified massage therapist.  Since 1989 she has helped young people explore their poet-within by conducting creative writing workshops as a poet-in-residence with the Maryland State Arts Council.  Her most recent book is Red Curlers and Other Brown-Eyed Poems.  MiMi's children's publications include Keeping Memories Alive, a grief-assistance activity book for children who are healing after the death of a loved one.  She can be contacted at www.MemoryLanePress.com