Found Feathers (for Chip - 1/30/2012)

photos by PSC - 1/30/2012

 

 

Found Feathers

(for Chip - 1/30/2012)

Found the first on the side of the road,

white fluff fluttering,

blowing beautiful in the breeze;

next, a step or two away, another,

which I partnered with the first

and – click – a picture taken; steps later,

yet another, more colorful and – click,

another picture, memory preserved.

Then, I spotted more – one here, one

there, and a realization dawned,

more and more – feather upon feather,

I began gathering them up one by one, knowing,

even before the bloody, broken barb appeared,

an untimely death had occurred here. 

Still, I gathered what I could – of the beauty left

scattered on the trail – as a token – a remembrance.

Perhaps it’s all we – any of us – can hope for: 

to leave behind some essence of beauty,

something that others may recollect,

and cherish, after we are gone.

In memory of our good friend... who died 1 year ago today. 

You are missed, Chip.

old family vacation photos - Cape Cod, Mass.