Monday, January 12, 2026

After She Left

 

Dusk sneaks up on me,

creeps onto these pages

I'm trying to read

from Donald Hall's poetry.



His wife, poet Jane Kenyon, is dying.

Their future together looks dark;

but their love is a bright fire

burning with intensity.


He promises to keep

the remaining embers

glowing forever

in his plaintive heart.



So he wrote letters to her,

and wrote poems about her,

for many years

after she left.

© 2026 Richard Havenga

 


Photo Locations:

1. Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan

2. Lafayette, Colorado


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