Ache Poem by Glen Kappy

glad you like it, geeta, and thank you. so what else to do but remain focused on that which lasts? —and be glad for the beauty we can experience, fleeting though it is. -glen

thank you so much, valsa, for your affirmation. this poem began with a dream of a college girlfriend and, searching for an image to express my mixed feelings, the thought came of the beautiful purple iris in my front yard with white veins and yellow tongues. appreciatively, glen

hey, anil! and wow! this comment of yours came so quickly after me posting the poem—through the magic of the internet and the difference in time zones. thank you for your affirmation. i had a dream last night, that helped prompt this poem, of a girl i dated in college—which led to me comparing her to the beautiful purple iris that bloom in our front yard in spring. -glen