reminding myself
this isn’t the first sunrise
she didn’t see —
just the first we saw
without her
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Jean LeBlanc
Jean LeBlanc taught college writing and literature for twenty-five years. Her most recent haiku collection is Nod if the Wind (Cyberwit, 2026). An artist as well as a poet, she explores the transformative power of imagery using collage, asemic writing, and other visual media. Her work can be seen on Facebook, Jean LeBlanc Poetry and Art.
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Grief and joy meet. This reminds us that for every image, every feeling, a mirror image exists.
Very poignant. Appeared in my email the same day as a memorial service for a close friend. Really captures the duality of life that loss helps us see. Celebrating life while also mourning loss.
Grief and joy meet. This reminds us that for every image, every feeling, a mirror image exists.
g'day Jean
So good. For every sunrise and sunset this resonates with me so well.
peace and love
Very powerful. I think even just the first three lines can stand alone.
Very poignant. Appeared in my email the same day as a memorial service for a close friend. Really captures the duality of life that loss helps us see. Celebrating life while also mourning loss.
Excellent.
Thank you all for your wonderful comments. How I love the big-hearted tinywords community.
Really lovely.