mother’s eulogy
finally I tell her
what she wanted to hear
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Debbi Antebi
Debbi Antebi (@debbisland) lives with her husband and daughter in London, England, where she works as a college counselor. Her work has appeared in tinywords, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, Drifting Sands, Blithe Spirit, hedgerow, Prune Juice, and elsewhere. She exhales oxygen while reading and writing poems.
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This haiku has a haunting quality to it and captures the complexity of family relationships.
Quite beautiful and poignant. Captures the sometimes fraught relationship between mothers and daughters.
Farewell,
as I now speak
my thoughts I should have shared;
in mind and eye, your heart should feel
the care..
__Debbi, your 'deep sense' verse says, 'tis never too late.. _m
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mother’s eulogy
finally I tell her
what she wanted to hear
—DEBBI ANTEBI
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It is amazing how we come to the right place with our parents, but in the last days or at our memorial speech.
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Both my mothers died within four days of each other. I managed to see my birth mother just a short time before she passed. My adoptive mother, in her last days, began to realise how much I had done, and that I would make sure she would be okay to her last days.
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Each last meeting I learned a little more about the parts I did not know.
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baby photos
?from my birth mother…?
how do I say hello to me?
Alan Summers
Publications credits:
The Heron’s Nest (Vol XIV, No. 2: June, 2012)
The Haiku Foundation's Per Diem: Daily Haiku December 2012 (31 poems): Children
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Totally love this Debbi.
Oh, this is sad. Very touching, Debbi.
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