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"MY FRIEND MALISSA" (By: Jenny Wren) My sensitive friend was blind since birth her thirty-one years chocked full of mirth Malissa loved sounds, tried taping each one collecting her "sounds" is her hobby of fun Malissa went outside one night in the rain this sensitive lady, to "tape" once again Malissa was found in the early dawns cast in cold stare of death from the storm past There lay her tape player by Malissas side lying there in the mud, where my friend died Collecting her sounds to play o�er and o�er lightning hit her as she stood by her door Malissa ready for burial, I take out her tape we play it--we "listen" at Malissas wake She'd captured the sound of a newborn cried ah! The sound of Granny just ere� she died The tape held sounds of different songbird each musical note on tape clearly heard There�s the roar of a train speeding past catching Malissa's tape to forever last The rolling water of the oceans tide roar and a screaming sea gull flying high o�er Then sad cries of sorrow, giggles of joy tiny ones are laughing, playing with a toy A ticking clock sounds as time marched past Malissa's voice sings old hymns that'll last Near the tapes end we "all" hear the sound first the loud thunder was grumbling around We hear the rain falling, then the winds roar a faint voice called out... chilling our core Softly calling "Malissa, I am coming for thee" Malissa's voice cried "OH GOD... I CAN SEE" The tape then ran out, I shut off the sound there's no dry eyes as I looked all around I placed her recorder by my friends side I closed the steel coffin for its last ride Yes, Malissa was buried that very same day midst all her sounds, she so loved to play My friend loved life, tho� she could not see taught me to listen, to "what" surrounds me A very special "THANK YOU" to my MOM for allowing me the privilege of posting such a beautiful poem. Please visit Jenny Wren's Website at: http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/kamimura/41/ and also: http://poetrypoem.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?sitename=poetrybyjennywren&item=home&password= Email: [email protected] |
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