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Looking Back

Looking back I’ll keep

August sun on my face at the Grand Canyon

Lake Michigan sand between my toes

Cinnamon sticks boiling on the stove

Scamper’s purrs vibrating my tummy

Beethoven, Vivaldi, Bach, and Tchaikovsky

I’ll keep

My daughter’s laughter when we played peek-a-boo

Her bear hugs when she came home from Girl Scout camp

My salty tears when she graduated from grade school

Her radiance the night of Junior Prom

Family whoops of joy when she graduated high school

Looking back I’ll keep

The whisper of pine needles beneath my feet in Michigan forests

Marshmallows roasted over smoky campfires

Crickets singing me to sleep

Midnight skies on the shores of Lake Superior

Waves gently lapping to shore