Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Skinhorse Poetry: "The Empty Chair"


Large.
Rich in color.
Strong back.
Arms to support.
Residing place.
Presiding place.
Place of honor.
Place of grace.
Not unlike other
Chairs beside it.
And yet —
Yes, different.

Empty now.

- Jacqueline J. Hancock

Written during the funeral of President Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on 2 Feb 2008.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And it is so empty.

Roemmele Family said...

Wow! Thanks for sharing.