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Cosmos, Dandelions and Parachutes

One of my favorite poems that Kaitlyn wrote is “Dandelion.” I never knew of its existence until after she died and found where she had written it when she was in undergrad and it was in a publication they had. … Continue reading

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Falling Into Being

Falling into Being You, you with the clovers in your hair, your braided sun beams. Flowers and winged things. How you’ll never know the species of them, but you know them by their colors–their tiny reflected sunlights. You call them … Continue reading

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Angels

I was going through Kaitlyn’s old closet the other day and came across something her Nanny (her grandmother Elkins) gave her when she graduated High School. It was a big picture album full of pictures during her life and also … Continue reading

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Stephanie’s poem at her sister’s funeral

Kaitlyn’s funeral was a surreal event for me. I didn’t even feel like I was in my own body, or maybe I was in a dream. I remember all the kind words and the faces that voiced their sorrow to … Continue reading

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