The poetic city: “For my granddaughter, a slingshot of joy”

Oct 11, 2021 • Creative Writing

A granddaughter’s joy and smile! (Photo by: Ona Adams)

“For My Granddaughter: A Slingshot of Joy”

I just watched a 12 second video clip

of you racing across the living room

and hurling yourself into your mother’s

outstretched arms, all in slow motion.

The video seemed to catch the

moment of ecstatic surprise

when you realized that your wait

was finally over…

You had been denied hugs,

kisses, and snuggles for ten days –

it must have seemed like

an eternity to a four year-old.

But when your mom tested

negative for the virus,

you were given the go-ahead

and you became a slingshot of joy.

I hope you will remember this moment forever.

But even if you don’t I have no doubt

it will be etched into the mind’s deep circuitry

and reman a hidden beacon of hope

and affirmation of all that’s possible and good

in the years to come.

Reece Burka

10/3/2021

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