Richard Grahn

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all the loves i’ve ever known—women and men—i loved you all . . . completely. you’re the symphony of wind that carries me now to uncharted destinations, you propel me toward the horizon, all of you, the keel on my sloop, telltales on my mast, guiding me past reefs and shoals, you have been my waypoints, i came to you then passed you by—you standing firm in the waves as i drifted out with the tide—the sea swallowing me alive.

i fear
the North Star
might not know the way—
following my heart
where whale song leads

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About the Author

Richard Grahn stays busy as the “founding collaborative artist” and “Jack of some trades” at Drifting Sands Haibun and the Drifting Sands – Poet’s Hub.  He has been widely published online and in print. His comprehensive bio and more of his poetry can be found on his Poet’s Hub Page and Blog.