Season 1 · Episode 52
After I Lost Him by Barbara Ehrentreu
One Poem Only · Maggie Devers
June 21, 20252m 17s
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Show Notes
After I Lost Him
Barbara Ehrentreu
The sun still shined
Though its rays didn't warm me
Encased in my shell of grief
My body felt neither heart not cold
One entire side of me was lost
Lopsided I stayed indoors
Not attempting to face the world alone
Teetering in uneven terrain
I tried navigating by myself
Dipping my toe into the water of being alone
And gradually I mended
Put together with strands of tenderness cemented with passing time
More from Barbara Ehrentreu ↓
- @barbaraehrentreu on Instagram
- You can read more of her writing on her blog: Barbara's Meanderings
- Her book, You’ll Probably Forget Me: Living With and Without Hal, is out now
- As is her YA novel, If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor
Mentioned in this episode:
Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only
Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.