Poetry by Lorelei Feeny
for Dad
Today might be your last full day on earth
but know that I’ll think of you
every time I go to the Dollar Tree.
And whenever John Grisham writes a new book
I’ll put your name on the waiting list
even though you said he always tells the same story.
I still have your pocket avocados growing in my apartment,
windowsills lined with trinkets
given to me when I was a little girl.
and after
all these months
i can release
my grief
held hostage
From endings, new beginnings.
Lorelei Feeny was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She loves words and learning foreign languages. Her dad inspired her to write poetry. Read his poem The Garden published in The Bluebird Word in July 2023.
