Tuesday, March 14, 2023

A Day That Lost Its Meaning by Heidi Slettedahl

How do you celebrate the day that lost its meaning?
My parents’ wedding anniversary, unmarked,
            no calendar line reminding me.
            And yet, it nudges a fleeting thought,
            a memory of cards once made or bought
The end date unremarked and unrecalled in specificity:
a date in May not emblazoned in my heart.



Heidi Slettedahl is an academic and a US-UK dual national who goes by a slightly different name professionally. She lives in western New York with her husband and two Springer Spaniels. She has been published in a variety of online literary journals.

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