Cooper's Hawk
Ten years ago was your last day,
But you don't remember.
You were sleeping - not a quiver
To let us know you were leaving.
But that was your way -
Slip out the back, Jack
No big, fussy scene, no emotional parting,
No tearful goodbye.
Just silence when we realized you were gone.
These days, you call to me outside my window,
A Cooper's Hawk crying in a way you never would,
Flying in a way you never could.
No scene, no flash, just a simple call
To tell me you're fine, and hope I am the same.
Always there to watch over me,
Like a hawk in my silent sky,
It was never really goodbye.
About this poem
This is a tribute to my father, Jack Cooper Luckett, who died 13 years ago today. I wrote this one three years ago. I had writer's block about his passing for 10 years, and finally this one came.
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Written on September 20, 2018
Submitted by KrissLuckett on September 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBCAXCDX XEEXXXDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 567 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 8 |
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