I took the last
dusty piece of china
out of the barrel.
It was your gravy boat,
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with a hard, brown drop of gravy still on the porcelain lip. -sad, but excellently written.
Touching something that someone you love who has passed away will always bring a flood of memories back..very poignant poem..I'm sorry for your loss.
A sincere and intimate tribute to the memory of the loved one. Thanks for sharing it here.
What Came To Me I took the last dusty piece of china out of the barrel. It was your gravy boat, with a hard, brown drop of gravy still on the porcelain lip. I grieved for you then as I never had before. - ITALIAN: Che cosa mi è venuto Ho tolto l'ultimo polveroso pezzo di porcellana dalla cassa. Era la tua salsiera, con una goccia, marrone e indurita, di sugo ancora sul beccuccio. Mi sono sentita afflitta per te, al vederla, come mai prima.
Feelings are what make us human. The poem can be interpreted in more ways than one. A loss remains a loss. It is how it affects us emotionally, is what matters. I am sad for Jane.Kenyon.