Beneath Wildflowers

by Persephone Autumn

Genres: Literary Fiction; poetry; contemporary poetry; sad poetry; poetry about loss; poetry for healing

Synopsis

You were the sweetest, most precious surprise.

A soul with a tender heart.

I will love and miss you forever.

As you rest beneath the wildflowers.

Release date: August 27, 2023

Publisher: Between Words Publishing LLC

Print pages: 58

Sample

Through Tough Times 

 

Life got a little rocky

it was time for change

dramatic change

change that twists your stomach in knots

change that makes you dizzy

change that has the world wobbly

 

But through those tough times

you were one of my few constants

you loved me unconditionally

you gifted me with snuggles and smiles

 

And anytime I go through a rough patch

I think of you

and how you loved me

 

 

Snuggle Buddy 

 

I’ve always been weird about physical affection. Not because I don’t enjoy it. Not because something traumatic steered me away from it. I’ve just always felt I wasn’t good at affection. Like I don’t know how to express myself—verbally or physically.

But you changed all of that. You were persistent.

Night after night, year after year, you refused to be anything except my snuggle buddy. The first half of your life, you curled up on my pillow, owned half the space, and nestled in my hair. Your sweet purrs echoed in my ear until you fell asleep. And as you grew older, you snuggled against my side with your head next to mine on the pillow. We slept under the covers, my arm hooked around the length of you.

I haven’t snuggled with many in my life. And I love that I snuggled you the most. It just makes those memories more precious.