By John RC Potter
It is on these autumn days
that I reflect on the past,
and miss them the most.
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Mom, Dad, and my three sisters;
who departed too early,
with the holy ghost.
They will be with me always,
from the dusk until the dawn;
a lamp on the path.
When we are giving our thanks,
we will think about them last:
heaven’s own harvest.
John RC Potter is an international educator from Canada who lives in Istanbul. He has experienced a revolution (Indonesia), air strikes (Israel), earthquakes (Turkey), boredom (UAE), and blinding snow blizzards (Canada), the last being the subject of his story, “Snowbound in the House of God” (Memoirist). His story, “Ruth’s World” (Fiction on the Web), was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and his poem, “Tomato Heart” (Disturb the Universe Magazine), was nominated for the Best of the Net Award. The author’s gay-themed children’s picture book, The First Adventures of Walli and Magoo, is scheduled for publication. He enjoys duties as Istanbul editor of Masticadores online magazine.
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