Two Nonets: Explaining Death to a Six-Year-Old

My grandson makes the preacher nervous
asking way too many questions.
The preacher makes me nervous.
Why would Joe say he wants
to go to heaven
to see his dad?
Who planted
that seed?
Heart

breaking I say, if there’s a heaven,
your dad will wait and watch you grow.
Even though he didn’t, he
wants you to grow old. You’re
his eternity,
what’s left of him
here on
earth.

This piece is unfinished. I believe this topic would work best as a Zuihitsu. I need to do some research about the form before I revise.

6 thoughts on “Two Nonets: Explaining Death to a Six-Year-Old

  1. I agree with the previous comments – how to use the prompt to work through life’s toughest questions. Sorry for your loss and for your grandson’s loss. Such a poignant line: breaking I say, if there’s a heaven,
    your dad will wait and watch you grow.
    Thank you for this poem! And it will be cool to see the revised version, if you work it into a Zuihitsu.

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