Ode To A Poetry Teacher

she was the one
who introduced me to Shelly

that Ode to the
West Wind still sticks to my
brain

she was brown
and petite
articulate and
witty

the last time i saw her
was at the Chong Hua Hospital

eaten by cancer
cheeks sunk
dark eyes
the almonds in my mine

they say she was
a fighter
they say that she herself
her story
is at best
literature alive.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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