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Butterflies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2022

Philip Brady  and
Bernadette Brady Open the ORCID record for Bernadette Brady [Opens in a new window]
Philip Brady
Affiliation:
General Practice, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Bernadette Brady*
Affiliation:
St. Brigid's Hospice, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland Department of Palliative Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
*
Author for correspondence: Bernadette Brady, Department of Palliative Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. E-mail: bbrady@olh.ie
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Poetry
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , October 2022 , pp. 774
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

I sent a message home to you today
To greet you in your garden. It will come,
Abseiling down, on wings of whitish grey,
To lavender embraces of the sun.
I sent another one that we could share,
Its painted wings of wonderment we knew.
Look out for it on marigold and sage,
For as you watch, it will be watching too.
And from a Hospice bed each day was sent
A message meant to fortify with care,
A child would watch for drifting dreams that went
Beyond the verge of what a word might say.
And every year as they migrate anew,
A parent's thoughts of love will be with you.