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A River Poem in Memory of My Son

By Robin Bates | Published: April 30, 2018

Poetry cannot bring back a son one has lost but it can capture his beauty, as this Jeanne Vote lyric does.

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I Am the Dance and the Dance Goes On

By Robin Bates | Published: April 30, 2016

At my eldest son’s funeral 16 years ago we sang “The Lord of the Dance.” Justin was a joyous dancer and I imagine him dancing somewhere, in some plane, whenever I hear the hymn.

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