Goodbye Seahorse

I wrote a poem in tribute to a special place where I and some friends used to live.  I am also illustrating it with some photos from the two years we spent there.  While Second Life isn't a real world, I've found you can grow attached to the places, things, and people in it.  I don't believe that's wrong or crazy.  Just like in RL, you move on after saying goodbye, but it hurts for a bit, even though the memories are sweet.

Goodbye Seahorse (February 2010 - April 2012)

by Dulcie Mills

You weren't the first

or the last land I will own,

but for two years, you were home.

Through all the seasons

fireworks and fireplaces

visiting with friends

or just in my own spaces

In the sunset

and in the storm

sailboats crossing

by lighthouse glow

On swings and porches

by pools and lakes

waterfalls flowing

Your choice was no mistake

Over footbridges and horse paths

by gardens before the sea

where butterflies played

and cats and dogs ran free

Once there were four

sharing a treehouse with three floors

for parties, dances, and games

or just to meet or hang out with the gang

Skating and Sledding

Barbecues and teas

swimming and chatting

how hard it was to leave

rez days and birthdays

Weddings and holidays

special moments and more

we remember celebrating on Seahorse

Goodbye, Seahorse

so long