Near the End

It’s like glass breaking,

The crystalline tinkling sound

Of heart chords ending.

My mother's pearl bracelet, gifted 15 years ago to her only daughter, worn as "Something Old" at her daughter's wedding,. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.

My mother’s pearl bracelet, gifted 15 years ago to her only daughter, worn as “Something Old” at her daughter’s wedding. Photo by Lindsey Naima Hemphill, owner of Naima Photography. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.