You Will Find Her

Written By Aoifke Madeleine

dipped behind the bread at 9:30pm in aisle five

stuck in-between the railings at the bus stop

underneath the lamppost in the evening glow.

you will think you have begun to forget her scent, her smile

until you find them again in the back pages of a borrowed library book

sitting on the words


you think the grief is over

but then taste a biscuit soaked in tea

only to see her dancing on the waters.

as you open the window 

she's perched on top of the lily pads in the pond 

your father needs to clean

where the sun beats down its rays, blinding your eyes



and in the silence of the night — where you think 

there is no trace to be found —

in faith with god, 

prayers said, hoping heaven won't break open, and out she 

falls

you will feel her pass through you, a shiver on the bones

only for a moment of embrace, and then she is gone. 

Aoifke Madeleine

Aoifke is a second-year English Literature student at Van Mildert College who enjoys reading and writing poetry in her spare time. You can often find her typing away at articles for news outlets such as Palatinate, The Tab, Beep, The Indiependent, and more. She is honoured to contribute her poem to the From the Lighthouse magazine, and if you like her work, feel free to check out her Poetry Instagram- @aoifkeswords for more, and her Twitter @keatslyre for her daily musings. 

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