Angela

[71degrees]

Hey 71,

This is almost like a bittersweet (beautiful and tragic) senryu,
but with line breaks. I almost questioned them until I asked myself if
‘years/wings/cross’ carry enough weight to stand by themselves. My answer:
Yes, they do. I can see the death of a loved one in those three words.

My only other comment is that, if you are striving for brevity,
you could dispense with ‘these,’ ‘and’ (substitute a comma)
and ‘for her.’ Not much advice (it's that good).

Thanks for sharing./Chris

Thanks much for your comments. Appreciate. Edited a bit.