Almond Milk

Art & Poetry
Written By Amanda Klimpel

The spring of your youth,

Never to see summer.

You’ve been gone so long.

With each day I’m learning how to mourn.

Your love is just a whisper of a memory.

It’s hard to see the impact on our family.

I ran away, but my love for you grows.

I hope you can see how much.

I hope it shows.

Amanda wrote Almond Milk after the tragic loss of her niece, Chloe, who was taken in a car accident just before her 18th birthday. Chloe was always trying to convince Amanda to try her favourite chocolate almond milk, and she always refused. This poem is Amanda’s tribute to her — a small way of honouring her memory and the sweetness she brought into their family.

Amanda Klimpel

Amanda Klimpel is an Australian mum living rurally with her young family on a permaculture farm. While her days are shaped by the rhythms of family and country life, her writing turns inward, exploring her personal loss and grief. Through poetry, she seeks to give shape to sorrow and tenderness, offering words that will stay with others who have walked this path .

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