Poem for her 955

Photos

The camera clicked

Your smile took

Snow angels made

Cards on the table

Coffee mug in your hand

The flower you are drawing

Art supplies near your hands

The blue note books full

You by the cabin door

You saying

Something

Happy Birthday Babe,

Charles.

Poem for her 954

Trees

The city house was getting some new things

Trees

The little row of them between here and there

The ones in the back fruity

Soft plums from our stock in the woods

There were pears

Some other kinds

All grown from our own stock

You had those gloves on

I had painted the backs of

Spring flowers

And sunshine

I started filming you

You smiled

Happy Birthday Babe,

Charles.

Poem for her 953

Sight Unseen

There she was

Just a black and white photo

Distant past

Moving fast

That was my van

Driving to see

My darling

All those years ago

Sight Unseen

There in a Black coat

Snow on the ground

Parking lot

Always Love

Happy Birthday Babe,

Charles.