Are
those wind-blown tree leaves waving hello,
or are they shaking with fear?
I
demand to know why
you are not honored daily
with
a big confetti parade
by
everyone who knew you
as a long-time resident of this clay orb?
We wretched
ones look up at the sky
That’s all we have
to
make us feel connected to you
Picking out
a star to address
Can you hear
our warbles and clamor
crying
out for you from down here?
We like to think
you can
How did your
wife go to bed that first night
next to your pillow?
Clothes in
the closet with your scent,
your guitar in the corner
Now you are
air -
nowhere
and
everywhere
Aliveness is
the hope
of secretly exchanging
those pink popping firework blossoms
with each other
In a black and white photo,
my grandma and grandpa,
standing on a lawn, in formal dress,
my grandma barefoot, carrying
her wedding-guest shoes
Living, breathing, swallowing, perspiring …
Their lives gently paved the way for mine
as their deaths will gently pave the way
for mine
We can’t get
away from
the omnipresence
of
the flip side
Blessed with
bounty,
and
full of dread
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