Wednesday, August 9, 2017

lunch in Gretna

his hair is growing back in
around the incision
on the side of his head

sitting around the table
in the shade
over-arching trees surrounding

he is tired and doses
drifting off
his presence a truth

like the breeze
or the sun mottled through leafy roof
or the pine needles underfoot

and we taste this truth
for what it is
hands gripped in true and rooted friendship

2 comments:

  1. This poem touches my heart with aching love. Thank you, Waldy. You are a true friend.

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