Dearest Lowell, You’ve been on my mind a lot today. It’s cool and rainy in Napa, your son here is out back scrubbing the pool after a wet and dirty winter. I’m pretty sure I know where you are, resting in your recliner in you nice warm spot. I bet Rachel is right there with you. Lowell, …
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Christmas Lover
Rigid cold and white, a porcelain tub on four talons Embraces her warm body as it languishes in misty Bubbles whispering lyrics of tenderness in hot water Streaming in a delicate dance on her pale pink toes. Silent and alone beneath stars in a clear dark sky Her memories keep her company Recollections …
Jack’s Suit
Do you see him there? The little guy in the dark blue suit. Carried into church by his Mama for his Auntie Karen’s wedding Fall breezes quietly tickling his cheek His bright speckled blue eyes missing nothing. . Katie’s got him right there in her lap of dreams Her little boy, full of wonder, in …
The Gift
I see her sitting there on a chair at her cool white Formica kitchen table in the heat of a summer day. 1980, Carson City, Nevada. Her blue skirt and sheer shirt hang loosely on her skin and bones. So thin – always so thin. My mom, sixty years old. In six years, she’d be …
Berries, Brownies and Sunshine Daydreams
I met Karen in Yosemite last fall, both of us traveling solo, both about the same age. We hit it off right away. She totally cracked me up with this tale of a younger Karen and her best friend Jana. In 1978, Karen and Jana lived in Santa Cruz. Karen was divorced, raising two little boys; Jana …
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