To & with Patricia
'I've had a wonderful life''
you say 3 times; 'I've had
...
On our group walk back from the trio, all talking,
you point out the half-MOON, & I call out
...
half-MOON, Venus, blue night sky
with Patricia Hughes
...
Millions of parisiens
stand before the Tour Eiffel
shutting down quickly
on a massive film noir,
...
Cast: Narrator, Reggie, Bill.
N: It's daybreak & Reggie awakens,
looks down, & sees Bill's asleep, then
...
to a baptism, to your child's
first grammar-school play,
to a first holy communion,
to a confirmation, to a wedding,
...
Ne portez pas d'arme
à un baptême, au gala
de l'école primaire de votre enfant,
à une première communion
...
Ne prenez pas d'arme 'a feu pour aller
Aun bapteme, 'a la premiere piece de theatre
de votre enfant au lyce'e
A une confirmation, a un mariage
...
In the cool of the evening
of naieve-nationalist 4th
rumbling vollies explode
not far enuf from my windows,
...
Most of my adult life
I assumed I was progressing.
Now they're saying 'going forwards'
...
Embargoed by their families,
leaving me bereft,
reduced to memories
or accidental encounters
...
poet, playwright, journalist, blogger; amateur bass-baritone)
A Wonderful Life!
To & with Patricia
'I've had a wonderful life''
you say 3 times; 'I've had
a very (wonderful) life'
you say as you stand & smile
at 3 framed prints of Vietnamese
children at play they gave you.
I've never seen you so contented;
you turn 74 tomorrow.
(29 OCT 14, V V Santa Clara CA) v4
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