Sunday, November 9, 2014

"42 Days Since the Death of His Wife"


 
42 Days Since the Death of His Wife

 

The lonely one visits,
pulled from his solitude.

I offer him tea,
herbal balm in an open wound.

Refusing the tea, he accepts a beer,
cold comfort mixed with warm memories.

Staring out the window,
he drinks decisively,

cursing and growling
at no one in particular.



            
             ~~~




First published in Wilderness House Literary Review
September 29, 2014

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