Today the veil of snow descendsOn the pasture of beach weeds I call the lawn.Until the weather warms, it willLie in state, as does your memory, my furry friend.Oh, that you could see the white and feel,Under your paws, the bracing chill of it.Simple is my wish:Ever and ever until I follow you home. Continue reading Simple Wish by Jim Stewart
I should have kneltin the street,put my head in your lap,and let you stroke my hair.But we didn’t know. We were ten.Would you have growninto a woman who founda cure for what killed you?Is that why it killed you?Would we have becomebest friends again and again? If I had knownthat a lifetime laterI would still feel what I feel,I would have knelt in the street,put … Continue reading A Question for Cheryl by Jim Stewart
