twofer

Day 3, an elegy

Sondheim and Phantom
the tunes of our summers
and weekends.
state fairs, show tunes,
Pictionary, polka,
turtles, tears,
movies and matinees.
a soul mate and kindred spirit
taken from the world
too soon.
"not a day goes by" when I
won't "think of you".


Day 4, an enigma

soft cotton sheets,
her favorite roses,
sun beams on a brick road
to Oz. a twist
of lemon and joy
inside out over
the color of her hair.