Being true to the poem, I forgot to post this as Id intended, last night. May 16 Happy Birthday Grandma! Ive remembered once again. All those times that I forgot until after it was passed when the cards upon the counter at last caught my attention and wed laugh at my attempts to find excuse for I forgot. Then we sat and spoke of life, and remembered and predicted and we laughed until we cried. Then we hugged and sat again looking out the lakeside windows at the moonlight on the water. Then wed smile and pour a cup and wed light a cigarette, and the sparkle in your eyes dimmed the flamelight of the Bic. We would always be surprised when the light of dawn awakened, and would giggle in our guilt as we stole away to bed to our spouses unsurprised, as they rose for breakfast time. Happy Birthday Grandma! How I wish we could again drink the coffee of the night laugh in quiet after sadness, reminisce on possibilities. Happy Birthday Grandma. Kevin R. Carr (1999)
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 22:52:59 +0000