Surreal existence,Time: fast and slow.Six months agoI watched you go. Skies burst into tears today,But I stay calmAnd clean the frig.A sort of balm That soothes.And freesThe shelves of withered food. The piano calls for a special song.I will obey.I ...

As I lay awake in that big bedAlert, amazed at the BOOMS overhead,It makes me think. No burgers to grill, no cocktails to swill.The Weber stands cold and dark on the deck,Its cover a pall, daring me to peekTo see ...

Coming up on 33Years together, Jay and me.Another first, but not the last,My heart will burst. I try to fast Forward past the day ahead.I try to push away the dreadThat weakens me.I pace endlessly. So often I am short ...

He didn’t careThat I had gray hairOr that I had a wayOf having my say. That he adored meIn ways like no otherIsn’t a comfortWhen I would rather Have him here with me now.To see his sweet face.Don’t need the ...

Five months ago, my life shattered.I’ve made progress, but I’m not better. Grief, not a “condition” that resolves.Time, not a friend, but a foe that dissolvesSupport and help from all but a few.(To my very precious few, what would I ...