My ex-father-in-law, my children’s other grandfather, has died. More accurately, the person, the man, the father, and grandfather we knew and loved, departed some time ago, and the shell he…
Twoku: I stare at the bowl / full of fava beans, thinking / Silence of the Lambs. Forgive me, but it’s what I think of immediately — still, years later…
Twoku: Sometimes an old thing / reminds you of someone gone / though it was not theirs. Happy Father’s Day to all! – Haikook –
Twoku: After noon / even short men cast / long shadows.
Twoku: Through a life / sifting memories / things worn smooth.
Twoku: Pain? forgot. / But pleasurable / thoughts linger.
Twoku: Forgetting / pain, allows mothers / to bear more. Disclaimer: I’ve read more than once that the human body cannot remember “pain”. So…with that in mind, I wrote these…
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