Thursday, June 28, 2012

THE SERVICE

THE SERVICE

I rarely ever think
of my uncles’ entire lives.

Instead, I  think of their lives
in the military: The Service.

I've hardly ever thought
of their lives after it,

only of their years spent
in The Service
as definitive,
because
the permanent war
only values
our service
to The Service.


(28 JUN 12, Santa Clara CA)v7


Wednesday, June 27, 2012

I SMILE

I SMILE


I smile (rare for me) as I read to the end
of my latest poem where I admit

I’ve prayed (a poetic 1st for me) &
I smile each time I re-read the poem.

I'm smiling now as I read & write this.

(26 JUN 12, Santa Clara CA) v5

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

ASK & you WILL be Helped


ASK & YOU WILL BE HELPED

for Dr. Ginny’s sake

I thrashed again all night, praying
for help in our unending anxiety.

Sunday I prayed with Canon Linda
in St. Mark’s kitchen, & we left, thanking
each other & ( I’m assuming) God as well.
I tell Linda she'd changed my life when
she told me “Ask & you will be helped”

proving I’ve come so far so fast
for Ginny’s sake, for Ginny’s sake.

(26 JUN 12, Santa Clara CA)v4


FEARING DAN


FEARING DAN


I’m frightened that as her Trustee
Ginny’s son Dan will refuse to pay her rent
& she’ll be evicted from where she lives.

Jutta doesn’t think he will do this “to his mother”
but I think Dan is so vicious he will try anything
to counter her resistance to his absolute control.
He will seek to have her conserved.  He tells

Jutta that he will not tell Ginny
how much money is in her Trust
“because I don’t have to.” Why?
It isn’t a specified in the Trust.


(26 JUN 12, Santa Clara CA)