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Dear Silver,
I miss you
(your cap on the sidewalk)
panning in front of Starbucks.
Your regulars miss you too.
Out of respect,
nobody’s using your spot —
Joy sees to that.
Eventually,
someone from the family,
(someone you’d approve of,
maybe Little Jake)
will carry on
where you left off —
serving ‘good mornings’
with a side
of smiles.
I miss
our conversations,
seated on storage boxes —
you’d light a cigarette,
sip your beer.
We’d discuss friends,
adventures from your past,
the Chateau Lafayette.
Some of the guys
were too upset
to attend your funeral.
I know you were there
as the group congregated
at noon, with the snow falling.
Albert still cries
at the mention of your name.
Sometimes,
you’d sit alone on the curb
as Shaggy barked.
I’m not going up there,
you’d say,
that damn dog
is barking her head off.
At those times
we’d wonder what you were thinking —
just staring off into space.
That’s just Silver, zoning out,
somebody would say,
He does that,
sometimes.
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Leeby Geeby said:
Very moving stuff. Sounds like you guys were close. Thanks for sharing!
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musings and reveries said:
I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing part of Silver’s story.
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Sylvia Morice said:
Well written! Thanks for sharing it.
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Mary S.E.W. Roberts said:
This poem is quite beautiful. It highlights the little things, the small relationships we have with people on the daily.
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septembersrose said:
This one touched me. I love the people of my city and it’s no small ordeal when one is forever missing. Beautiful piece. And I bought your e-book
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Dennis Cardiff said:
Thank you for your kind words and for buying my book. I love the section in your blog, “Needs to be said”. I have been thinking very similar thoughts lately.
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septembersrose said:
It’s so refreshing to hear that the feeling is mutual.
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