Monday, May 2, 2011

a hell of a weekend--

personal travails of friends--liver disease--cancer--

all the ways we are called 'home as they say--

and Osama finally send to the hell he wasn't expecting--

no 70 virgins--no enemies serving his madness for eternity

in his imaginary heaven--

and yet this weekend also--a reunion with our 4th grade teacher--

93--frail--leaning on a cane--but mind sharp as a tack--

and if she didn't always remember the name she remembered the faces--

good food--good company--and those we remembered from 45 years ago

amazed that we made it this far--

ends and beginnings--ends that are beginnings--

and God alone knows

where we all end up--


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