POEMS

Grandma your fingers 

formed the words 

letter by letter

your voice could not emit

Our time together 

scheduled by your cancer

The twirl of your fingers 

in front of your face 

Your smile emerging

blue eyes shining

“You are my beautiful girl”

I saw you say

You felt the vibrations

of my tears

hundreds of miles 

apart 

In type set 

your words came

by mail

In each black

Letter by letter

I saw you heard me 

One summer you came

pointed to my piano

I refused covered my ears

to be like you

You sat me down

I played the notes

You kept beat on the frame

Oh! the music we made!

Stopping my hands

letter by letter

you spoke with yours:

“With my fingers I speak, 

with your fingers 

you will sing”

On heaven’s perch 

you rest

on our bench

I remain

Grandma

note by note

my fingers sing

In them 

I hear you

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Emerging green decay

Buried bramble thicket

Some see trash

I see my ticket

Mirrored baby moons

White wall tires jab my mind

Dreams of road ahead

Window sign 

One thousand four hundred ninety and four Best offer 

OR

Old shoe box I tote

Three thousand cash

Earned Saved 

Heart of hope

Parked in father’s shop

Maybe he will restore with me

Bring dream to fruition

Time with him never had

Always shared 

Oft borrowed

Rebuild Dad?

I have the money

No, your car I will provide 

Save your money

I just did

Will the money in this box 

Buy time with you?

Your treasure, cars

mine, time with you

Do this and I will be all

you said I could be

I need to learn mechanic ability 

Girls can, you said 

NO

Time passed

money spent

Dream decayed

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