At the wishing well
on the cell phone
wanting to make a joke:
"I'm waiting for my brother," i explain,
"at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center..."
then tear up and choke,
"...in the Garden of Hope."
ZPHX 7/17/09
New and collected mind-prints. by Zphx. Following H.D.Thoreau 170 years ago today. Seasons are in me. My moods periodical -- no two days alike.
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