to walk
among ruins
is to realize
the fragility
of life
other writing
another morning
another morning
another chance
to be the day
waves breaking
we stood on rocks
waves breaking
the sea in the air
you sang a song
just for me
to hear
waves breaking
words drifting out
to sea
in dreams you are
there
in dreams
you are
as I remember
not to forget
when melancholy sits heavy
he comes
when melancholy sits
heavy
on my shoulders
tentatively perches
on the arm
of my chair
gently lifts
his paw
to touch my face
then settles
on my left arm
an anchor
keeping me
from floating off
into space
a formula
first the left
then the right
the left again
and the right
a formula
for completing
goals
gazing west
eyes drawn
over land
over sea
gazing west
heart beats
away
home
where you go
because
you belong
time
standing
in the open doorway
one more morning
outside
with time
weighing heavy
on one’s heart
remembering my mother on the anniversary of her death
there
in the ER
you shivering
that thin blanket
they could spare
covering you
no matter how much
my voice pleaded
5 hours passed
before your doctor came
and they wheeled you
behind closed doors
to die unseen
by me
your wedding ring
still clutched
in my hand
where you insisted
I take it
and tears
still cloud my eyes
remembering
Leonard Durso 