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by the garden gate (a reprise)

March 2, 2022 by Michael Guerin

framed in white lilies
she stood by the garden gate.

shafts of late afternoon
sunshine slanted through trees

and landed across her face.
with gloved hand on hip

she turned toward me,
her playful eyes inviting

memories of times at the beach
before kids and trips

to the nursing home for each
of our aging parents.

i waved in reply, a stupid grin
fixed in place

as she opened the iron gate
and stepped inside

to be swallowed up by a sea
of summer weeds.

Photo by Merilin Kirsika Tedder from Pexels

About Michael Guerin

writer, dreamer, lover, seeker. labels never reach the heart of any matter, but they might be a place to start...

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