For My Grandmother Catherine

Twenty-five years
of saying the Rosary

Twenty-five years
a promise to keep

A last dying wish
her beads in my hand

Not one day I’ve missed 
— or one restless sleep

(The 1st Book Of Prayers: January, 2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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