Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

Happy June 30th

The parking lot full
of all the familiar faces,
   we are early -
all the old people
driving carts,
at the door,
waving us in…
we are them too
the remnant
   of a relative crowd.

My oldest grandson
has experienced
   the marvel
of a household of kids
and    the singularity 
of just him and his bro.

We don’t see the girls
as much
they’re out of touch…
divorce yields fruit,
but so does time,
and time again
pulls and stretches,
as if we are pizza dough,
puts us through
   the sheeter,
we are floured white
as a ghost figure.

We wave with our flags,
jovial, “Happy June 30th!”
as our church celebrates
early, not mid-week.

Nearly fifteen, my grandson
wanders by himself,
with his great-aunt,
with his brother,
with me.

Each person
has personality-
happy, grumpy,
doc…

I’m happy   but
what good is that?
Comes in handy
when friends stop
   by. My sis
came from her business
and is doing business 
on her cell.
   The eight year old’s
stomach hurts, wants to
wander with his shoes off,
can’t get his sneakers
back on,
   eventually will say
he enjoyed it all -
the fireworks
lit up his eyes
into all sorts of sizzles,
fizzles, colors    and all.

And my husband, yes,
you guessed
   is grumpy,
and I sigh,
satisfaction in the wind
yet
the importance of patients…
patience, dear.

He’s out of the sun,
in the car,
tuning out.
I’m the cartoon,
tuning into
the sun
that melts.

He’s parked his chair
away from the crowd -
   the rest of us.
I grab the chips.
As my hand slips
into the bag
having only touched the first bite,
   “Can I have the chips…”

   Delightful family,
heat, kids, memories -
ah, the warm memories.

Love it all, ever after.

7/1/2023

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Bill Baker July 2, 2023 at 12:47 PM Thanks for sharing the goings on of your family at the end of June, Kim. A fun read my friend. Have a great July! Bill Kim Rodrigues July 2, 2023 at 5:41 PM Thank you, dear friend! Yes, we must make memories! God bless you!

Gershon Wolf July 1, 2023 at 9:07 PM 'All in the Family,' starring Kim Rodrigues!... If ever there's any doubt about it, each one comes with his/her own special blessing. Good tidings, Gershon Kim Rodrigues July 2, 2023 at 6:14 AM They do…we do…abundant blessings. Bless you, my fine friend!

Victor Buhagiar July 1, 2023 at 8:50 AM You seem to have found a vein in the muse for poetry today. You analyse your relatives with aplomb. A nonchalance but with tact. Happy weekend sweet Kim. Kim Rodrigues July 1, 2023 at 12:19 PM Thanks so much! In our imperfections there is love…always love! Hugs ~ Kim