To Daniel F O'Leary
To Daniel F. O’Leary:
I always pass your plaque
On mornings when I take my walk;
I note it coming back.
Your birth in 1938
And death at 64
Are all I know about you
But I wish that I knew more.
Yet someone cared enough
To place a plaque upon a bench,
Which tells me that perhaps you were
A stand-up guy, a mensch.
Though others may not notice
Or think twice about your name,
In my imagination
You have staked a tiny claim.
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