To Uncle Walt

If you are
vacant of hope
Hope is vacant
of you

If you are 
distant of spirit
Spirit
distant of you

If you are 
absent of feeling
Feeling
absent of you

If you are
left without love
Love is left
— without you

(Rereading ‘Leaves Of Grass’: July, 2025)
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