Today I Learn To Be a Widow - Lesson 5

lesson five meals won’t be fun alone the clock will ring noon i’ll hear myself say o no, not again ~ then it will ring six with the echo of o no, not again ~ of course dinner time might be a little more encouraging with a glass of wine but i’ll have to make an effort to remember to still eat something i’ll be reminded of times even when work was cleared to one corner setting up the table for a tête-à-tête being always romantic and intimate but it will never be the same i’ll forever miss the chatting over dinner the winding down of us being together needing to build new rituals around meals reminds me of the widow who would set her best china placing her framed photo of Alfie every evening just so candles lit and ever gracefully pouring her glass of wine before proceeding to dine with her Alfie ... right at this moment that doesn't sound so crazy at all it may be worth trying variations until something works Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~TODAY I LEARN TO BE A WIDOW~ 2020 AP: 1st place 2021 Posted on December 16, 2020