Older than you were
younger than I am
Your memory grows inside me
keeper of the flame
Each day we spent together
our boyhoods reassured
Connected to forever
—we never asked for more
(Rosemont Pennsylvania: October, 2022)
a large old gnarled bench
by a much older gnarled tree
where the old men sit to dream
of happy boyhoods
love was foremost in their minds
now keeping awake is hard
5-7-7-5-7-7
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