friday night lights
at the funeral home
on a friday evening
one of the speakers
quoted Mary Oliver
“four small stones
hugging each other”
an image of love
in a roomful of loss
the one who just
lost his husband
took the words in
with the rest of us
and then stood up
to say thank you
we walked out to
an embracing sunset
mary talked about
the sun as well
she was at the beach
I was in a parking lot
same sun same love
different stones
all in need of embrace
all ablaze in gratitude
at the funeral home
is it that simple?
Peace,
Milton
