Thoroughly Good Women

Thoroughly Good Women

(for Mum and Ru)

it is

hard

to imagine

two

thoroughly

good women

hand in hand

at the end of a

delicate dance

still is my heart

instinct with love

while my friend

saves up her sleep

to keep quiet vigil

trying to remember

everything in the

universe is music

to sing us across a

jeweled encrusted

bridge

to a world without

end

it is

hard

to imagine

            two

thoroughly

good women

say goodbye

but then it is

really just a

new

beginning

w/ a grand staircase

of Italian granite to

climb

the earth will

remember her

b/c her name will

forever be

on the lips of those

who

celebrate her

while Angels

write

her name w/ white

fire across the night

sky

one

thoroughly

good woman will

look upward &           

smile

the other will gaze

down w/ wonder

both still in love

w/ the other

            eternally

***

A beloved friend recently lost her darling Mum. It took some time for me to find the right words to honour them both, their bond.

Her loss is just another stark reminder that nothing is promised and moments matter. Words matter. Actions matter most. Don’t wait. Love and profess and act now. Hard and deep enough that it reaches the warmest parts of you. Love is good. Connection. Affection.

Also, be kind to your parents. Please. Cherish them. Listen to them. Watch them. Learn. It’s of the utmost importance.

In propinquity,

Nic