Writing the letter
About Mom’s impending death.
And now the waiting.
Bride and her mother, Carol and Gene Cizauskas. Photo by Lindsey Naima Hemphill, owner of Naima Photography. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.
Mom’s Death
Vivid Dreams
Veil between lifting,
Disappearing in darkness.
Angels, enlighten.
Mary and the Pistachio Oil
Rubbing in the oil
With her hair, oblivious:
Extravagant love.
So This Is Love
Saturday nights long,
Waiting until eyelids close,
Your return awakes.
Family of Three
Tico Cizauskas. Reno, Nevada. Wednesday, 7 November 2012.
The cat and I sit
One room over, while you sleep.
Morning breaks sweetly.
Hospital Phone Call
Holding the wrong end
To her face, Mom’s voice muffled
In the long distance.
Albert’s Message
Email’s voice is cold,
Attaching Mom’s living will,
Bringing her death near.
Window Home
View from our window, Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Lake Tahoe, Nevada – Sunday, 23 March 2014
Sad, ready to leave
This divinity of blue
To our everyday.
Tahoe Blue
View from our bedroom window at the Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Lake Tahoe, Nevada – Sunday, 23 March 2014
Dawn blessing Tahoe,
bringing Sunday morning view
into our window.
Zephyr Point
View from Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Lake Tahoe, Nevada – Saturday, 22 March 2014
Divine saving grace
pouring its silver sliver
on water through the clouds.
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