
uncle’s funeral
whole extended family
gathers one last time

uncle’s funeral
whole extended family
gathers one last time
at bewitching hour
the pup next door with no voice
pulls right cord to bark

heaven is the place
where the lowly keeps the gate
who will be welcomed

to know this happens and to hold it in one's hand tears at one Being

end of a summer
not knowing one’s allotment
love the coming fall