Something I wrote for my Mom.
I lost her to Alzheimer’s in 2005.
Some folks have called it poetry.
The jury is still out . . .

Nebula

Somewhere, amidst the shattered crystal silence of daybreak. . .
I find you, the dusty silhouette of a life
resting on a shelf in my mind that’s sadly gathering dust,
the gentle flutter of wings sets the shadows free
and
I watch as you dance among the countless stars, set deep in the face of a forever-winter sky

a whisper; but a sotto-voce prayer moves me through a time and space where I realize I have lost you all over again
A transient streak of starlight falls into the invisible arms of the waiting horizon
and I look to the east, my heart finally believing in the goodbyes and the time stained no mores
and I begin to understand why
He chose you to shine
so soon…