A Life to remember A Death to forget
your smile stretches the chiseler double-checks
your eyes sparkle before sketching chiseling
I’m at your front door the letters and numbers
in afternoon’s limelight the bobcat lifts
we sit and chat the casket sways
Amber’s there dirt everywhere
closet cleaning a box of spores of moss
pictures you at the lake discover the
Bill wine toasting headstone’s grooves
a month later someone your marker settles
mentions you your leans its green script
I think of calling you followed by spring rains
the Dodgers just won weeds hide the story
picture your red hair in 50 or 100 years
say your phone number 500 1000 years
time encrypts life
it stays a mystery
forever untranslatable