Remembered Fondly

For one moment

I admit that
I hope to
Be
the
reason
you try again
when you need to

I did
not think
you’d die
not even
when
you
were
asleep
I was not
at ease

because

I should have sung to you in your final hours
For this reason, I will never neglect to sing
not if I wish to hold another note in my life

I will not sway. I will not wash away when one
needs me most. I will be the bells of celebration

We’re alive. We are free. We are brave

Dedicated to my grandmother, Margaret June Dick,
born Aug 7, 1928, lived beautifully to Mar 30, 2023