March 8
Every so often my father comes over for a visit
he hangs his overcoat and hat on my hat rack
I brief him on recent developments
and serve us coffee
he is surprised that I like to cook
once when he made an omelette
he flipped it in the air much to my delight
and it landed on the floor
yes that was the summer of 1952,
he remembered the high breakers
and how fearless I was running into the ocean
anyway the important thing is to see you
doing so well he said
and took his coat and hat and left
before I remembered he was dead.
--David Lehman
Copyright (c) 2012, Israel Galindo
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