~The Neighbor~

"Her lawn looks like a meadow,
And if she mows the place
She leaves the clover standing
And all the Queen Anne's lace!"-Portrait of a Neighbor, Edna St. Vincent Millay

for Micheala

when I
think of
you I
think of
Queen Anne's Lace
quiet things
and you
garden
slow blooming
warm nights
filled with
coffee smiles

you sent
me a
card when
I needed it
how did
you know
I was
crying?

you sent me
Portrait of a Neighbor
by Edna St. Vincent Milllay
it did
make me smile

everyday another
door opens
terrifying wonderful
rose take
me home

live in-between
the highs
and lows
footsteps fall
on a
path well-worn

~Sarah Mahina Calvello