Wednesday, June 2, 2021

AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH

I remember the ball; six stars

Evenly spaced, separated by

A double chevron stripe 

At the equator. In the picture 

My brother -- I'm not born yet --

Sits well back on a couch;

His feet don't reach the edge. 

The ball's in a pot, the pot's 

On his lap, carefully held.

Read his eyes: "Ball, you and Pot

Must stand by me always."



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