EULOGY

EULOGY



SO MAYBE
YOU COULD WRITE A EULOGY
FOR US
WHILE WE’RE STILL LIVING
SO WE COULD ENJOY IT
WHILE WE’RE STILL ALIVE

WHAT COULD IT HURT
AND IT WILL SAVE TIME LATER

SO HERE GOES

THEY ARE WOMEN
FOR WHOM
FAMILY
IS FIRST

THEY BOTH LOST HUSBANDS
AFTER SEEING THEM THOUGH SICKNESS

THEIR CHILDREN LOVE THEM
IF ONLY
AFTER
THE PAIN OF ADOLESCENCE

THEIR HOUSES
HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN HOMES OF WELCOME

THEY LOVE THEIR BROTHER
IN SPITE OF THE FACT
HE WAS MOM’S FAVORITE

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL
LIKE A VIGIL LIGHT
CASTING
A GLOW
AND A COLOR
ON ALL THEY MEET

THEY ARE MY SISTERS
AND MY FRIEND
AND I AM LUCKY
TO HAVE THEM
IN MY LIFE


FRANK A VOLLMER