Saturday, August 29, 2015
Leading Through (On the Occasion of My Mother's Unveiling - 8/30/2015)
Leading Through
(On the Occasion of My Mother's Unveiling - 8/30/2015)
On the cover
of the program
for your unveiling,
I stapled a photo
of Pelham Parkway
where it meets
Wallace Avenue
on the esplanade.
The funny thing
is that
in Letter,
instead
of arriving as
a photograph,
it branched
into some kind
of modern impressionism
in which tan
became red,
the shadows
mellowed to green
and the air
between
blanched to
sheer white.
It made Pelham Parkway look
like Psalm 23.
Then I realized
that this is indeed
where you might rest
and that you were here
would always be here
with me
and I thanked Letter
format for blending
two times and places
and for joining us
once again.
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