Meeting the Sky

I remember you

... or at least the feel of you

a heavy hug

playful toe massages

an itchy, overstuffed couch

and the sounds of you

jubuliant laughter

awed sighs

offers of lollipops

and the joy of being with you

safety

I love you

the words roll off my tongue

a mediation of acceptance

a mantra in memory

a desperate call to unwind time

I see you atop every ocean

at its meeting with the sky

someday our drums will sychronize

someday we’ll sail together

(inspired by Rhythm of My Heart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVeZsG-9wVE ... and dedicated to my grandfather, who died when I was five and listened to this song constantly at the hospital)