Puzzle Piece
Dorothy J Carbone 1995
Look at them, you know they are one.
heads bent towards each other.
walking together to church, or store, or maybe home.
Like friends sharing stories of each day.
Mostly happy words along their way.
At the beginning of the tree,
they have a way to go together.
Two walls of homes add to their strength.
Reflections on the sidewalk in front of them,
merge their shadows, melting together their lives.
they stand firm on cobblestone,
on their way…
Mom and Me
Dorothy J Carbone 1995
We could have walked closely.
it may have been us.
Though mom and I never walk together.
We shared nothing, although I’ve been told I look like her.
Our path long is gone,
different directions on different winds.
My separate homes only added to the wall.
water in the air, are we, not even together in a cloud or a puddle on the ground.
Reality is not as kind.
I have no anchor, no Kites tail.
I get lost on the breeze,
Tossing lost forever on the sea.
Our chance, carelessly throw away like an eyeless teddy bear.
Picture Puzzle Piece of Mom and Me
Dorothy J Carbone 1995
We could have walked closely.
Look at them, you know they are one.
heads bent towards each other.
It may have been us.
Walking together to church, or store, or maybe home.
Though Mom and Me never walked together.
Like friends sharing stories of each day.
Mostly happy words along their way.
We shared nothing,
although I’ve been told, I look like Her.
At the beginning of the street,
they have a way to go together.
Our path Long is gone,
different directions on different winds.
Two walls of homes add to their strength.
Reflections on the sidewalk in front of them,
merge their shadows, melting together their lives.
Water in the air are we.
Not even together in a cloud, or a puddle on the ground.
they stand firm on cobblestone,
on their way.
Reality is not as kind.
I have no anchor, no kites tail.
I get lost on a breeze.
tossing lost forever on the sea.
Our chance carelessly throw away like an eyeless teddy bear.