Sherri's Husband's Grandfather's Sandwich

Lawrence Hall [email protected] Dispatches for the Colonial Office Sherri’s Husband’s Grandfather’s Sandwich Memories of Our Grandfathers With gratitude to Sherri Woodman A sandwich all wrapped up for a fishing trip That was never taken, a receipt for a hat From a clothing store closed long ago His pocket knife, a note, some coins, some keys His driving license due for renewal next month The Hemingway book you gave him for Christmas His typewriter (“They don’t make ‘em like that anymore”) An unfinished fishing fly still in the vise A paper bag of his little odds and ends And each a happy memory that never ends

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