My constant companions…
  words reel and recast

Like a lady in waiting,
  they clear every path

Extending forever,
  to store what I feel

My thoughts they intrude,
  my meanings revealed

My past they’ve forgiven,
  my future ignored

They rest in my prayers,
  hopes and wishes restored

I know at the end,
  but one thing will remain

A last word to take with me
  —to begin once again

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2018)