i am alone today
ben has taken lazlo
fishing... not so much
as to catch anything
but to be away
from the crowds
of condolence
and to be quiet..
within one self.

i suppose i could look up
old friends......
or shop.....take in a movie
or buy a book .......
and read it cover to cover

but the reality is i am a mother.... so this day....
....stolen from the world...is
to be spent.. in the luxury of
                  sleep

             good night all