What a trip! poem cards
still buried, every word speaks
…with such gratitude
this birthday gift
worn & treasured
mmmm—vanilla!
warm pudding, soft
& smooth as custard
just a drop or two
in the cup of milk
at bedtime…
mmmm delicious orchid
from the steamy tropics
I light again
the candle you gave me—
your wish is my wish
on our shared birthdays
the tender joy, the patient love
you gave me this day….
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~vrb (5-26-02)
[On her 60th birthday, the whole White Sands amphitheater sang Happy Birthday to her under the stars, then she & I & Gus slept under the full moon in the heart of the dunes. She followed tracks & sketched at dawn.]