Tony Vaughan 2009

for Nicole, and Jerry, and our other friends

I see Tony once in a while
in North Beach
down on Market street
at the Trieste
before I get there
just a glimpse of his hat
before he turns his craggy face
toward me
and disappears
into the reality
that he is not there now
cannot be there now
and I am left with his absence
and the emptiness in my heart
and he fills me
with memory
and music

Sounds like a heart felt friend has passed, Peter. I think we all know the feeling of having lost someone who leaves an empty space in our lives. You've captured that feeling here. Nicely done.

Les

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2021 03:11PM by les712.

Thanks, Les. His friends are getting together to read his poetry next week on the first anniversary of his death. I know most of the people on the forum know what it means to keep their friends alive in them after they die.

amo,

Peter