Amado Lopez
b.01.26.39 - d.10.21.24
just after noon
after mid morning minutes stretch
i reach for comfort
i stroll
under the golden, apricot, pumpkin,
and butterbeer canopies
and scour the leaves for life's truth
beneath the sacred scarf of oaks and maples
the autumn softly beckons
one whisp, one leaf at a time --
let go,
release
i sorrow with my hands open
ready to receive
he is here
she is here
they are here
all of our loved ones
beyond the stars
in the changing colors
of the tumbling leaves
we are here
i place my hands on my heart
they are right here.
