walks when it could ride,
talks in circle criticism,
hugs in careless abandon,
scolds in lenient lessons,
devours and escapes small triumphs,
kisses cheeks with mistress sensitivity,
tolerates long absences,
cannot conceive grudge concepts,
saves the very last bite,
defends on blind faith,
ignores immediate blood ties,
senses before spoken words,
forgives without obvious tears,
asks for so very little
expects only the present,
and
in moments of great doubt
show up like Christmas Eve.
R. Gerry Fabian is a retired English instructor. As a poet and novelist, he has been publishing his writing since 1972 in various literary magazines. His web page is https://rgerryfabian.wordpress.com. He has published three books of his published poems, Parallels, Coming Out Of The Atlantic and Electronic Forecasts. In addition, he has published three novels. They are Getting Lucky (The Story), Memphis Masquerade, and Seventh Sense. All these books are available both as ebooks and paperbacks at all publishers including Amazon, Apple Books and Barnes and Noble. He lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
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