To Eileen
7 months + 1 day
A V M D

Wet and icy snowflakes
fall against the window
Your coat feels snug around me
Your favorite color green.

Pigtails in the summer
push me on the swing
Your sweet face framed
by sky of blue
We laughed like we were crazy
my zaniness you captured
and became a part of you.

You liked to draw your horses
and hopscotch in the day
and play your games of make believe
sometimes just with me
and then we'd dress up proper
and drink our irish tea.

I hope that you are happy
and warm and far from harm
out riding in the country
safe from all the storm.

Your sweater keeps me warm
and close for now it keeps me
your pigtails in the summer
and arms outstretched
to greet me.

3/5/05