A GoodBye to a Good Friend

It's been a bit of a challenging year, like so many that have come before it. I'm a little scared that this is just what "adult" looks like and I'm trying very hard to have hope that life won't always be full of such jagged edges. But, one can only accept life on life's terms, ya know?

Our most noticeable challenge was saying our goodbyes to Henry Lucifer Jones this past April. He was a wonderful family friend, and is dearly missed. He was a fantastic nanny to the children, a dog you only read about in stories, with a personality that charmed nearly everyone.

                    Henry Lucifer Eichten Jones
                                2-8-09 ~ 4-1-16
                         You're a good boy, Henry.

Wait for it. The sun. It returns.

I sit on the bench with the sun warming my back.
I let myself,
for a second,
imagine that it's my lover.

Coming up behind me
Wrapping arms around me
Head nestled between my shoulder blades.

And I bask.
in that touch,
in that warmth,
in the light.