Kaye Bartholomew
The morning after
he moves a bit lighter
hums a distant tune as
stiff hands adjust a collar
in the mirror then
pats his pockets while
he walks down the hall to breakfast.
And she forgets her thin gray hair
thickened waist and sore hip
sets a pitcher of fresh cut lilacs
on a lace tablecloth
pours coffee into mugs
then stands looking through
their kitchen window
blue eyes smiling.
Bio
Kaye Bartholomew concentrates on writing about the universal in the particular. Her goal is to create poems for people who say they don't read nor like poetry with the intention of changing their minds. Her first volume of poetry will be published this summer by Gray Dog Press.