Saturday, December 20, 2008

Lament for a Mitten (Wed evening)

Our time together was all too brief
I huddled my hand in your furry warmth.
When I realized you were gone,
I was distraught.

You fell from my pocket
In the otherwise splendid mall.
Somewhere between the 1st floor and Venice,
Or maybe in the taxi.

I searched and I searched,
Wherever I had been.
I dragged H along, too.
But you were gone. For good.

Yes, J, I lost my mitten. I repent in sackcloth and ashes. I'm sorry for us both - You because I lost your thoughtful gift, me because I will no longer have its warmth. I will find another pair, perhaps one that is "cute," but not one as dear.

1 comment:

J. said...

Gratefully it was not more than a mitten, like something someone you know lost in Greece :-{.

--D