Friday, January 21, 2011

29. Vivian

A long life
an end
San Francisco
She was 91.
remain
side-by-side beds simply
there

forget
oceans continents
a new baby
the snow

granddaughters, Kim
Karly
Katie
Kelly
Angela
the East bay

passed
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin

Across the span
a degree
from University
loving
Henry
on Haight and Divisadero
gave birth to her first child
in World War II
driving
dinner
golf
course home
hosting
for Henry's
friends, Vivian
adopted her husband
and became
great
watch
Joe Montana
golf
on television
a love
story
impossible

ashes in
Bay, joining
Henry in private
this
woman, who cared
as a nurse
wife mother and grandmother
or online at
life leave
and
click

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