Sunday, September 12, 2021

The Last Time I Saw Dan - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

Mhall46184@aol.com 

https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/

poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

 

The Last Time I saw Dan

 

It’s only a Denny’s, right? Over on Garth Road

Just off the interstate.  Breakfast with Dan

Years ago now, but the table was still there

Where we drank coffee and I mostly listened

 

Oh, his body was frail, had been for years

But his mind, oh, that mind, physician and pilot

Philosopher, writer, scientist, raconteur

His thoughts were always far beyond the stars

 

I thought of him all through my breakfast special

And when I left, patted the vinyl bench

                                               where he had lived

No comments: