Joseph’s List
In memory of Joseph Patrick Falk 1956-87
Here it is
With those long, looping letters
R
U
N
N
I
N
G
Down the page and
Over
The other side.
Testimony to times spent
Reading the hours away.
Doorways into homes from
Other eras and vistas.
Witness also to
A brother’s love
For a brother.
Gathered at the kitchen table
Blessed interruption
To “homework time”
Two pens it took him yet
Finish it he did.
Sharing his joys
Of narrative and verse
With his younger sibling.
Now, he is gone.
Many years have past
Since he penned that page.
Fifteen I was
When he was tragically taken.
Yet his words remain
Penned on a page
Cherished by me
Among the true treasures
Of words and life.
I look upon that list,
That you prepared that day.
At times as my gaze sits,
Tears get in the way.
If only you were still here,
To read these faltering lines.
Knowing what a gift you gave,
When we had those times.
I still cherish some of those authors,
That you revealed to me.
As you showed love for brothers,
In a way so literary.
This was posted as part of the Cherished Blogfest 2016. To see my post from last year look here.
Simon C.J. Falk 29 July 2016
Simon's still stanza 