The Day Mother Died
written by: Danny Barbare
Mother drapes her arm
across her face.
Opens her blue eyes
one last time
as if to say goodbye. I leave
the hospital. My
wife holding her hand
tells me to say I
love you in the phone.—
Danny P. Barbare resides in Greenville, SC. His poems have appeared widely. He has a deep Southern accent. He loves to travel to the Blue Ridge and the lowlands of the Carolinas. He works as a custodian for a local school.
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- The Day Mother Died - October 18, 2024
