Table for two

To all the widowers

Table set for two
Nothing else to do
Ham and eggs to please
Bernaise sauce on side at ease
Two cups of coffee set with milk
Sweetened with her loving gentle hand
Newspaper fresh from printing ink
On sideboard with glasses that often clink
Pepper salt and serviettes
Make a picture fit for best
She waits and eats it all alone
Then gives his plate to dog like an old bone
She has done this every day
Since he went too far away
On that summers eve
And she will join him one fine day
What's a loving wife supposed to do
This is what she chooses however blue

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Even tho this is a feeling that many of my widowed friends are feeling, you've painted it into a scene that is fresh & original with good vivid details. Love the line about giving the plate to the dog. The blend of sad longing & bittersweet celebration is strong.

[GwenLark]

This is fabulously written. Amazing

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

thanks for all reviews,
means so much to me

[Gee]

Life without our life's love. Hopefully, selfishly, I'll pop my clogs first Julie.
That's sad....

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Thanks for your kindest review barley gal

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

This is how a lot of widowers feel

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Wrote too quick at six am