Dolores Guglielmo
The Tenant
The aged woman
Sat by the hour
Watching -
Waiting -
For whatever
Might arouse
Her somnolence...
Listens to the
Plaintive cry of
The morning doves
Below her hi-rise
Portal...
Stirs her coffee
In a cracked mug -
“For the greatest
Grandma...”
Not seen family
Since they moved
To Chicago -
The sleepy black
Tabby
Eyes amber
Frightens pigeons -
Grey lances
Zooming through
The milky sky.
In nun's seclusion -
The lilt of children
At play -
Soft breezes caress
Her face -
Coaxing her to life,
Falling asleep -
Head resting on her
Shoulder...
Shades drawn like
Blinded eyes -
A lone slipper on the
Windowsill -
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