Fifteen-Years Later

Jerene´s just moved to a house,

A nice area, that Jeremy bought for her.

¨I must´ve done something right.¨

She sold our house.  Has gotten a dog.

We always had 2-5 as the boys

And Erin grew up.  Lola, the last

And our favorite, a St. Bernard, died

Five years ago.  So, Jerene´s gotten

A dog, a four-month old

St. Bernard--Violet.  Puppies are

Rebirths of a sort.  Jerene and Violet

Walk mornings, puppy-park

Afternoons.  I told Jerene, moments

Ago, you have another baby

To raise.  ¨That´s right,¨ she said.

Life is both hopeless, and beautiful.

My heart is heavy, light.  Both.