what I learned in the storm
last night in the storm
I was on the back porch
singing a song in Portuguese
trying to keep my ukulele
out of the sideways rain
at first it seemed the distance
was insurmountable
that there would be no
coming back from such
separation, such time
but children are resilient
even in the face of collapse
and love often manages
to stitch up the wounds
caused by life
last night there was thunder
and lightning and music and —
as on so many recent nights —
I felt like it would all be OK
like the next good thing is nearly here
Published in Auburn My poems Poem-A-Day 2013 Poetry
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