Mother’s Day Gift
A mirroring nonette
“…so
you could
also have
your mother with
you this Mother’s Day,”
one of my prize children
wrote on the gift card greeting
that arrived with a small square box
“Embrace the journey,” the box lid read
she’d lately taken up birdwatching
and discovered redbird lore: how
departed loved ones appear
“I am always with you,”
the card inside said
I opened it:
a redbird
bracelet!
tears…..
Common Threads 