The greeting card came
After the Christmas rush
I did not recognize the name
I opened and was given
The identity of the sender
It was the daughter of friends
I had be trying to track them
But had failed to do so
I sensed something was wrong
Quite a few months had passed
Since my last effort and as happens
They slipped my mind
She sent her greetings and
Then the sad information that
Her dad had died over a year ago
Her mom passed away in December
Of this year. They had been my
Late son’s God parents
I had bought my business from him
In 1963 when I was a young man
They moved to the East Coast area
He was in the Drug Detailing business
We kept in touch over the years, but
Not as often as when they were still local
I wrote a letter to Beth, the daughter
Covered all of the things I could think of
It was generous and thoughtful
They were a big part of our lives,
My brides and my own when we
Were young neophytes in business
You get used to not seeing folks as
Time has its way, but when I read her
Note the only thing I could do was cry
Stanski
January 6, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 