Gift Poetry

Back When

For Dad

What I remember most

Is a rainbow kite

Flying high in the sky

On a neon leash;

The field was brown and hot,

And the sky was blue

Like your shorts.

What I remember most

Was sitting on porch steps

With tall glasses of iced tea

Looking into the future.

What I remember most

Is being woken in the night

To watch Fire explode in the sky

From the safety of your lap,

Wrapped in a worn, patched blanket.