(Photo of Rosie, Helen's much-loved current cat)
Helen Losse lives in Winston-Salem, where she is an editor for the online poetry 'zine The DEAD MULE (www. deadmule.com). The February issue is well worth visiting! Helen has published her poetry widely both in journals and in book form. The link to her website/blog follows her poem. For more about Helen and her work, please go to My Laureate's Lass0, http://ncpoetlaureate.blogspot.com/2009/04/better-with-friends-by-helen-losse.html.
What Others May Know, What We Knew
—for Chester
On the day we kissed Chettie goodbye,
we didn’t stay to watch him “go.”
We put “cat things” away
in the attic over the car port:
litter box, dishes, carrier, out of sight.
We threw away milk jug rings,
our boy cat’s pictures of Bill Elliot’s car.
We kept the yards of curling ribbon,
for we knew another day would come.
Others may know what I mean:
To celebrate memory, enlarge life,
enjoy fur touching the skin.
What Others May Know, What We Knew
—for Chester
On the day we kissed Chettie goodbye,
we didn’t stay to watch him “go.”
We put “cat things” away
in the attic over the car port:
litter box, dishes, carrier, out of sight.
We threw away milk jug rings,
our boy cat’s pictures of Bill Elliot’s car.
We kept the yards of curling ribbon,
for we knew another day would come.
Others may know what I mean:
To celebrate memory, enlarge life,
enjoy fur touching the skin.
Helen Losse
--for her response to my prompt, Helen will receive a copy of my Coming to Rest.
Helens website: Windows Toward the World-- http://helenl.wordpress.com/
Helens website: Windows Toward the World-- http://helenl.wordpress.com/
Her mail signature:
"Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows." – Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows." – Martin Luther King, Jr.
