Ebony Joined Ivory
A domestic story
There you laid, my beautiful girl,
an elegant black, contrasting well with the red flowers,
drawing the fine memories out of me
how elusive you have been for years
no one could find you in the day, even in the evenings
then suddenly in the late nights of the last months
you fussed at my door every evening
and tailed me to the food that I never refused you
though it was totally out of your character
but one day, a few weeks ago
you suddenly fell into a weak posture
your body bent and twisted, and one eye was glassy
and it led to subsequent nights of pain and wailing
which pained me as we figured how to best make you comfortable
and we found out that all you need were gentle strokes and you were quiet
prepared to join your brother, Yoda who passed on one week ago
finally laid to rest next to him in the garden
keeping us company and always with us in spirit.
