living in memory
Lori with hole in her heart—age three,
would run then need to squat—briefly.
Living at the end of our block—nearly,
and loved their little squatter—dearly.
Anxious early days open heart—surgery,
promise blossoms life beyond—nursery.
Skies hues of blues kissed pinkly—sister,
cherry-pitted hunkered hearts—miss her.
Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.
“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”
