Visiting Grandma at the Nursing Home
I don’t remember, either
I told her
companionably
We play Yahtzee
even though she can’t read the dice
she can shake
holding Grandma’s hands
I should let go — but
her fingers are so cold
“Flower Garden” quilt
walking the winding trails
of her memory
I never told her
it rained last night
Grandma’s somewhere else
She tells me
Prince Charles visited today
bladder infection*
in the twilight
she folds her tired hands
one last time
* She really did. Bladder infection tends to cause nursing home residents to “lose it” temporarily. 😦
