The Ninth Month
Being a duplex,
I have been happy, my dear,
To loan you half the house,
Rent-free and furnished
As best I could.
You have been a good
Tenant, all in all,
Quiet, yet comfortably there,
Tapping friendly on the wall.
But I hear
You have outgrown the place
And are packing up to move.
Well, I will miss
The sweet proximity.
But we will keep in touch.
There are bonds, my dear,
That reach beyond a block,
Or a mile, or a hemisphere,
Born of much love and labor.
I approve the move,
And gladly turn from landlady
To neighbor.
Being a duplex,
I have been happy, my dear,
To loan you half the house,
Rent-free and furnished
As best I could.
You have been a good
Tenant, all in all,
Quiet, yet comfortably there,
Tapping friendly on the wall.
But I hear
You have outgrown the place
And are packing up to move.
Well, I will miss
The sweet proximity.
But we will keep in touch.
There are bonds, my dear,
That reach beyond a block,
Or a mile, or a hemisphere,
Born of much love and labor.
I approve the move,
And gladly turn from landlady
To neighbor.



2 comments:
Love the poem. Sorry you are still pregnant. Thinking of you.
I wish you the best! Will be looking for the news!
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